January 2009 Archives

Luc's nurse, Nikki, hung his last bag of chemo about an hour ago.  We are officially on the countdown!!  He should be finished by about 4:30 tomorrow afternoon.  He really has done well this time, thanks to friends and a cousin who have come up to play video games with him.  The distraction has been much more effective than any anti-nausea medication he has ever tried.  We are so grateful to Ryan Peterson, Josh Dennis, and David Bowers for coming up to a small, cramped hospital room and spending so many hours hanging out with Luc.  This service is immeasureable.  I know friends are invaluable in helping us get through the tough times.  He has many other friends, of all ages, that have done so many things, both visible and unbeknownst to anyone other than God.  We are eternally grateful for our angel friends.

Marley

I have mean so amazed at how well Luc is doing so far.  He is remaining so positive and is being himself.  We are so grateful for all of his caretakers here at PCMC.  They are all so compassionate.  Luc is so excited that this is his last chemo treatment.  Seeing a "light at the end of the tunnel" makes such a difference.  You can endure most anything if you can see that light.  We feel so positive and hopeful for his future.

Marley

In the book "A Return to Love" by Marianne Williamson she defines a miracle as a change in perception.  We experienced a miracle this week.  Things turned from confusing to clear, from negative to positive as our perception changed.  Nothing changed to our external world, but we were changed from within.  We feel so grateful for this miracle.

Luc decided to do one more chemo treatment.  We go to the hospital on Thursday, Jan. 15th.  He is so glad to see the "light at the end of the tunnel".  Even though he doesn't want to do even one more, he knows it is what the Lord would have him do.  I am so proud of his maturity and his willingness to submit to the will of the Lord.  I know that because he is submitting in this most difficult thing, he will be able to follow the Lord's will in all things.  He is such an example to me!

Marley

Luc didn't end up having his chemo treatment this week.  The M.R.I. showed that the tumor is unchanged from last time.  This typically would be good news for us, but, because of an experience Luc and I  had this week, we were expecting something quite different.  This was a trying time for Luc's faith and he was emotionally and spiritually depleted.  There was no way he would have been able to go through chemo in the state he was in.  We are so grateful that there was no new growth.  We trust that the Lord will fulfill His promise in His own due time.  Luc is doing much better this morning.  He has a big decision to make now.

Marley