~A Wise Friend Shared~

Worry (or fear) and trust cannot live in the same house.

Bad Days~Good Days

I am living one day at a time~ with Jesus.  

That is my new aim and motto.

It is difficult and scary, challenging, and stressful, yet Gods grace is shining through it all.  

Miracles have been seen, and we are grateful.

My life has revolved around my kids for 19 years.  That hasn't changed...in fact it has grown more intense since the diagnosis of my sons disease.  I do not regret it one bit!

Following our new normal

There is a new place in blogland if you are interested in following our family through our sons leukemia journey:

jethenrosjourney.blogspot.com

Hop on over to catch updates.

Today

Twas a rough day for me.  Today was the first time i watched my son get his treatments. I had not arrived when he was given his first round last week... He is so brave...I am the one that cried.

I received a judgmental phone call last evening that disturbed my nights rest, hence i am tired and emotional today.

With God, all things are possible...one day at a time.

I am buoyed by the prayers of those prayer warriors out there.  Thank you.

A Day of Shock

Throughout our vacation, our son, J was not his usual active self. He had  a cold, and sinus infection about 2 weeks before leaving... but it had been conquered...or so we thought. Throughout our travel, we recognized symptoms appearing that led us to believe he had a viral infection.

The morning after our return home, Chief took him to the hospital where he works to get J's blood checked. When the lab tech read the values, he wouldn't even give the results.  He insisted that J needed to see his primary care physician immediately, so off they went.

When I saw Chief a few hours later, I saw  fear in his eyes. As soon as he shut the bedroom door, he relayed what the Dr. diagnosed, and burst into tears, sobbing like a baby. The one word summery of our conversation was:
                                               CANCER

What?! Our healthy, active son had what?!  My mind whirled...and spun out of control.  It couldn't be!  But wait...they had an immediate referral to see the Oncologist to verify.  About half an hour later, after picking up something to do while waiting to see the Dr. they left for a second opinion.

Oh how I prayed...and cried... until I saw them later...when the kind of cancer was identified.  It was definitely leukemia, but his blood would have to be analyzed by MD Anderson before knowing what type of leukemia he had. I had never known that there were 8 or more types of leukemia.

J was admitted to the hospital, and given blood and platelets while they waited for the results of the blood test. R offered to spend the night with J while Chief came home to get a few hours of sleep. That proved to be a blessing, though it was a fitful night. For the next day would be another day of trials.

You can follow his journey at jethenrosjourney.blogspot.com

Changes Redifined

On June 6,2011 our family heard a diagnosis that has changed our lives forever. Our youngest child was diagnosed with lukemia. It is taking us down a path that we never dreamed. We are a healthy family! We are learning lessons that we didn't know we needed to learn. We are so grateful for prayers of family and friends that are sustaining us through this difficult time.
I will journal the events in more detail when i get a little more rest. Until then i plan to spend time with my son.

A Memorable Vacation

This spring our family planned a trip during a two week break between winter semester and summer school.
We were so blessed to share time with family and special friends. We traveled 16 states and experienced all 4 seasons... Snow of Montana, to the heat of Texas. Activities from zip lining to canoeing, to eating ice cream at Braums to the sand dunes of Lake Michigan beach have blessed our family.

We will always remember this trip, because the day after we arrived home... changed our lives forever.... Stay tuned....