. . . the journey . .

Boy do you learn a lot when you start something new!! Things like "the language" of cancer treatment..... and Waiting. We have spend a year and a half now figuring this out and can now tell you for sure, without a doubt, that a "ROUND" of treatment (at least for Orin) looks like this. DAY ONE 24 hours of continuous and intermittant treatment.. one drugin a continuous infusion pump" for 24 hrs.The others he gets IV over about 2 hours. This by the way comes with coffee, juice, a sandwich, muffin, chips and three pretty nurses! DAY TWO Refill the pump and 2 more hours of IV's DAY THREE they disconnect the pump.... those 3 days are connected to the next session which is two weeks later DAY 15 - Just like day one DAY 16 - Just like day two Day 17 - Just like day three All that together is a ROUND AFTER TWO ROUNDS they do a PET SCAN to see if there is improvement. When the results are in

This is my first attempt at having a "blog site". I am probably much more interested and excited to see how it turns out than anyone who will be reading it. I recently learned an important truth about the scripture in Phillippians 4:13 which says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. It is not so much about our deciding what to do and then expecting God to provide the power as it is about us being willing to do that which God desires for us, knowing that His strength and power will give us whatever skills, courage, stamina and insight needed to do it. So as I find myself drawn to this method of sharing what God has given, I also trust that he will provide. Lovingly, In His Strength, Kathy