Fall is in the air & I love it! The cool, crisp days & nights are wonderful! We drove into Wisconsin the other day to go thru a park that was reccomended to us and it was beautiful. We drive around anytime that I feel like it, that's our entertainment. But what could be a better entertainment than enjoying the beautiful country that God has allowed us to live in. It's simply breathtaking!
Today will end treatment #14, only 4 more to go, that's only 2 weeks if we don't have to discontinue treatments because of my reactions. Then we'll have another 3 more weeks treating my feet & head, that's getting aweful close to Thanksgiving & we definately want to be home then. My skin is more sensitive now, getting more burn areas and the itch is pretty rough, especially where it's peeling. Not sure if the itching is from the cancer or the radiation but I'll sure be glad when it's gone. My hands are still swelling, making it painful to do the smallest things like opening a water bottle or opening a cabinet door or typing, that's why this has taken a little longer to write again. I pray that this doens't cause another dalay in my treatment.
We've met another wonderful Christian lady that is here alone for treatments from Oregon. She was sitting alone in the cafeteria with no empty tables around when I asked to join her, when we began to pray, she got teary eyed and told us that she had prayed for Christians to join her, precious lady! It would be so difficult to be here alone, her husband was tending to their farm and her mother was caring for her young son. She seemed encouraged to share her faith with fellow believers. Her name is Kari, she's had breast cancer & now its in her hip bone so she's very concerned, as anyone would be.
Our Nashville friends, Judy & Peggy were back this week for a check-up and received a very report! Praise the Lord! It was wonderful to get to see them again and they'll be back again the beginning of November, so we'll see them again before we come home!
Our friend, Mike Neeley is still in a medicated coma, it's been 8 weeks now. His wife sounds very tired and just wants him to wake up but the doctors don't think that his lungs are strong enough yet. They won't give her a time when he can be taken off of the machines, just that this will take a very long, long time.
Thanks so much for the cards, phone calls, emails, gifts and messages here. We miss everyone so much and it brightens our days to hear from family & such supportive friends, so thanks again!
Praises:
***meeting friends that encourage us
***took the very blonde wig back & got another that is ashe blonde that looks a lot like my old hair, yeah! It was a brand new wig that someone had donated, God is so good!
***Blood work is still good!
Prayer Requests:
***Mike Neeley's healing
***Safety & protection for family at home
***Burns, sores & itching to vanish
***That our Lord will be glorified thru all this
***That we will be used for His glory to share our faith
It was so good to get an update from you. Yes, you have some wonderful praises. We will be praying for your requests. Please pray for Margaret and I as we go to the city board to ask them to do repairs and expansion of the skateboard park. We are so burdened for our youth and the Lord has led us to be their advocates for this project. We are continuing to do our prayer walks and our Scripture is Psalms 143:8 Let me hear of your unfailing love to me in the morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I come to you in prayer. Chuck and I are also helping Pastor Chip with his ministry to children in a poor neighborhood near the downtown area. It will start in one week and will be every Monday after school in an outdoor area. We're excited about what the Lord is doing. Love you. Hug Leon for us. Chuck and Mary Jane
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