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| Sarah, Wanda and Tammy (my sister) |
My mom has triple negative cancer, learn more about that by visiting tnbcfoundation.org
She has already undergone chemotherapy and radiation, both with very little effect overall. The cancer is ravaging her body at a tremendous rate. It has spread to her bones, the bone marrow, as well as her lymph system. On Friday, she was given 12-18 months to live. This is a typical prognosis when someone is in stage 4 cancer, and all treatments so far have failed. This is exactly what we were expecting to hear.
So this is where you are joining us. Wanda has written her bucket list. I have only heard a small part as of yet, and I look forward to posting the full list very soon. As of now, I know she wants to visit Scotland, see a castle, eat a Marie Calendars pie (hmmm... which flavor mom?), stay in a beach house and drive a sports car, amongst other things.
This list has revealed so much about my mother that I never knew. Specifically the sports car mom, what's that about?! I love it!
One thing you should know about our family. It is full of laughter with a dose of insanity for good measure. There is nothing too politically correct about us and we certainly feel and speak our minds. But we are bound by a love of our Savior, Jesus the Christ, and with His help we will see these last months through. We have no idea how long my mom will live, that is in God's hands now, but we will not be sad. We will rejoice for the life we have in Him!
I have a lot more information to share with you in the near future, as well as give you much more information about my mom's journey through cancer. I will bring you along our journey through my mom's bucket list, and I assure you there will be plenty of laughter and some tears. But for now, I just invite you to join me in this adventure.
What a terrific way to respond to this situation that God has put you all in. Your family's love for each other and positive way of supporting each other is inspiring. Don't have a sports car to lend but I'll be happy to help with the pie (like you need help!) God bless you all, Jeannie
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely way to celebrate life - God's blessings to you and your family!!
ReplyDelete♥ Cory
After having gone through a similar yet shorter experience with Mom Richards, we know how hard it is and send you all our prayers and every positive thought! We know you all have deep, deep love for one another and an even deeper commitment to your faith--which is AWESOME. Keep smiling and laughing every day! It can be a beautiful experience...
ReplyDeleteI think this is a testimony to the fact that whenever we put faith in human capacity – doctors, medical treatments, our human resourcefulness – we are losing sight of the fact that we are in our Creator’s hands. Even when all seems evil and wrong, He is allowing it for a glorious outcome we may just not be able to comprehend yet.
ReplyDeleteExpect miracles, my dear friend! They don’t always manifest in the way we expect them to but they reign down on us like shooting stars nevertheless.