Thursday, April 5, 2012

Day 41....

      Well God answered some prayers that people were praying today!  We went to Duke to find out what treatment plans were for me now and got to meet alot of special doctors today.  We arrived at 8 AM and were quickly taken back to our first stop.  The Doctor came in and started talking to me about the tumor and asked if we had questions.  First I asked him what the name of it was and he told me.  He said that is was a rare type of a Glioma that is special in the fact that it is one of the slowest growing ones, more slower than that of the most common Gliomas.  Then he said that there were markers missing at the #1 and #19 DNA chromosomes.  He then proceeded to tell us that this made the type tumor I have even better because of this.  Then finally he said that this tumor was tested and found to be very sensitive to chemo, which makes it even better because when they treat it with Chemo then it will not take as much to treat it.  Of course the best news would be that God removed it from my head, but this news was just as exciting to me...To have a rare kind of tumor logically would mean to me that it would be harder to treat, but in this case it is better to have and then all of the DNA items to line up on the best end of what they could be is also amazing.  God is so Good!  No He has not chosen to remove the tumor from my head, but I got the next best thing. 
     So the doctor said that the first option for this tumor would be surgery if it is possible to remove a large enough amount of it.  I am waiting for them to get word back from the Neurosurgeon to see if he feels that is a good option.  If it is not, then what they plan on doing is to have be go back every 2 months to get an MRI and see if it has changed, and if it has grown , then look at doing treatment.  If it does not grow, then other than surgery they plan on no radiation or Chemo, until it is needed.  So as of today they plan on watching it and not doing anything until it gets larger, and since it has favorable  characteristics, will respond well, they believe, if and when they do have to treat it.  One of the doctors said that they have a lady that has one in the same location and type and she has gone 5 years without doing anything but monitoring.  So God has been working through your prayers (and mine) Just please do not stop praying for me now I have good news.  I need your prayers each and every day.  Thank you so much for praying, I appreciate each one of you even the ones I have not met.

Here is a song I have recently heard that has taken on a special meaning from all of this, please read the lyrics and reflect on your releationship with God today...Happy Easter!
10,000 Reasons - Matt Redman

Bless the Lord, oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name

The sun comes up
It's a new day dawning
It's time to sing your song again
Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes

Bless the Lord, oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worshhip your holy name

You're rich in love and you're slow to anger
Your name is great and your heart is kind
For all your goodness I will keep on singing
10,000 reasons for my heart to find

Bless you Lord!

Bless the Lord, oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name

And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Soon my soul will sing your praise unending
10,000 years and then forever more

Bless the Lord, oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name

Bless the Lord, Oh my soul
Oh my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name (repeat 3x)

Sing like never before
Oh my soul
I worship your holy name (repeat 3x

1 comment:

  1. That is amazing. Thank you for updating. Look how much you've grown in such a short time! God is so cool.
    (I told you ... you were going to be fine.) :-)

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