Doc. appointments, Birthday time and the Bowl Game

It's been a busy week, but a fun one. Thursday Brett and I drove to Wenatchee to get birthday presents for Bryce, go to my monthly appointment to see my doctor and get a Zeloda treatment for my bones. We purposely left a little early to stop at Hooked on Toys, check!- presents bought! That's off the list, now on to the clinic. We arrived to find my doctor had a call early that morning and her dad was in the hospital in India. We don't know how he is, but we said we'd pray for him. They were able to write down our questions and she will possibly be back next week. I'm hoping to be off Xyloda by March...maybe sooner??? My hands and feet are peeling and dry, but it's all manageable. God gives me the grace to walk through it. Honestly, I have so much to be thankful for.

Friday we had a friend birthday party for Bryce. Mom, dad and Brett all helped. Yeah family! The boys were great! We had little boy food for after school snacks, little smokies, cheese & crackers, Doritos and apple slices. Then we went up to play basketball. Those boys ran for 45 minutes straight! I had fun shooting baskets with them too. (However, I paid for being on my feet that long exercising. Ouch! Hot feet!) Then it was back to the house for cake, presents and more games. The next night we did a family party. It was fun.

Today we had friends over for the Super Bowl. It's good to get together with great friends. And boy did we eat! Yum!

The other day Brett was talking to Pastor Paul Palumbo. He asked how I was and Brett said "great. We just aren't sure how to pray sometimes, do we thank God for the healing we have or continue to pray for a miracle?" He had a good answer, he said "both". So, we are thanking God for the healing he has provided and pray for a continual miracle of healing.

Looking up and rejoicing in the day God has given us today!
Thank you for praying with us.

Sheri

Gaps

Gaps are good. Embrace them! There really is no new news to report. Sheri is doing great right now. We are knee deep in winter sports with the kids, and just the regular stuff of school, work, and snowmobile club. Gaps in doctor appointment, scans, reports and the like mean the doctors feel good about where we are. We are thankful. We plan to head to Arizona for a week at the end of February to see my Dad. When we get back we have another set of scans. Those results will set the stage for where we head from here, thus the gap. So pray on warriors! Thank you all again for your support and interest.....may God bring us many LONG gaps! Amen.

Brett

Slippers
The other day I needed a new pair of slippers after having my toe worked on. (It's healing up well.) So Brett took me to JCPenny's. I found every conceivable pair of slippers that were big white and puffy or sleek and shinny. I was hoping for something that didn't bring such attention to my feet. Then a sales person came over to put a pair of tan slippers with a sole away that she had found sitting on the counter. As she came by, I asked to look at them. They fit! They were the last pair in the store. The sales lady repeatedly said she just couldn't believe that worked out so perfectly. I just said "God knows what we need before we do and He provides just at the right time." Thanks Lord! I've worn those slippers everywhere...even church.

Looking up and thankful for the gaps,

Sheri

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

What a wonderful, blessed Christmas. Family, food, friends, Christmas lights, all make the season what it is. Mostly though we are thankful for an awesome God and time as a family. We are certainly enjoying the time off. The day after Christmas we all rested, PJ's for at least half the day. Bryce never did get out of his new Sponge Bob PJ's.

We are looking forward to a Happy New Year. I can't help but wonder what God has in store and where He will lead us, but I know He will be faithful to show us.

Physically I am doing well. It is all manageable. I'm still on full time oral chemo. I have to be careful with my hands and feet but we're "still have'in fun" as Alyssa says.

We're looking up and thankful for the miracle of each day God gives us. It's fun to enjoy today and look forward to tomorrow.

Happy New Year!

Brett and Sheri

Happy Head Scans! PTL!!!

Yesterday we drove three and a half hours to the University of Washington Medical Center, took an MRI, got results and drove home. Whew! What a day!
After the MRI, we went to see Dr. Rockhill for the results. He gave us the thumbs up. I was so happy that I gave him a big hug. We were all very happy.

Brett and I decided this was the best Christmas present we could receive. Thank you Jesus! Christmas is not about all the busyness, presents, baked cookies and holiday music, although we enjoy that too. It's about God sending his best, His Son, to us. It's about loving one another and spending time together honoring Him.

Merry Christmas!

Looking up,
Sheri

Scan results

Good scan results today! Friday we head to the UW for a follow up MRI on the brain. Please pray for good results from that test as well. We appreciate all the support, and we continue to rely on a great God. As always....looking up!

Sheri and Brett

Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for. This year I am most thankful for my family, friends and a loving God who is with us each day guiding the way. Thanks to all of you who have been praying and believing for healing too. We are looking up!

Today we are off to Waterville for a family Thanksgiving with the La Mar and Viebrock side of the family. Tomorrow we will have Thanksgiving dinner with the Gardner side of the family. We figure two dinners sounded great and you can't beat the awesome family time. We cherish that.

Have a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. God bless ya all!

Looking up,

Sheri

The New Do

Yeah! My first hair cut in two years!!! It looks much better. It's not longer in some places where it came in at first and short in others. Tammi did a great job...as always. We're waiting for the top middle to grow a little longer. I told her that was from my reverse Mohawk I was sporting under my wig. It's nice to have it feeling more healthy now.

We have a couple of scans coming up in December. On Sat., Dec. 5th I have a PET scan. We usually get results the next week. Then on Dec. 11th Brett and I will go to the U.W. for another MRI of my head. Dr. Rockhill will share the results that day with us. We are just planning on driving over and back in one day. We continue to ask God to show us the big miracle of healing and are hoping all these tests are for nothing. Upward and on-ward!
Thanks for praying and believing with us. God bless ya' all.

Looking up,

Sheri