It has been two weeks since our last update and that has been a blessing since it has been a fairly boring two weeks. We like boring…. No unexpected hospital visits, surgery, etc.
Today is a normal chemo day and we are now on dose 3 of 4 for the first phase of treatment. We will finish up this phase on July 15th and then start the phase 2 regiment on August 5th. Phase 2 is a different drug sequence that will be given every week for 3 months.
The “normal” chemo challenges such as nausea and generally feeling crummy has not been a big problem for Val. What has really been a pain has been the side effect of anxiety.
Val gets a steroid as part of the chemo to help keep her system running and make the drugs more effective. Unfortunately it has had a nasty side effect which keeps her “motor running” and she has not been sleeping and generally feeling anxious. At times it is bad enough to almost be debilitating. This side effect has been especially hard since she has dealt with this challenge in the past and is more easily triggered by her treatment.
We have been blessed by the verse 2 Timothy 1:7… “For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Would you join us in praying 2 Timothy 1:7 over Val? We are really wanting this side effect to go away.
We did receive some good news today. We have not mentioned this to very many people, but through all of Val’s testing the doctors found something questionable with her thyroid. A biopsy showed atypical cells, which made our medical folks wonder about an additional cancer in her thyroid, and the samples were sent out for a second opinion. We finally got the results today and…….NO THYROID CANCER!!
Thank you so much for your love and support for our family!
Marc
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Hey Guys…miss you! If you ever want someone to hang out on one of these Fridays, let me know. Great verse btw to pray for someone. Love to you, Mary
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Thanks for the update! We will be praying that the anxiety will go away! So thankful that Val does not have thyroid cancer!
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Prayers and thanks for good reports!
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Funny thing, Marc and Val, we heard that same Scripture explained on the radio on the way home tonight from babysitting our grandson so our kids could celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. Basically the Scripture says fear is the antithesis of faith. Fear is a choice. When we fear, we are telling God that He is not in charge. Simple as that. Praise God the thyroid test proved negative. Praise God that you are nearing the end of this current cycle! Thanks for keeping us updated so we can pray more intelligently. Love you guys!
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