Praise The Lord!

Today was a turning point for me—the CAT scan is clear!!!! Nothing shows up, no fluids, no spots, no nothing. I won’t see my doctor until next week, when we will discuss further chemo treatments just to make sure to get any hidden spots that do not show up in a CAT scan. Anything less than 1 centimeter will not show up, and chances are good that I may have some of those sneaky bugars hiding out in there.

I am so happy, I feel like all these past months of work were worth it and I thank all of you for praying up this miracle for me. I have another prayer request: I have developed some nerve damage in my feet which is normal from chemo treatments. It’s when your feet get numb and tingly and can get a lot worse. I will be having more chemo treatments and so I need your prayers on this one too. There are 3 grades of this condition and I am only grade 1 at this point. It can get so bad that your feet go completely numb and you cannot walk. It can develop into permanent damage.

We are still doing fund raisers to help pay for the medical expenses I have accrued and will continue to do so for a few months yet. Among these will be payments up front for doctor visits, chemo treatments, CAT scans, weekly lab work and a surgical operation to remove the port from my abdomen at some point. Right now Monica and I are making cute aprons to sell over the holidays. We have quite the little sewing circle going on in our house right now. Ron is helping cut out fabric, Monica and I are doing the sewing, and we are recruiting a friend of Monica's who likes to sew. We have some photos of our work on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/people/Maria-Reed/100001072334413#!/pages/Help4Maria/116140365091102

But today, I celebrated. Ron, Monica and I went out to breakfast and then Monica and I went for a little hike. I posted photos of these happy times on this blog. The hike was very important for me because it was one I’ve been waiting to be well enough and strong enough to be able to do. It’s not a big hike by any means, but it’s a little steep and would have killed me to even try a couple of months ago. I’m doing my Rocky Balboa victory dance after reaching the top of the hike in the photo. (I did a little happy crying today too.)

So, thank you Jesus and thank all of you. Your support means everything to me. Love~~~maria