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Autumn update. Still losing weight. Still having difficulty keeping anything down. Immunotherapy Still on hold. God is Still faithful!    The Nuggets Yesterday I attended a celebration of life for a 42 yr old woman that had lost her battle with addiction. I sat by her mom at a table during the visitation and heard…

Autumn Update. Home from the hospital after 9 days. Challenge still is keeping enough calories down to survive/thrive!!! Immunotherapy is one hold until she at least maintains. She will have blood work about every 5 days. She came home with many new (supportive car meds). She said WOW! Mom never thought I would own my…

Autumn Update! She had scans done, and the immunotherapy seems to be having some positive effects. The report said, “Slight improvement in all areas.” She is still doing a lot of vomiting and has lost 12 more pounds since Feb fourth. They are trying to keepher strong enough to give the therapy time to make…

Monday March 11. Hard to believe it is nearing the middle of March already. It is three days until I officially complete my 73rd year on this planet. On Saturday we said goodbye to my younger sister’s husband. He has had some health issues, but 1 month ago he went in with an earache which…

What a week it has been! I am sorry I didn’t post last weekend >>> BUT! it was baby arrival week end. This was meant to be a 4-generation experience…. . However last week I was called to help an elderly friend that had been taken to the ER with shortness of breath.  I hadn’t…

         Autumn Update! After using all the Chemo her body could physically handle, she has now been excepted into an Immunotherapy Study. She will be in the hospital Tuesday and Wednesday for the first treatment. (February 13 & 14). They have to do intermittent blood work for the first 24 hrs. , thus the overnight stay. On…

Good morning and Happy February I read a quote this week that did what I believe quotes are meant to do, they cause us to think. In the Bible especially in the Psalms, you will see the word Selah. it means to PAUSE and think about that. Not sure in our fast-food, push-button world that…

The following story was from a post on FB. It was an unaccredited article. I thought at the beginning of this year it would be another great tool to add to our toolbox. Learning to ask ourselves this question. Does it really matter! A young lady sat in a bus. At the next stop a…

This week has been full of dealing with tragedy, and more tragedy. Snow, more snow! Now we have arrived at, cold and more cold. >How blessed to know I have a God that cares.  >Have a landlord that deals with my snow.    >Warm clothes, a working furnace and mittens😊 “As long as the earth endures,seedtime…

AUTUMN UPDATE: She began another Chemo after 14 weeks. Radiation did a number on her, but her hemoglobin is staying above 10 so it has stopped the bleeding. She said she would never do that again. Thank you all for you prayers and love. In pondering what to share each week , I decided to…