And Then There Were Two

That's right! Only 2 treatments are left. We waited over an hour to see the doctor, but somehow you don't mind waiting to see the oncologist. He is so pleased with Melanie's progress. He asks about her husband and kids and especially Tyler. This time next month will be the last chemo treatment, but the cycle won't end for another 2 weeks. She will still have blood work and the Neulasta shot to get.

Melanie and I were talking at her chemo treatment yesterday about how with some things time goes by REALLY SLOW and with other things, it goes by REALLY fast. For instance, she has being doing cancer treatments now since October 1oth - that's 4 and a half months. Tyler was born September 29th - he's almost 5 months. And Yet, chemo treatments SEEM like they have been around for SO much longer than Tyler! We are anxiously anticipating the end of the treatments next month. By April 1, we think she will be done with oncology appointments for at least 3 months. Tyler is growing, eating baby food, and sleeping through most nights. He's such a joy and his smile lights up the whole room! Looking back, Tyler is certainly one of the best things that came out of this chaos. It's been speculated that Melanie being pregnant when she was diagnosed, helped with making an early diagnoses. The early diagnoses led to early remission, which leads to a higher success rate of NO recurrence.

When this all started, I thought how am I supposed to handle this? Well, I wasn't supposed to handle it - God was, and after much struggling, I let go. He brought us through this dark hour and has not only healed Melanie, but has healed our spirits. We won't always understand the WHY, but when we put our trust in God - he comes though like a night in shinning armor - saving the day! We know we are LOVED.

1 John 9-11 - This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Not only have we felt God's love, but we have also felt yours. Words can not accurately express our sincere thanks in all that was done for us (meals, prayers, babysitting and more), but Thank You! And know that you are loved too!