Feels Like a Miracle

We're having a positively glorious summer! We've been spending a lot of time at our cottage in northern Wisconsin, which at one point we never thought we'd be able to do again. We love seeing our old friends in the Rhinelander ward again. We've enjoyed having Hilary and her family come up to visit, and we've had so much fun with little Jack and Grace on the pontoon boat and at our beach. John's been going swimming every day.

We feel we are truly being blessed with a miracle. On June 30th, John had an MRI of his brain, which showed that the brain lesions are, to quote Dr. Khuntia, the radiation oncologist, "gone"!!! John jumped up and hugged him at the news! We were overjoyed. Dr Khuntia said there are a few very tiny lesions, but they are likely necrotic, or dead.

In early August John will have a chest CT scan. Then we'll see how the lung tumor is doing. In the meantime, he continues on Tarceva, the daily chemotherapy pill. He's feeling pretty good; he just tires easily, and still has problems with his appetite. His hair is coming back, slowly.

All of this feels like a miracle to us. We continue to pray for a miracle, and we feel the power of all of your prayers. We're so thankful to our Heavenly Father for hearing our prayers, and for His tender mercies.