So happy to report we are back home this evening! Round 4 is in the books and we have one round to go!! Erin did pretty well the last 2 days getting in 2 miles yesterday and another mile today. Once again the three sisters provided the entertainment for the staff as they found very creative and different ways to do each lap including speed walking ( got to move those hips), Charlie's Angels (crouched with hands clasped like guns covering each other as they moved from one position to the next), longest stride contests, one piggyback round, break dancing, grapevine walk, lunges....well you get the idea. One of the staff actually snitched on me for taking a shortcut through the kitchen on the speedwalking round!!
All in all even with the nausea and body aches over the first few days this round seemed to be more emotionally challenging than physically. I think the sadness of missing out on so many things that over the past 5 months including her friends wedding this weekend just caught up with her. We figured out that she has been in the hospital 60 days since we started and that doesn't include the twice weekly clinic visits during the times she has been recovering at home. Needless to say that we are thankful to be closing in on what will hopefully be the final round of treatment on the way to being completely cured. If all goes according to plan, we will have 3 weeks of recovery at home before round 5. Our prayer for the coming days is for Erin to continue to have minimal side effects as her counts come down and that her counts will return to normal quickly so she can have some freedom before the final assault and stay on schedule to get done with no delays. We are thankful to God for all the blessings he has provided us on this journey including the presence of so many faithful friends and strangers who always seemed to lift us just when we needed it most!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." - Hebrews 12:1
Thanks for being our cloud of witnesses that help us to persevere!
Blessings..... Bill
8 comments:
Love you Erin!
Glad to hear you are home... nothing is better than being in your own bed!!
See you soon,
Jennifer
Congratulations! We are so glad you have been able to be at home now. Our prayers have been answered and you have shown the world you won't take it anymore, right? You have so much ahead of you and you have made it.
Love, Eunice and Herb
Isaiah 32:17-18 "The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever. My people will live in peaceful dwelling places,in secure homes,in undisturbed places of rest."
Peaceful places...secure homes...wonderful blessings! So tickled you're home!
~D| my cup overflows...
Susan
“We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.” James 5:11
Home is the BEST! Love to you all!
Erin:
So happy to hear that you are home and in your own bed. To quote Dorothy: "There is no place like home!"
And to quote Exodus 14:14 " I will fight for you, you only have to be still."
While you are sad that you have missed so much in the last 5 months, you have yet to see so much in the coming months (i.e. Campmeeting and the new school year). Your students will be able to bask in your laughter, smiles, lesson plans, tests, quizzes, and the joy that you will be among them again when the new school year starts! I am sure they have missed you just as you have missed them and its going to be such a blessed and rejoiceful reunion!
We continue to pray for continued healing, renewed strength, rest, comfort, and the peace that you and your family so deserve. We are the prayerful that the next 3 weeks will prove to be uneventful and that everything stays on schedule.
Blessings and Grace,
The Cotner's
welcome home erin! much love to you and your family!
allen and rachel
Welcome Home Sweet Girl!
Hope you are enjoying an uneventful day on the couch. We are praying for minimal side effects and lots of time to enjoy some "normal" activities before going back for the LAST round. It is painful to miss so many things due to chemo, but know that the end is in clear sight, and then a whole new normal life kicks in. Look forward to enjoying the simplest of events with a whole new enthusiasm. We love you and pray for many good days.
The Sykes'
as i read this update, i could just see the family racing around the halls for the speed walking! and of course all the other goofy things too! it is very encouraging to know that through all of this, y'all can still find time for fun!
as always, our prayers are with you all!
~Kim Tingle~
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