“But Blessed is The One Who TRUSTS in The LORD, Whose Confidence Is IN HIM. They WILL Be Like a Tree Planted by The Water That Sends Out Its Roots by The Stream. It DOES NOT Fear When Heat Comes; Its Leaves Are ALWAYS Green. It Has NO Worries In a Year of Drought and NEVER Fails to Bear Fruit – Jeremiah 17:7-8”
Just a quick hello to you all! Mike and I continue to hope you all are having a wonderful Holiday Season – I still cannot believe it is 10 days till Christmas!! This year continues to fly by. We have enjoyed the heck out of our Holidays thus far and know there is a lot more in store with family and friends in the coming weeks and we are over-joyed to have the time together with them all!
The past few years Mike with his work schedule always had his Overtime fall upon the week of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Though it is under not the best circumstances he is not working at the moment, I am selfishly happy that I have him this season for all our Holiday gatherings without the fear of the pager going off and interrupts a night of good congregation of family and friends. Don’t’ get me wrong, I am very thankful for all the Overtime he worked, but just this year, it is so special to me that we are all together, so knowing that he will be back to work after the first of the year, I will cherish this time forever!!
I wanted to update you all and let you know that Mike has been approved for the clinical trial that I mentioned in a few emails back. He had to undergo some physicals and testing to ensure he was a good candidate, and though the chemo is working and the Cancer is shrinking, with the remaining that is still in his system, this clinical trial will offer a little more closer eye on the progress of the treatment and a stronger dose of his chemo along with this new agent he will be receiving that we hope will replace him from getting the Spinal chemo in the future. However, we did find out after speaking with the doctors, he will still have to receive the Lumbar Puncture (the 12” needle) testing every 2 weeks to withdraw fluid from his spine and spinal fluid. Aye! Mike cringed, but knows that the doctors have advised that this trial will be really good for him and it is highly recommended. We continue to pray that with the good news and though some mixed reports we receive, that we know the chemo IS working and Cancer is shrinking, so if Mike remains “Strong Like Bull” and can take it – we pray that it continues to work the magic and he continues on the road to recovery and healing that GOD has already placed us on!
He will start this round 3 of chemo tomorrow at 8AM – so please continue to keep him in your prayers that he remains strong minded, strong hearted and focused on the LORD above to keep his eyes in place of the road ahead that is leading him to being healed! He remains in good spirits and daily tells me how thankful he is for each and every one of you joining us on this journey – some we have known our entire lives, some we have had friendships for a while and some we have just met – to all of you, each and every prayer, message, email and phone call we receive is always taken and felt throughout and everyday lifts us up and instills us with the strength we need to conquer every day and the days ahead.
Mike and I remain confident in the days ahead that GOD has nothing but the best planned for us. We are thankful for the testimony that GOD has already given us thus far and know he will continue to bless our journey moving forward.
In closing, I will wish you all a Spirit filled Holiday Season with your loved ones. That Hug that lasts a little longer, those phone calls where you fight over who will hang up last, that text message in the middle of the day just to say hello and we are thinking of you, that email with the simple subject line of “Hi” and all the other actions of emotions go such a long way…if you have a spare moment, take that time to reach out to someone that you love or that is on your mind --- you may just make their day just as you all make ours EVERY day!
XOXO Lyndie
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