Still Cancer Free!

Wa-hoo! AJ's cat scan from Tuesday shows no cancer! Thanks for your prayers!! However, he can't shake this persistent cough so he's currently undergoing some tests at the hospital this afternoon. It's probably a type of pneumonia that isn't unusual in cases like AJ's. We'll keep you posted. Here's hoping & praying that Andrew can get back out on the bike path soon!

Almost 9 Months!

No news is generally good news, and that's been the case for Andrew these past few months as we've all jumped back into normal, busy life and are enjoying it like never before.  Having been sidelined from normal work, family and personal life for much of 2012, we're incredibly grateful to be back to normal, even when normal consists of non-stop tending to kids, driving them all over the place, racing to be on time to see them perform in one of their many extracurricular endeavors, and long hours volunteering at our church and in the community.  Never has normal felt so good, and special!  

Unfortunately, over the last month Andrew has come down with a nasty flu/cold that he cannot shake, with persistent chest and sinus congestion, coughing and an occasional fever.  We're not sure what all his still-not-fully-developed immune system is trying to fight off but it's been a long, tough stretch for him (and for Christine, who has to put up with all his nighttime hacking and snoring).  And this Tuesday morning, June 18th, is the 9-month CT scan (quarterly this first year post bone marrow transplant, or BMT).  While we trust that the cancer is long gone, there's always that shadow of a doubt that creeps back in when the scan is approaching, and Andrew sometimes feels a bit of tightness in his chest in the weeks leading up to it.  

Yet we continue to believe he's been healed and to thank God for all the incredible renewal that has taken place and continues to unfold inside of Andrew's body.  The advances with BMTs in just the last generation have been miraculous really, breathing new life into so many cancer patients.  What a gift!

For our praying friends, please join us in lifting up the scan, that there would be no surprises, and in praying for a speedy and full recovery from what's been ailing Andrew this past month.  We continue to feel loved by so many and look forward to seeing so many of you, near and far, over the coming summer months.