Humorous Update

Never saw this one coming -- think of something that we haven't done in about 15 years (clue: our youngest child is 14). No, I know what you're thinking, and trust me, IT hasn't been that long.

Sarah's Radialogical Oncologist encouraged her to get an MRI for a couple of reasons: 1) to determine whether there is any cancer in her other breast, and; 2) to give the surgeon a clearer picture of the tumor's extent to potentially reduce the amount of tissue that needs to be removed.

The Radiologist's office called and insisted she get a pregnancy test prior to having the MRI -- HA HA, right. Well, guess what, she's not, but we sure had fun going to the drug store and making a couple of people wonder what these grandparents were doing (if only we'd had Ben with us) :)

So Sarah's surgery is scheduled for Dec 6th (day after the Toby Mac concert -- couldn't do it before, of course). We anticipate that it will be a relatively, uneventful out-patient "lumpectomy". This will likely be followed by a course of radiation treatment (either intense doses twice a day for 5 days or less intense once per day, 5 days a week for 6 weeks). However, from what we know right now, we're not anticipating having to do any chemo -- please pray that that won't be necessary.

The Lord continues to give us good attitudes, thoughtful friends and encouraging family. We had a nice, but too short, visit from Paul and Mary (brother and sister-in-law) who drove over from Jacksonville for a day. We continue to pray that cancer will not have spread to her lymph nodes and that, even now, the tumor will actually be shrinking (let's hear it for brussel sprouts, nature's chemo). Thank you all for your prayers, thoughtful cards and email.