Dear Friends, The affects of chemo on one's body are great. I find that with each treatment my body becomes weaker, and yet even though I have breakdowns over how I feel and what is left to endure my spirit grows stronger. Many of you know the anticipated side effects of chemo;...
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I had no idea my high school friend and I would be blowing up in the "Thundering Up" world today. I was so blessed by the excitement of last night, and thank God for the opportunities He presents to spread His Light! God, along with my good friend Torrey James were by...
An update for my friends and family; Yesterday the doctor called, they called to tell me my white cell count is low, which is nothing new to these ears. What was different is they become concerned when white counts are around 500. Mine have been around 400, but according to my blood draw...
How did I learn I had Stage IV Ovarian Cancer? Well, I had pain for many years, and I remember as early as high school (01 graduate) being told I had Ovarian Cysts, which doctors wanted to regulate with birth control. They said it would alleviate the problem, but in...
My dad is the senior pastor of Brookings Church of the Nazarene in Brookings, OR. He has been in the ministry longer than I have been alive, which is almost thirty years now. My dad is many things; an artist, a story teller, a counselor, a preacher, a cartoonist, and...
My Clinging Cross I can now say "I am halfway done" with the bad chemo! I am so thankful that I have made it this far, and as far as the credit for getting here I bestow on our Heavenly Father. The picture above is of a clinging cross given to me as a...
I have been blessed throughout this life, so I can’t complain, however fighting cancer is hard. I'm giving myself permission to be sad about my cancer diagnosis as my family and friends watch my health decline rapidly and reminding myself that I have a right to be anxious and afraid...
Finding the Light This week has been rough, but not too unbearable where I could not see life’s blessings. My counts are low again, and I have had some trouble with soreness in my stomach. This week my Oncologist asked me what I learned from eating Tostadas the night before I painted our bathroom wall...