The Gallbladder detour...

Sooooo...at 2 in the morning Sheri felt a pain in her tummy. I said it's just the flu. At 6am she was throwing up...I said it's just the flu. At noon she was really complaining that it really, really hurt....I said it's just the flu, ride it out. At 2pm the whole family was on it's way to Wenatchee. Sheri's doctor said I think it's your Gallbladder....I said it's just the flu...maybe bad pizza. The doctor was right. 24 hours later she is minus one Gallbladder, and feel much better. I was incorrect in my diagnosis, strike one for Dr. Brett. They were able to do the less invasive surgery, so her recovery will be pretty quick. For your info this is totally unrelated to what else is going on with Sheri...just really bad luck, and two big gall stones. She is tough as always, and looking up.....are you? Hope so! Thanks again for all the support and prayer, we truely feel it!

Brett (and Sheri)

Stehekin Bound!

A Hoy! We're off to Stehekin for the weekend. We went to Sheri's doctor in Wenatchee for her monthly appointment. Her blood numbers were super good today....more so then usual. I asked the doc if that was normal...she just looked at me and smiled and said, "Sheri is not normal." True.
This weekend is the one year mark of my Moms passing. So we thought what better to do to keep our minds clear then head to Stehekin....everything is clearer there. My Dad and Sister and her family are headed up too. The bummer is the bakery isn't open until next weekend....a good reason to go back.
We are praying that the gamma knife treatment is doing it's job (no real results for a few months), and for peace on this journey God has us on, and His continued healing. This week is tough though thinking of Mom. We miss her.

Looking up,

Brett and Sheri

Loving Being Home

Home again, home again jiggity, jig, jig! It's nice to be home. I slept a little better last night.

The Gamma Knife surgery went well as far as we can tell. We won't get results for a month or two when we do another MRI on my head. For now my doctor is off on a well deserved vacation to Greece.

God continues to answer prayers though! I had one of my friends tell me they prayed that screwing on the frame to my head wouldn't hurt as much this time. And guess what? It didn't hurt as much as it did last time. I mentioned it didn't hurt as much to my doctor and he said, "maybe you just knew what to expect this time." That's possible, but I believe God had something to do with it too.

Yesterday, the day after gamma knife, I just did a little, then hit the tired wall in the afternoon. I was in bed by 7:00pm. Today we plan on going to the pancake breakfast and then to the parade. That has been our tradition for years as a family. Then we plan to rest the remainder of the day.

We are so thankful for God's provision. He continues to show us that we are in his hands and arms time and time again. I'll have to look back and see if I blogged the "little chapel" story, if not I will. It's just another example of how God shows us He is caring for us.

We continue to thank God for the miracles He is providing and has provided. We also continue to ask for complete healing. We look to Him for guidance and peace. He is our Hope.

We are looking up & wrapped in love.

Sheri & Brett

Over the Mountain and Through the Woods

After waiting for the time to go to Harbor View and having it change 3 times. At the last minute, we are going over the mountain tonight and will be there at 6:30 a.m. We should be done about 2:00p.m. I only know that because that was our appointment time an hour ago. We are hoping to be able to come home afterwards...we'll see what the doc. says.

Upward and onward! Thank you for praying. We're loading the car now. God bless ya' all!

Looking up,

Sheri & Brett

Putting our hiking boots back on...

Well, we have another hill to climb, so lace up your hiking boots. One of the spots is obviously bigger and three others are very suspicious according to my doctor. Therefore I'll be going in for Gamma Knife surgery again next week on April 6th. He says not to worry because we still have options.

We are still praying for healing. I told Brett I still feel like a two year old just tugging on the robe of Jesus saying will you heal me now? How about now? I just keep tugging. Now? When Lord?
I know He is fully capable, omnipotent and loving. We just get to trust Him and rest in Him. We know He is ultimately in control.

The mountains in our lives are but bumps for God. He can handle them and us. We're praying and praying and doing our best.

Looking up!

Sheri

Tomorrow Brett and I will be going over the mountain to visit my doctor and have a MRI. We are going over and back the same day so it will be a quick day. We are continuing to pray for good scans. Please continue to pray for this with us.

Have a beautiful week.

Looking up,

Sheri

Catching up

Well, since we last wrote, my doctor's nurse called and wanted to see us in one month instead of two. She said the radiologist saw a couple of suspicious spots. That's all the information she gave me at the time. The next morning she called again to inform me that they were the same spots Dr. Rockhill had seen. My doctor and the radiologist just wanted to error on the side of being cautious... I could have used that information the night before! I knew there is a 90% chance of it just being Adema and 10% chance it was actually trying to grow. However, there was no new growth any where else. That's good news. So, we go back over on the 27th for another scan.

We are thanking God for the miracle that He is doing in my life and pray for continued grace and healing. He is a good God.

Over Spring Break we had fun with my family putting new decking on mom and dad's deck. It was great to spend the family time with the entire family. The rest of the time we spent at Brett's dad's house putting it back together. I'm on my way over now to get some more done on it. It has been fun to see the changes. Let's hope he likes them!

Thank you for continuing to pray!
Looking up,

Sheri