Thursday, December 20, 2012

Update on Kelsey's surgery

Kelsey's surgery went as expected and the tear in her shoulder has been repaired.  We will get to see her in about 45 minutes.

Thank you for your continued prayer support for a smooth and successful recovery.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Wednesday, December 19th

Glen saw his esophagus doctor last week and got a good report.  The scan they did showed no obvious signs of cancer anywhere.  YEAH!!!!!!!  He is still having some issues when eating, but no tests can be done for 3 months to allow the chemo to be out of his system.  He also needs to gain some weight before they start more tests.  Overall this is good news and he is looking forward to celebrating Christmas with the family.

We all went to Christy and Phillip's house in Jackson this past weekend to celebrate Trace's 8th birthday and to watch the children's Christmas play at their church.  We had a great time playing games, eating, and enjoying the play.

Jennifer and I are back in Jackson tonight preparing for Kelsey's shoulder surgery tomorrow afternoon at 1:00.  Your prayers are greatly appreciated.  The surgery should take about an hour and we will stay here with her while she recovers, before heading to McMinnville for Christmas.  Courtney finished her last day at school today and she is staying with Peggy and Glen for a few days while we are in Jackson.

Thank you again for your continued prayer support for our family.  I will update again once Kelsey is out of surgery and at home recovering.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Praise Report - Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

Glen has finished his last round of chemo and went in last week to have a PET scan to determine what progress has been made with the treatments.  He got the results back yesterday and we have great news to share.  The high grade lymphoma is GONE, the low grade lymphoma is in REMISSION, and the spot on his esophagus (which the doctor thinks may be scar tissue) is smaller than it was in the last scan.  He has an appointment with the doctor who did the esophagus surgery on December 13th to check out the spot and make sure that is okay.

At this time, there are no more chemo treatments scheduled.  Glen will have blood tests done every 3 or 4 weeks and the doctors will follow the results to determine if any further treatments are needed.  We pray that he can start to gain back his strength now and feel much better.

Thank you again for all of your prayer support and we hope that you and your family have a great Christmas holiday.  I will continue to update the blog to let you know how Glen is doing and also to keep you updated on our family.