I just had to jump on and give a cyber-shout for joy!   Nathan and I arrived last night with Caleb for round four of my chemo.   I am officially past the half way point, three rounds under my belt or bra... as the case may be!   (I wasn’t sure if I should say that, but the thought cracked me up, and Nathan said I could -lol:-)   The morning started at 8:15 with an ultrasound, we’re off to the oncologists at 11 AM, and then my chemo commences at 1:00 PM , it should take about five hours.

Okay, back to rejoicing!   The first tech trying to find my tumor was uncertain, and so we waited while they found the original tech who had mapped it in the beginning, and helped with putting the metal markers in.   (Her name is Carla, she is so sweet and encouraging!)   Anyway, Carla came, and she did find the tumor... sort of.   At least what’s left of it!

It has shrunk significantly, to the point that it’s uncertain how much is tumor and how much is just marred tissue!   The other smaller tumors out to the sides couldn’t be found at all!   Dr. Farley, the radiologist came back to confirm the findings and see Caleb.   She was also so excited, and told us that these are as good of results as they could ever hope to see.

And after months of a lot of bad news, I suddenly remember the verse that says “how beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news.”   I would have gladly kissed Carla’s feet right about then!  

GOOD NEWS!   I almost forgot what that was!   My heart is full of praise and gratitude to the Lord!   HE is the one who give wisdom to doctors, and I believe with all of my heart that HE is the one who directed us to choose the chemo that would use herceptin first.  

Thank you a thousand times to you dear friends, so many of you I’ve never even met.... thank you for praying for us!    Thank you for praying that my cancer would be conquered!   I still have cancer, but progress is being made.   I could hardly wait to run back to our room and rejoice with you.... good news at last!

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Just one last note.   We saw and amazing video this week, it is called “living proof” and stars Harry Connick Jr.   Nathan was looking for a video at our little store, that probably holds less than a thousand videos... and was intrigued by the cover.   When he turned it over, he was shocked to see that it was the story of the doctor that created herceptin.   We watched it that evening, and pretty much cried through the whole thing.   It was sort of like seeing our life on screen, with the exception of acknowledging God as our ultimate hope.   It is unrated, appropriate, and if you’re interested, it’s a fascinating look at this drug that has only been around for 11 years, and has been used to save so many lives, including my own.   Have the kleenex nearby!