Ed and Berrie’s Story

Site created on March 24, 2021

Welcome to our CaringBridge website. We were cruising along enjoying life in Tucson when we hit two different speed bumps that have slowed us down. We will use this site to keep family and friends updated in one place.  We appreciate your support, words of hope, and prayers.  We are holding fast to Philippians 4:4-9  as an anchor at this time. 

Newest Update

Journal entry by Molly Dykstra

Friends, Family, and Fans of Ed and Berrie, 

It is hard to believe it has already been a year since mom and dad hit their "speed bump" of the shattering of dad's femur in a bike accident and mom's colon cancer diagnosis.  

I was in Arizona in February and got to see for myself that they are doing AMAZINGLY WELL.  They are back at it hiking regularly and dad is biking a few times a week.  They are enjoying their time with Ryan, Molly, and Amelia as Amelia finishes her last couple of months of High School.  They have connected with lots of great people in their neighborhood and have enjoyed a new church they have tried. 

Best of all mom's post-chemo blood work AND scans have come back clear! She is feeling good AND her cancer fight is looking good.  We are so grateful.  Hard to capture what it feels like to be in this place a year after hearing that mom had an intense tumor and the cancer had spread to her lymphnodes.  She has an appointment on April 8 with Dr. Ahmad in Tucson to talk about next steps.  We all feel very hopeful. 

We will update here as we know more, but wanted to thank you all for your prayers and support this last year.  What a gift to witness and experience.

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