Last week Nancy had a ct scan and mri done to check the progress of the treatment she is receiving. The doctor was very hopeful and positive as she ordered the tests saying, "I think we are going to be tickled with the results." We waited a long week to get the results of these tests. A long week where we hoped for the best, but prepared for the worst. The enemy tried to slither his way into our thoughts planting seeds like: "You know the cancer is going to have spread to other areas." "The procedure in your brain took care of that one lesion, but now there are more." And a host of similar attempts to discourage and cause doubt. I (Max) had a particularly low point on Tuesday this week when I admitted to God that I believed Him, but, I didn't even know what to pray anymore. An overwhelming sense of sadness came over me. I was sad that we were having to go through this. I was sad that I felt at a loss to give Nancy the care she really needed. On and on the list goes as the enemy slithered into my conscious thoughts like a boa constrictor enveloping his prey in a death grip. But the devil is a liar. He can't do anything but lie. There is no truth in him. He comes to us with FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real). But God is the author of Truth, and the Truth sets us free. We met with the doctor this morning and she came into the exam room smiling. What a relief! "Nancy! You are doing sooooooooo good! The mri and ct scan prove SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT! The tumor in the lungs has reduced in size, the production of fluid has resolved, there are no additional lesions in the brain. There is a .3mm spot on the brain in the same place that is probably scar tissue. There is still evidence of tumor in the right middle lobe of the lung, but it is significantly smaller, and the fingers stretching into the left lung are no longer there." She told Nancy to "keep doing everything she has been doing. Keep up the good work, it is working. We need to stay the course." Nancy took her fourth round of chemo after the meeting with the doctor. That marks the halfway point (two laps around the track in Nancy's 1320 analogy, or 13 miles in a marathon). We are thankful for the good report. It is times like these that give you a lift to keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep running. Nancy has been so faithful to her diet and juicing and all the things she is doing to rid her body of anything that might harbor or feed cancer. It is nice to be given some encouragement that all you are working so hard to do is paying off. Thank you to all of you who have held our arms up in this marathon, especially our church family and friends here in Mississippi. Thank you to all of you, literally across the world, who have labored in prayer for Nancy's full restoration. If there is one thing I know about Nancy it is that there is no quit in her. If there is one thing I know about God it is that He is not a liar. We are resolved to run this race to the end and hold God to his promises to heal Nancy. Thank you for being those who are cheering us on. Keep up your good work of prayer. It is working! God is doing it! There is a miracle in the making.
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