First MRI Update

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

1 Peter 5:10-11

Well, we made it through a long morning of appointments and are back in Ankeny. We hit the road at 6AM and started with an MRI first thing when we got to Iowa City. I then headed to my oncologist where we had to wait two hours!!! But Zac and I made it fun and tried to keep each other awake by making up games in the exam room. Our last stop was with my radiation oncologist before heading home.

Now for the news you've been waiting for. There has been no growth in the tumor. The treatment itself could have caused it to grow - so PRAISE THE LORD that it didn't! The tumor is, in fact, about the same size, and perhaps slightly smaller. We were able to see the scans and to our untrained eyes, we felt it looked smaller, but then, we're no doctors! They were optimistic that there had been no new growth and that it may be slightly smaller. With all this said, they see no need to continue with chemo for right now. This leaves things open for the future - if needed, I would have the chemo available as a treatment option down the road.

Please continue to pray for my vision and hearing. The hearing problems I'm having could possibly be damage from the radiation as two of the radiation beams were right above my ears. I don't go back for my next MRI/app't until November, unless the hearing and vision get worse. Praise God for the MRI report today and please keep praying with us for the pray requests listed at the side. We continue to pray for a big miracle, from our big God - that the tumor will be gone. He has provided for us, protected us, encouraged us, loved us, guided us....and we know there's so much more in store.