Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The Past Three Weeks...Or More..

Whew! Where do I begin???
There is sooo much.. especially since I haven't blogged in SOOOOO long!!

Getting Here~
In my last post I had written about our plans to come to Camelot Cancer Care and at that time, we had the appointment set but nothing more. We did not have a hotel to stay in and we didn't even have the money!! Not long after that post our van broke down and so did I!! You know how it is..when you are coming down to the wire and you are needing to see progress and things happening. You know how it feels when nothing SEEMS to be coming together right!! Thank God that He is never late and always on time:) As everything seemed to be falling apart other things just started falling into place. I won't be able to tell it all tonight, but will try to give the short version:)


We are using a van that belongs to friends and will be purchasing it once we return home. ..Oh by the way, we made it to Camelot Cancer Care here in Tulsa and I am writing this from our hotel room. The money for the hotel...came in the very next morning after the van broke down.. a sweet lady from Derek's Granny's church who lost her husband to cancer! Derek nor I have EVER met her...can you believe that? In fact, we have found some pretty amazing people through all of this and even more...we have found out what a REALLY amazing God we serve. We have had money, cards of encouragement, FOOD!, babysitters...all kinds of things being offered to us in ways that can only come from HIM!!!


Anyway, I'll tell more about all that later... let me get to Derek and his treatments. I know many are wanting to know. ~ Camelot Cancer Care~
Camelot Cancer Care staff is amazing!! I have never met people with such HUGE hearts!! We are at the right place! I believe everyone working and caring for people in that clinic are nothing short of pure genius! They are driven by passion to see people well. We have grown so close to the staff. I will NEVER forget Maureen, Belinda, Noel, John, Heather, or Michael. Maureen is the owner/director...operator...she is a fire ball and I thank God for her. She is Einstien smart...incredibly knowledgeable about cancer. Belinda is one of our favorites!! She is the vascular specialist/nurse. I cannot even imagine how giving she is. It is truly a blessing to have her caring for Derek. We are in great hands. Noel and his doberman, Champ, are dear as well...Derek asks for Noel when he needs a pep talk. When Noel is administering treatments he is so positive and uplifting. He speaks Derek's language! There is so much that I could say about this staff...I just don't have enough time:) While I am ready to go home, I can't even imagine how much I am going to miss these people, along with the other cancer fighters we have met. (I call them cancer fighters...none of them seem like cancer patients to me!)


~Cancer Fighters~ please add these names to your prayer lists... sweet, cheerful Nancy, Stan Poston (and his BEAUTIFUL wife, Janet... such awesome people!! There is so much to say about this couple..Godly people!!), Primo and his daughter Jannet (we should all be blessed with such a daughter) (Please pray for Primo that the swelling on his brain would subside so that he would be strong enough to return to Puerto Rico.), and two new fighters, Joe and then Grant and his family. It has been refreshing to be here with other believers.

Derek continues to feel great. The first day we arrived here at Camelot, a Picc line was placed in Derek so that he could receive the daily drip bag treatments. We will leave here with a bag, which we will stretch out over an eight day period. One bag usually lasts for four days. Most 'fighters' leave with a 20 day treatment to continue on at their home. At this time we do not have the finances to leave here with that, so we are going to just buy a bag at a time. We have a PET scan scheduled for 9am Monday, November 23rd, in Oklahoma City. The results will be sent back here, to Camelot Cancer Care. After a few days we should have the results. We will be heading back home to Texas as soon as the PET scan is finished on Monday. We were advised to continue on with the treatments as best we could for at least another month or two...no matter what the PET scan says. We do not want to give the cancer an inch! The idea is to get us at first ...four weeks down the road..then if we can get the cancer pushed back into a corner four months down the road and eventually four years, we will get to a place where the cancer will not ever return!! This is the goal!! I believe it a is a very attainable goal for us! We know we just have to keep at it, we cannot let up. We will continue on with the lifestyle change (healthy eating and exercising) for the rest of our lives.

Specific prayer requests~
1. Peace!! No fear...no matter what the PET scan results say..
2. Wisdom!
3. That nothing would be hidden!
4. Finances
5. Jannet and her father Primo to be able to return to Puerto Rico
6. These other cancer fighters~ Stan, Nancy, Joe and Grant

Thank you for reading! Thank you so much for all of the prayers and encouragement... God has been good to us!

2 comments:

  1. Misty and Derek-
    You are both so wonderful and precious! I love that you share your heart in the good and the hard times. Most of all - I know that the Lord is glorified by the way you have walked this path you are on. He shines through in all you do!
    Hold fast to the one that brought you here and NEVER forget that He is there in the Sun and the Rain!

    Your story and testimony will be used to draw others to the Kingdom and God will bless you for your faithfulness!

    Have a safe trip home and spend a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family!!!

    Ronnie

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