10/19-Giving it to God

Hi Guys,

I have been needing to update this blog for days. I have been busy with just normal life and the new added twists too. The doctors wanted me to do a PET scan too. This would somehow help them to determine exact locations of these new spots. So I did this scan last week. I happened to have an appointment set with my primary doctor Dr. Kerr. I had him copied on the report so I knew he would be able to give me the info. from the PET scan. He talked to Dr. Rigberg(my oncologists) who had talked to Dr. Lum (my radiologist) and they agreed that radiation would be the next course of treatment. All the new spots are outside the area that I had radiation on earlier this year. Then Dr. Kerr proceeded to tell me that he strongly recommends that I set up an appointment with Dr. Cameron (My UCLA surgeon) and see if he could just remove these spots altogether. Dr. Kerr said he wants to take the aggressive approach and get to CURE! I said Me Too!! Am I throwing out enough Dr. names at you???

Both Larry and I talked at length about this and we agreed that seeing Dr. Cameron would be a good idea. So, I have that appointment set for next Fri. I thought that was amazing enough in itself because last time it took 6 weeks to get an appointment with him. I prayed to God if this is the right course please let it be sooner than the last 6 week wait. An sure enough it was. Last time all the test were old and needed to be redone. So thank-you Jesus for that!! Last time he saw me he had me in the next week doing surgery. So, please pray that this is clear to us. Dr. Kerr said this surgery would be way less invasive and I would heal up much quicker! They would not need to open up my sternum this time. They might even be able to remove the spots with some kind of a scope thing.

Thanks for all the great prayers. We have been experiencing peace through it all. We have had moments of challenge, but we have been able to overcome that. Keep the prayers coming. We will have schedules to work out with the kids. Also, of course, all the decisions we need to make and prayers for complete healing. I just want to be a light to others of God's great love. Hoping I can let my light shine wherever I go. Thanks again and again for the prayer support you give to me and my family.

The kids are doing great! Lexie even got "Peacebuilder of the month" in her classroom this past month. It's a big deal at their school where they have an assembly and the principal announces the kids chosen. We are so proud of her. Trinity was move up from kindergarten to a new K/1 class. She was observed as being ready for a little more challenge. We are so proud of her too! She is doing great in this new class! Joshua continues to thrive in his pre-school class! He is making lots of new buddies!! We feel so blessed to have the kids that we do! They truly are gifts from God!

Lots of love to you all!!! Peggy