Easter reminded me that unto us a Savior was born, a small King destined to be crucified. Sunday reminded me that Christ is exactly who He said He was. He finished what was incomplete. Without the resurrection our sweet Savior would have been a liar, a hypocrite, and a false prophet. But our God is faithful!! On the 3rd day He rose again proving that He IS our Wonderful Counselor and Everlasting Father... our Prince of Peace.
I went to the doctor this afternoon for a post-surgery check up with Dr. Casas. I got my brace and bandages removed and I'm trying to teach myself to walk again (my leg is surprisingly stupid right now). I'm hitting up the gym tomorrow!
Well, today I got some heavy news. When they removed the tumor last week, my doctor examined a small sample of it and told my family and me that it was a mixoma (benign tumor), which is what they expected. They sent the tumor off to a lab to examine every cell and today I got the results. They found that half of the cells are cancer. It was very suprising to all the doctors and myself. My case has always been rare, so it has been looked at by many specialists. It's called myxoid liposarcoma, about 100 cases appear in the US per year. They are sending the cells to a sarcoma specialist in Boston that will verify and advise on treatment.
Here's the next step. Because my doctor did not think it was cancer he didn't remove as much surrounding muscle as he would have (had he known before). So, on April 24th I have a 2nd surgery and he will go in and remove 2 times more muscle to make sure to remove any remaining cancer cells. Everything I just went through - I have to do all over just when things are starting to heal (not too excited about that).
Chemo and radiation have not been proven to help with this type of cancer, so we just have to pray that there are no more cells any where else.
I was so, so suprised by this. I was almost in the clear. I want to maintain my trust in the Lord and confidence that He is the Prince of Peace. He is sufficient to meet all of my needs and totally sovereign to heal anything. Pray for healing. Pray for no more cancer. Pray for Peace...
"The LORD said to Moses, "Tell Aaron and his son, 'This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ' "So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them." " Numbers 6:22-27
4 comments:
I am so sorry to hear the news. I know that was such a surprise and disappointment. I also know that the Lord is good and He is sovereign in every situation. He will use this situation to bring glory to His Name and to make you more like Jesus. You have JOY oozing out of your pores - so you will touch many lives in the process. I am praying that God's peace and presence will be felt by you in a profound way. I am praying that His grace and mercy will cover each day as He give you exactly what you need to be triumphant. I love you like my own and am here in any way you need me. You are an amazing child of the Father.
April, Remember me? This is Brenda Spence. You spent the weekend at my house a few years ago during D-Now. You are going to be fine, I have no doubt! My first cousin, Toni Owen, has just spent a miraculous year in treatment of sarcoma on her ankle. She did well with all the procedures and is now back at work and living cancer free. She lives in Hawaii and had her treatments at MD Anderson. I hear that sarcoma specialists are very few. I will be praying for you. If you would like to contact Toni for support, just email me at bgbspence@sbcglobal and I will forward it to her. All my love, Brenda
I'm praying for you girl!
i dont really know what to say, other than the Lord is good. I love you and I am praying and will continue to pray. I know we dont always know what to do when things like this happen, and i know i am not in your situation, but God has a plan. i know you know that, but i love you, and i am commiting to you right now to pray. i love you.
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