Praise and our Prayer for You!
The time is drawing near for another chemo treatment. This will be number 4. Only 2, maybe 3 treatments left to go. It really is hard to believe that we are already at the half way point.
Stew is doing well. (Thanks to your prayers lifted up to Our Heavenly Father.) We have said more than once that if we didn't have the erratic lab reports, and a few days of struggle after each chemo/steroid treatment that it would almost seem as though he wasn't having chemo. At least, not the chemo we have read about or seen in the battles of others. The only continual ongoing symptoms/effects he has are the cancer symptoms that took him to the doctors in the first place. (Stomach pain, weight loss, and extreme tiredness) All of which we are believing will disappear soon...very soon!
It has been a good chemo break this time. With prayer, determination, a cane, and a smile, Stew was able to walk almost the entire three miles of the Walk to End Alzheimer's. Our son came to spend a day with us last week, and Stew's sister came to visit us for the weekend. We have been blessed with bottled water, fruit, and flowers delivered to our door along with texts, fb private messages, and cards of encouragement. Thank you!!!
The next 6 hour chemo treatment is Monday, October 17th. We have a visit with Dr. K. this Friday, at which time labs will be checked. Sometime between this chemo and next, Stew will have another PET Scan and colonoscopy to see if the chemo is doing what needs to be done. Please agree with us for a good report...no cancer...total healing!! Faces to the Wall and trusting in God!
Our prayer for you:
Father, thank you for the gift of those You have placed in our lives who are praying and Facing the Wall with us. You have given us family and friends who bless us with kind words and loving actions. In You, they have lifted us up in ways that have made us soar on wings like eagles. Thank you that they have not grown weary, but are faithfully marching with us to healing---to victory.
Father, may they know and see Your grace abounding to them, Your goodness filling up all the areas of their lives, and Your amazing love surrounding them and those they love.Bless them with health, joy, and peace in their hearts, their homes, and their lives. Because of You, may their faith stay anchored, and their hope remain strong both now and always as they continue to be lights in the world around them!In Jesus Name, Amen!
With gratitude and love,
Stew and Deb
Numbers 6:24-26
So excited to hear that Uncle Gary made the journey with the Walk to End Alzheimer's, and that he looked so well. We love you both so much and know that our heavenly Father is taking note of every cry, every tear, every smile, and every prayer that had been going forward for not only Uncle Gary's healing (total at that), but for comfort and rest for you Deb and the kids as you continue to press on towards the prize of victory for his healing in Christ our Lord.
ReplyDeleteYou are a family who has inspired, comforted, and matured others in their faith along the years, now it's time you allow all of your brothers and sisters in Christ to lift you up on those "spirit wings," and take comfort in knowing that together we will stand...Face to the Wall! Love you into eternity.
Dee, good morning!! Stew and I are so blessed by the way you rejoice with us every step of the way. The reminders you give of the Father's presence. And, the hope-filled words of encouragement and refreshing you sprinkle into our lives. Love you much!
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