still going strong...

I know.  It's been forever since the last update.  Let's go back to where I left off...

Since the last post, she has had a scan, we celebrated Christmas and the holidays together, and she has made several trips to the poison plant.  

Scan Day:  These days take forever to get here!  We all have such high hopes and nervous energy that day, that it is hard to sit still in one place for very long.  The scan itself takes about an hour or so.  They aren't as painful as they used to be.  Drinking the dye before the scan is, by far, the worst part about it, according to her.  We are so thankful that she is not in pain during the scans.  She has come such a long way since this time last year.  We were excited to learn that the scan showed her cancer is still shrinking.  However, it was very minimal this time.  Only about a 2% decrease in size from last time.  We were hoping, praying, and expecting more shrinkage of the tumor, so it was a little disappointing and very frustrating for Mom.  We know His timing is perfect, and He has a perfect, awesome plan for her.  We are trusting and clinging to Him during this battle.

Christmas and the Holidays:  We are SO grateful to have had another wonderful holiday season of Jesus' birth together again! I remember the days leading up to Christmas last year.  The pleading with God to give her comfort and relief.  WOW!  How far he has taken her.  This Christmas meant so much to each of us, and definitely one for the books.

Poison Plant:  Week in and week out, that's where you will find her.  It's getting old.  The drive.  The soreness and the sickness that follows each treatment.  The waiting for hours and hours.  The complete lack of energy that lasts usually until the day before she gets another treatment.  Blah, blah, blah.  But we know it's working, so she's gotta keep on keepin' on.

Think that about sums it up.  Pictures to come!  Thank you for your prayers for her spirits to be lifted.