Just when we are in our weakest moments, God sheds light of good news. And I’m going to shine my light.
October 2nd couldn’t get here fast enough. It was my 5th chemotherapy treatment and also a very big day. I was to have another PET scan done to see the progress of my cancer. The night before I had posted a facebook status to let everyone know I was having another PET scan. I could instantly feel the prayers. As I lay in the chair waiting to go back for the x-ray, I felt a sudden shiver. I just knew it was the Holy Spirit letting me know that I would hear good news. After my PET scan I met with my doctor. He told me that by word of mouth things were looking good with my progress on my cancer. He didn’t want to tell me anything for sure until he had looked at the x-rays himself.
I had my blood work done and began another round of chemotherapy. Sitting through chemo was making my stomach feel uneasy. It’s not the medicine that does this but more of myself just being nervous about being there again. I knew what all I was going to have to go through again and I worried myself sick about it. After my chemo was over I walked out into the waiting room to my parents. I was then informed of the great news! My cancer was almost completely gone! It’s no longer under my arm or in my chest. There is still a small part left in my neck but very small. My doctor also found a spot of inflammation in my lungs. He asked us to come back in a week to have it checked out.
As excited as I was to hear the good news, I was also ready to get out of there and go home. That’s the first thing I always want to do after my chemo, is to get out of there as fast as possible and simply go home. I didn’t talk much on the way home. I even cried a little bit in the back seat. Just knowing that I had so many people praying for me and now my cancer is almost completely gone is such a blessing. My cancer is practically all gone within just 5 out of 12 treatments. Wow. That’s still crazy to realize.
After being at home for a little while, I don’t know if it was my medicine or lack of drinking enough water or my nerves, but I ended up throwing up for the first time. I was so upset because the whole time I had been fine and not sick and now, the day I hear good news, I get sick?! That’s just great. Luckily it only happened once. I, as usual, was exhausted the first few days after my treatment and then started to pick back up.
I went back to Kirklin Clinic on Monday, October 8th for a pulmonary test. My doctor wanted to check on the inflammation in my lungs. The breathing test went great. The lady said it all seemed very normal to her. The rest of the treatment went as expected. Tiredness, sore mouth, aching body. But the Lord blessed me and answered prayer by giving me great news about almost beating my cancer. That, in it of itself, made this treatment more bearable and helped me to keep believing even when it’s hard.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. Proverbs 25:25
November 19, 2012
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