Happy New Start!
Monday, January 4, 2010 at 11:42AM Jenny and I are currently at Missouri Cancer Associates where she is receiving her "magic" $7,000 shot that adds crushing headaches and body aches to the list of side effects from the "red devil" chemo (but it also jumps starts her bones into creating more white blood cells... a good thing!). They are also giving her fluids and more anti-nausea steroids via her port because of the rough few days she has had since her Friday treatment.
We are so thankful that she was feeling quite a bit better for Christmas and we had a great time together with the kids on Christmas morning. It was extremely fun this year with Jonathan and Ema! They get cuter everyday. We also had a great time with Mary, Brian and Jenny's parents over the holiday and they have all been an AMAZING help to us in innumerable ways. Thank God for an awesome family!
On New Year's Eve Jenny and I went out to a nice Sushi Bar after chemotherapy and spent hours talking about all the ways that God has provided for us through all of this. We are working on the list of miracles (which is quite long) and hope to share it at some point.
Right now we are most thankful that THIS IS THE LAST of the heavy-dosage chemo! These rough days represent the "crux pitches" of this nasty route we were thrown on. Starting January 22 she'll receive Taxol (a chemo drug) and Herceptin (a drug that it touted as a miracle-drug for young women like Jenny who's cancer is HER2+) on a weekly basis for 12 weeks before surgery and radiation. The side effects from here on out are said to be much less than what she has experienced in the past 10 weeks.
Today, with fluids and a new dose of anti-nausea medicine we'll take a drive down to Arkansas where Jenny will stay with her brother's family for a few days. She stayed there after the last treatment and it was a great time of recuperation and solace. THANK YOU SIG, ROBERT AND KATE!
I can't quite fathom that it has been nearly 3 months since this all began. But oddly enough, I can't figure out if time has flown by or nearly screeched to a halt. If I think of the hard times… time gets slow and dreadful. But when I think of the mess of bills, house cleaning, work, decisions about this and that coupled with the EXTREME blessings of support, cards, family, hugs, phone calls, FB comments…when I think like that, time is flying by faster than a Salvadoran micro-bus (and for those of you who don't know.. that's FAST… and reckless!).
Its 2010 and one thing is clear. Things are new… or at least different. New doesn't always seem better, but change often brings opportunity for renewal… a chance for a new start. I guess everyday is a chance for a new start. Somewhere there tucked in the Old Testament there is a scripture that says something about God's mercy or lovingkindness. What sticks out is that it says that God's mercy… his love, is new every morning. We are thankful for that truth.
Reader Comments (7)
Love you all to bits and pieces!!
We are so Thankful for those who are there to help you!
We need to remember "ALWAYS, ALWAYS, Our Saviour NEVER fails!!!"
Oue Love is always there with you...
Grandpa Dave and Grandma BABA
I love you guys. I cry with you and rejoice as well!!
Hey Dave and Jenny! What a wonderful family you have! Your strength and faith in God's goodness inspires me. I'm praying for you. The LORD is your shepherd.
Renea
It is new every morning! Great is thy faithfulness...Oh God my Father!! The
verses of this song would be helpful right now!
I love you so much!!!
From one cancer family to another -- hang in there. You all are in our thoughts and prayers, and Jenny is on the prayer list at our church, Trinity Cathedral in downtown Cleveland.
McGee Clan,
You're absolutely kicking ass. Your pursuit of God, his love and truth, is stunning! We are rejoicing in Colorado that the heavy meds are over and believing for a smooth transition into the following weeks, and for miraculous healing and strong recovery! You have been a bright light pointing to the goodness of our Father, our Healer, our Provider. Thank you, for screaming out His goodness in the midst of the sh*t we don't understand. You bolster our faith and hope!
We are standing with you con mucho amor y respeta siempre!
matt & misty