Praise God! Another set of "no evidence of metastatic disease" scans!!!! This was a hard wait, six months since the last ones. The longest they stretched me out yet. So the last few weeks I had a lot of "suspicious" aches and pains. As my family doctor said when she called to give me the good news (so I wouldn't have to wait until my oncology appointment), "well I bet those aches and pains will mostly disappear now, huh?" And they pretty much have. I am just plain going on 52, that's all. :-) I was 49 when diagnosed, so 52 sounds really happy to me. So, round about 52 and a half I will do the scan routine again. Each time I am clear my chances improve not to have a re-occurrence. Thank you, LORD, for the time I have been given, and thank you all for praying for me and for my family through it all.
Some really great news also, our son-in-law Joel just returned SAFE and SOUND from PA Army National Guard duty in Iraq!!!! We were privileged to be there when they marched into the welcome area at Ft Dix on Tuesday around noon. We are GRATEFUL, and our daughter Melissa is a happy girl too. :-)
We are all doing fine, but the economy in addition to our prior financial struggles from the truck accident, which we still have not recovered damages on, is really taking its toll on our small business. Add to that the PA state budget not being approved and folks in PA are just not buying or paying much the last few months. God is sustaining us day by day but it has been very stressful on both Charles and I. So, please pray for business to pick up. We are working hard trying to bring in new sales and complete the jobs we have as fast as possible, and we are exhausted!
My friend Dona Dean is on hospice now, with the same cancer I had. Please do pray for her and her family. She is looking forward to heaven. She is experiencing pain quite a lot now. Please pray she will be able to be as comfortable as possible, and that her husband, children and grandson will hang onto the Lord through this time.
Thank you so much to all who are still checking this blog, and PRAYING.
Love in Christ, our only anchor in the storms of life,
Karen
(Dearest Diana, if you are reading this, know that I am praying for your family, but am TERRIBLE at sending cards, even though YOU are wonderful at doing so. Please know I have been hurting for your precious family ever since the sadness you all experienced earlier this year)
