Monthly chemo

Sun 03/02/08
Susan begins her monthly, five-day round of temodar chemotherapy tonight, her 3rd month at the maximum dose of 370mg.
We enjoyed another uplifting and inspirational day at church today. As we study The Prayer That Changes Everything by Stormie Omartian in Sunday school, I feel like we’re getting nudged ever closer in our path toward transformation. Amid the bigness of God and the complexity of understanding Him, there is a profound power in Christianity that comes by accepting and not achieving – realizing the simple truth that God is good, He loves us more than we could know, and He has amazing plans for us.

Fri 03/07/08
With rehab done, our friends from church were able to resume their caregiver roles in full force this week for the first time since early December. Although Susan doesn’t need the intensive help she did last fall, she loves their companionship and welcomes their help when they’re available. We’re still completely amazed and greatly thankful for such an amazing resource as these ladies give their time to be with Susan.Susan has handled chemo well this time with only marginal fatigue and nausea toward the end of the five days as the doses accumulate. It’s a gift that she’s been tolerating it so well. It’s been an otherwise uneventful week, a good thing for a brain tumor patient. The past few weeks have been busy with more office hours for me, medical appointments for Susan, and family stuff. I’m working on a site update to refresh the look of these pages and add more recent content.