Hey Guys,
Great News!!!! We had Val’s PET scan yesterday and the results came back today all clear! The cancer has not spread and that is very good news. Lots of tears of joy shed today!
Since last Friday we have been on a bit of an emotional roller coaster. It has been hard knowing that Val’s cancer is at stage 3 and needing to have the PET scan to see if the cancer had spread. At every point so far the news had always been more challenging than we had hoped and we were bracing ourselves for worse news from the PET scan.
To have those results come back with such great results is a wonderful blessing and a huge weight lifted from our shoulders. We know that there is still a long road to travel and that there will be hard days ahead but we were blessed with this news today.
Over the last few days Val and I had some difficult discussions. One of the things that is easy to wish for is that we just close our eyes and wait for the storm to pass and say “we can’t wait until we are done and on the other side of this thing”. One of the things we talked about was not “wasting” this time, living each day for that day itself trusting God and leaning on him.
Something my sister Jodi shared as we contemplated what to tell our kids…. “Good time to admit that no one knows about tomorrow. Cancer or no cancer. Each day is a gift. Living that way is one of the perks of the disease. It is true for everyone on the planet but only realized by the blessed few. Your kids can now count themselves as the blessed few”
Our continual prayer is for Val’s complete healing and in that process, no matter the outcome, God would be praised, glorified and made much of, not leaning on our strength but His. Fighting with His 300.
I texted this verse to Val early this morning before any news had come in and it captures our heart from the struggles this weekend….
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit”. – Romans 15:13
Thank you again for all your prayers, words of encouragement and acts of service to our family! You have been an indescribable blessing to us!
Marc
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