Chemo Recovery

These last two weeks since my last chemo treatment have gone by very slowly.

Recovery is VERY frustratingly slow. God is continuing to teach me patience and that all things happen in His time, not mine. I can’t remember where I read, to quote properly, to expect a month of recovery for each chemo cycle. I had 3 cycles (9 treatments) so at least 3 months to allow my healthy cells to recover is reasonable and this is without further cancer progression.

I want to do so much more than my mind or body can handle in a day, there are so many things left undone at the end of the day, that I let frustration settle in. Lowering my expectations of myself is super hard for me. I’m a planner and organizer with a long list for myself, having to drastically shorten that list each day is extremely discouraging.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 
2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV 

Some days are just made better by leaving the undone things behind and heading to the beach! So thankful to live near the ocean and for children that all love it there as much as I do!🥰

One of my new medications, Letrozole, was started last week, one week into recovery. This has brought some side effects with it. I’m extremely tired for quite a few hours after my daily dose and the joint/muscle aches have increased. These are supposed to improve over the next couple of months as my body adjusts to not having estrogen to use. I’m still awaiting approval for funding for the medication, Ibrance, that will pair with the Letrozole to disrupt the division of my cancer cells. This medication costs over $8000 a month, for 21 pills!😳 It will be taken daily for 3 weeks then 7 days off before beginning another cycle and will bring it’s own side effects with it.

Please pray that both of these meds are affective and do what they are intended to do and that the side effects will minimize or that I will graciously learn what our new normal is to look like.

I’m excited we were able to get our outside garden in last weekend, transplant alot of our greenhouse seedlings into their pots and start lots more seeds!

Our baby girl started walking this week too!😍

We all want to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone that has helped feed our crew over the last three months! We could not have managed without you!

God continues to coordinate everything to meet our needs and we are eternally grateful! To know that He cares about the little things, the details always astounds me!

Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 
Matthew 6:26 ESV

Coming this week is radiation in Halifax. Five, once daily treatments beginning on Monday. A week away from my family. 😪

Please pray for all this involves, for this to help my spine not deteriorate further, for my husband and older children holding down the fort, for those helping and feeding our family this week, for a smooth stress free time for all of us.

Please continue to pray for my June 7th CT scan and results from that.

And of course prayers for miraculous divine healing!❤

Jesus said to her, “Did I not tell you that if you believed you would see the glory of God?” 
John 11:40 ESV