Amazing the Doctors

Just a few days after her last chemo treatment, Shelly went back to the doctor for an MRI to check her progress. A week later (last Tuesday), Shelly had an appointment with Dr. Bell, her surgeon, ...kind of a halfway-through-the-chemo check up. She called right after the visit to report wonderful news. Dr. Bell said that her progress couldn't be any more perfect and that he was very pleased with the results of the MRI.
Well, even better news came on Friday afternoon! Dr. Huntsinger, the oncologist, called Shelly to see if she had been given the results of the MRI. Shelly told her that she had met with Dr. Bell earlier that week and that he was very pleased with the results, but had not given her any more details. Dr. Huntsinger told Shelly that Dr. Bell was not the only one happy with results... but that ALL the doctors at the breast center were exited about her progress! The doctors had met for their weekly conference that Friday afternoon, as they routinely do, to discuss the many patients that are being treated for cancer. They were not only excitedly talking about Shelly's MRI, but passing around the results and pictures from the MRI, and were all amazed at her healing!
Do we have a God who is in control of everything?! Do we have a God who answers prayers?! Is anything too hard for God?!
So, Shelly asked Dr. Hunsinger how big the tumor was now. She replied, "Shelly... we can't see it any more. If anything, I would say that it is the size of a dot." A cancerous tumor that 3 months ago was nearly two inches wide, now reduced to a dot!
I answer, God IS in control, God DOES answer prayer, and NOTHING is too hard for God!
Shelly has been struggling with a cold, cough, and congestion for almost 3 weeks now. She just can't seem to shake it. Please pray that she will be able to get over this very soon, and that it will not cause any complications with her chemo this Thursday. Keep praying! God is answering!

Round 3... Halfway Through

"He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me." ~ Psalm 55:18

This is the beautiful passage of scripture that Shelly shared with us as she went in for her third round of chemotherapy on Wednesday last week.

It is hard to believe that the chemo treatments are halfway through. Only three more to go. Shelly along with her oncologist, Dr. Huntsinger, were very encouraged at her visit last week. Dr. Huntsinger told Shelly that she can barely feel the tumor any more. Praise the Lord that the chemo is doing what it is supposed to do!

Shelly was very tired the few days following the treatment, but she was still able to attend our church's fall festival on Saturday for a few hours. When I asked her on Saturday how she was, she said, "Well, I can't really taste any of my food and my energy level is really low, but I just told God, 'Here are the things I need to be able to do,' and He's just gonna have to help me do them." Her fighter spirit is not wavering.

Shelly goes in for her next treatment on November 20 at 9:45 am.

Thank you all for your prayers and your posts. Please continue to pray daily for Shelly and her family. And for those of you who read the blog, please do not hesitate to post your comments. Shelly knows that there are thousands of people praying for her, but it means SO much to see it in writing.

"...Pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."

I am also posting some additional pictures from the hat party a few weeks ago. Shelly's sister, Sherry just gave me pictures that she took with her camera, and there were quite a few that I did not have. Enjoy!