Easing symptoms, waiting for new chemo treatments

Susan has been feeling better in general over the past week, although she’s been tired and has had bouts of increased confusion. She’s eager to begin her new chemo combo and achieve good results. Her vision is as poor as ever and remains her greatest frustration and a continual focus of prayer aside from healing of cancer and its effects.

We enjoyed a relaxing and family-filled Mother’s Day a beautiful and heart-rending morning at Sunday school and church, then lunch at Randy & Dorothy’s. The past couple of weeks have been hard on both of us as Susan has felt lousy after doing well for so long. The see-saw nature of her illness can be exhausting. We continue to find our strength in the goodness of the Lord, the beauty of His people, and in His presence as He meets all of our needs each day.

One astounding new gift is our bathroom makeover. We had begun doing some needed home improvements several years ago, but drained our cash for Susan’s breast cancer medical expenses and have been living with unfinished work, peeling paint and absent baseboards since then. Our loving friends the VanderMeers and Wybengas stepped up and offered a business proposition we couldn’t refuse – they and their mini-church want to fix up our home. John VDM the painter and Mitch W the handyman started with our larger bathroom and transformed it to a place of beauty in quickly and smoothly. It’s unbelievable – it looks terrific and meets a huge need for us because a project like that was so far out of reach right now for me. I wish I could more fully express how great it feels and how thankful we are.