Chemo Treatment # 4......

Remember the plan? Someone forgot to tell my body about the plan! Was I to do that? Was God suppose take care of that? Well, another surprise this week! I must admit that in the overarching scheme of the whole thing we had good news....great news in fact! However in my dysfunction with plans....that once there is a plan, we better be doing the plan or my world crumbles like a stale cookie. So that is what happened. The plan had to be changed and I took that as bad news, even tho in the long run it will work out for the best!

As you may remember the surgery that was planned for mid treatments. That is now. I had a third scan last week (October 6, '15)  had to wait until Thursday for the results. The surgeon, and oncologist, both of them, consulted in the hallway so we heard the whole conversation. (Hmm!) Doctors we have ears, we can hear you so watch what you say and where.....

Anyway! the tumors in the belly have shrunk like they were intended....GREAT NEWS!!!! The overies shrunk slightly, Good news!!!! The cancer juice (acidies) is decreasing...good news!  But the nodules that are on the upper side of the diaphragm did not shrink as much as they had hoped and so because of those, it was decided to continue the chemo treatments and recheck after the sixth cycle in about 8 weeks. The surgeon was concerned that if we took the 6-8 week break for the surgery we would loose control of that spot. And since it is not operable, this is the only shot for treatment.

So we will have two more rounds, keep praying for miracles, and dig a little deeper for more hope and energy. And after that we will have the conversation about surgery and next steps....It really is one step at a time!

My latest ministry revelation kind of goes along with that....Ministry was done in the past and Ministry will be done in the future....BUT Ministry can only be done in the present...with who is right there. And to do it one must be fully in the present! Not worrying about what will happen tomorrow and who will be here then. Only about the now.

That does not mean that we should not celebrate our past or plan for our future....but if you want to be an effective minister, worker, or pastor...it is all about the present!

Ok, so that is my rant for now! We continue to keep on dancing in the rain and adjusting the sails...I still feel good and keep going, tho I need a few more rests.....Next week we are going to sneek away for some continuing education and time away....the doctors were specific that I should not be in crowds...so no trip to Flordia this time!......and we will be able to see Marcus! Blessings Abound! Elayne