It has been a pretty busy week for me. After having Monday off, my worship leader/assistant pastor flew into town late evening Monday for a staff retreat on Tuesday through Wednesday. I got up early Tuesday AM to take him to meet a couple of guys from staff so he could ride up to the retreat with them, while I then took Michelle to her chemo treatment. After the chemo treatment and getting her situated, it was of to the retreat myself... four hour drive! We got home around midnight Wednesday night and spent Thursday doing some work (and the last blog post!) from home until I had to take Seth back to the airport. Then it was up at 3:30am Friday to get ready, leave for the airport, have a couple meetings amongst beginning to do a little home searching, to bed at what effectively was 1:00 AM for me, and, lo and behold, here I sit posting this morning! At 10:00 AM today I will go out with our realtor to look at a slew of homes; pray I find just the right one and have the wisdom to know which one that is. Things guys look for in homes are many times different than what a woman looks for! Like, does it have a large garage and does the backyard have enough grass, and is it big enough, to practice chipping!! Kitchen... hmmm, yeah it had one!
As for Michelle, it has been a pretty good week without much discomfort, no itchiness, and only a day or so of headaches. BUT, a new side-effect showed up. Up to this time she has had only occasional and minor neuropathy (tingling, loss of feeling, numbness with pain) in her fingers and toes, mostly just a little tingling; it has not been troublesome at all. Well, this week her feet have been going numb, like completely numb and tingling. It has not become painful yet, but this is a pretty major step forward in this effect. It could be temporary or a sign of more (worse?) to come. So, add to our growing list of prayers for Michelle that the Lord would minimize this and, even better and more bold, take it away completely!
We are drawing so close to the end of the Taxol treatments, please Lord continue to be merciful to Michelle, as You have been thus far, and sustain her another three treatments with no increase in her side-effects! Thank you, Lord, for all these who are praying for us, bless them this day with an extra measure of your grace, mercy, peace and sense of Your intimate presence in their lives! In Jesus name... Amen.
We love you all... - Steve and Michelle -
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