Yesterday we went to get the results of Joshs' MRI.... we got called into the Doctors office, and he had the scans on the computer.... he said "well..... there is no growth in the tumor.... however there is another tumor".... I almost fell over......Right away we started shooting questions... he said "wait... I want to check the previous scan..." we looked over the previous scan and sure enough there it was... 2 tumors. He quickly rushed us into another room.... as soon as we sat down, I said that I wanted to clarify what he had just said... " there are 2 tumors?" he replied yes... I don't know how they missed it on the previous scan, but after talking to the doctor, he said the good news is, neither one of them have grown in the last 3 months....
I know this is very good news, no change, no growth, that's what we had been praying for.... but Wednesday- as far as I knew, there was 1 tumor.... and now there are 2. Dr. B told us that there has been 2, but one was missed. But to me, this is news.... So I am trying to wrap my brain around the fact that this is good news.... but yet... am having a hard time doing it.
Dr. B, then went to say that we don't know what type of tumor this is.... whether it be the same type or even the 2 masses could be fused together and this is could be one tumor. We will never know unless we get in there... but we aren't going to go in there unless they grow or change.
He went over the risks of surgery again, and told us that this is not something we would take lightly, and a whole team of staff would be on board with it.
He called oncology while we were sitting with him, and told them the new scans were in, and they are going to call to book an appointment.
Josh's next MRI scan is going to be in 6 months, because they haven't grown in the last 2 scans.... but Dr. B told us to call if anything comes up, any unusual symptoms.
Josh was a little confused about what was happening, that we were talking about 2 tumors rather then one.... and we assured him that everything is good, cause they haven't changed. Now we just have to monitor 2 rather then 1. I'm sure it was a shock for him, as it was for John and I.
We must rejoice in this news... there was no growth or change.
Josh is doing well.... and we have to continue to rejoice in that.... I was talking to family members and we said that it could have been so much worse... he could have told us there was growth and change and that Josh had to have surgery again... or start chemo .... but it didn't happen that way, and we thank God for that.
We continue to ask for your prayers that Josh will continue to do as well as he is. And we thank you all for your love, support and most importantly your prayers.
Ephesians 5:20- giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Friday, May 6, 2011
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Just a matter of fact.....
Well, here we are, in May.... cant believe how quickly the time goes by, soon school will be out and we will be enjoying a time with no routine or schedule. Do you find, that as you start to get older, time seems to go faster....
May 14- Josh will be a teenager.. WOW.... I can clearly remember just taking him home from the hospital.
So, hockey season is wrapped up again, and we have decided not to do summer sports this year, we moved into our "new" house last summer and now have an in ground pool, with slide and diving board, that should keep the boys occupied, along with street hockey, baseball, biking and maybe some camping this summer.
Josh is gearing up to do the word and deed bike-a-thon, my younger sister (Dot) has asked Josh to do it with her, and ever since she has mentioned it, we hear about it often. We haven't received the forms yet to get the sponsors, but if you know Josh at all... that will just not do..... So I quickly did up an excel "sponsor sheet", so Josh would be satisfied and he has gone out and started collecting sponsors... I think he has put 3 hrs into it, and has already gotten $250.00 in donations. When he puts his mind to something, that is the only thing on his mind.
He was canvassing the neighbors, and one just down the street asked him if we were the new people that moved in... Josh replied "yes we were" the neighbor than mentioned that he noticed that the boys played a lot of hockey on the street and asked if Josh liked hockey.. Josh- "ya, I play ice hockey too, but last season kinda sucked" neighbour-" oh, why is that?" Josh- " I missed more than half the season", neighbor- " oh, why did you miss half the season?" Josh- "oh.. I have a brain tumor and I had to have surgery" neighbor- "oh.... I am sorry to hear that" Josh-" that's alright, I went for an MRI last week and we get the results to see if it is growing on Thursday" neighbor-" well I will definitely keep you in my prayers" .......
Josh came home and told me the whole story, then was excited to tell me that he thought the neighbor was a Christian.
Josh is always a "just a matter of fact" type of kid... he says it the way it is.....
I should also mention, that neighbor gave Josh a nice big donation for the word and deed bike-a-thon. - I kinda feel sorry for the man, I'm sure when he started the conversation with Josh - he was not prepared to hear about Josh having a brain tumor.
Josh is also geared up to help in a "car wash for cancer" this summer. We met a couple at the hockey banquet that are doing a bike-a-thon for cancer, however the sign up was already closed and it was too late for Josh to enter, but I received an email from that couple just yesterday asking if we would like to help with the car wash, I told them we would love too- pending it not be on a Sunday. I will send a quick email out with details, its a great way to get the car clean and donate to cancer research.
So, we get the results of Joshs' MRI on Thursday... have you ever had it, when every second of the day you are quietly praying..... well I have had a lot of those days lately. We pray that there is no change at all..... waiting is hard. I don't know what else to say except that.... waiting is hard.
I will blog again when we receive the details of the MRI.
Please keep us in your prayers, with thanks
May 14- Josh will be a teenager.. WOW.... I can clearly remember just taking him home from the hospital.
So, hockey season is wrapped up again, and we have decided not to do summer sports this year, we moved into our "new" house last summer and now have an in ground pool, with slide and diving board, that should keep the boys occupied, along with street hockey, baseball, biking and maybe some camping this summer.
Josh is gearing up to do the word and deed bike-a-thon, my younger sister (Dot) has asked Josh to do it with her, and ever since she has mentioned it, we hear about it often. We haven't received the forms yet to get the sponsors, but if you know Josh at all... that will just not do..... So I quickly did up an excel "sponsor sheet", so Josh would be satisfied and he has gone out and started collecting sponsors... I think he has put 3 hrs into it, and has already gotten $250.00 in donations. When he puts his mind to something, that is the only thing on his mind.
He was canvassing the neighbors, and one just down the street asked him if we were the new people that moved in... Josh replied "yes we were" the neighbor than mentioned that he noticed that the boys played a lot of hockey on the street and asked if Josh liked hockey.. Josh- "ya, I play ice hockey too, but last season kinda sucked" neighbour-" oh, why is that?" Josh- " I missed more than half the season", neighbor- " oh, why did you miss half the season?" Josh- "oh.. I have a brain tumor and I had to have surgery" neighbor- "oh.... I am sorry to hear that" Josh-" that's alright, I went for an MRI last week and we get the results to see if it is growing on Thursday" neighbor-" well I will definitely keep you in my prayers" .......
Josh came home and told me the whole story, then was excited to tell me that he thought the neighbor was a Christian.
Josh is always a "just a matter of fact" type of kid... he says it the way it is.....
I should also mention, that neighbor gave Josh a nice big donation for the word and deed bike-a-thon. - I kinda feel sorry for the man, I'm sure when he started the conversation with Josh - he was not prepared to hear about Josh having a brain tumor.
Josh is also geared up to help in a "car wash for cancer" this summer. We met a couple at the hockey banquet that are doing a bike-a-thon for cancer, however the sign up was already closed and it was too late for Josh to enter, but I received an email from that couple just yesterday asking if we would like to help with the car wash, I told them we would love too- pending it not be on a Sunday. I will send a quick email out with details, its a great way to get the car clean and donate to cancer research.
So, we get the results of Joshs' MRI on Thursday... have you ever had it, when every second of the day you are quietly praying..... well I have had a lot of those days lately. We pray that there is no change at all..... waiting is hard. I don't know what else to say except that.... waiting is hard.
I will blog again when we receive the details of the MRI.
Please keep us in your prayers, with thanks
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