Just another day in Cleveland.

Well we are home from another day in Cleveland and once again we have good news! We are very thankful right now.....very blessed. The last few weeks leading up to this appointment have been stressful to say the least. In the last few weeks I've learned of two people who are at the end of their battle with brain cancer. One was diagnosed 6 months before me and close to my age was just told that they must seek hospice care and the other that was diagnosed after me has passed. So you could say I've been rattled and shaken by all this. It's been a wrestle with fear, doubt, my faith, and so much more. There has been a very quiet and somewhat unspoken tension/anxiety/fear that has just been lingering in our house for the last few weeks. That being said, we were very glad to have been blessed with a good report today at Cleveland. My MRI looked good and I will go back in 4 months. The Dr. continues to lower my seizure meds and hopes that I will be off of them all together by the next time I'm there. He also told me that after I've been free of any growth or changes on the MRI for 5 years that I will be able to go 6 months between visits to Cleveland. This September will mark 3 years! He also told us that just before he saw us he had a patient that has gone 10 years now with no growth or changes to his tumor!!!!!!!!! That's awesome.

My appointments were early so we did a little shopping (car shopping) on our way home. We're not sure that we'll be getting something but we thought we'd start looking while we had the day together. Luke got to spend the day at the lake with some friends! I always try to find something fun for him when we go but I think he's getting pretty spoiled!!! I'm thinking he's pretty darn lucky! He had a blast and is now sleeping! He even went tubing! Mike and I returned home to a home cooked meal on our table by some more great friends!! It's been a great day all around!

Thank you so much for all your prayers! We realize how fortunate we are to be surrounded by such great people. We have a wonderful support system filled with prayer!

I will write again when we return in October!

By the way.......we celebrated a pretty special little boy's birthday this past weekend! Luke turned 6 on Saturday!!!!! I cannot believe it! He will go to kindergarten this fall!

Love,
Jess