Well, today got busier! As Dee Dee and the doc from the first test today looked at her schedule, it became apparent that she had a 5-hour gap today, but chaos tomorrow. One test, the full-body CAT scan, requires fasting the day of the test, and it was set for tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. So, despite the protests of the receptionist at the CAT waiting area, I called her primary doc and his office sort of pulled rank and got Dee Dee in for today. This is good, since she is already fasting, and it loosens up tomorrow's schedule as well. Please pray that the two tests this afternoon (CAT scan at 2:30, octreoscan at 3:30) will go off without a hitch. The timing of the two tests is pretty tight, so they are all acting like we are really taking a big chance. She had the octreoscan injection at 11:30 a.m., and they have to start the actual scan almost exactly 4 hours after the injection, so the CAT really has to go smoothly.
Also, pray for us to have patience. She is so ready to get past this, and has so little control over the disease itself, that the machinery of the medical system is frustrating.
Thanks,
Tony
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3 comments:
Tony -
Man...you do love to type, don't you? I have not checked your little slice of the internet in a while, as you had honestly gotten pretty slack posting here, so I caught up and just read through your last few . . . from Bruce Willis on up.
I tell ya, brother, I sincerely hope that you and Dee Dee grasp what an enormous blessing you have been throughout this very difficult time. Your Faith, your total reliance on God, and your willingness to openly share your hurts & needs is a wonderful example of how a Christian should deal with adversity.
So . . . I have to relate a story about something that happened down here in sunny Florida this weekend that, for some reason, made me think of you and Dee Dee. It's an odd analogy, at best, but I figure if you can use "Armageddon" (an outstanding production, by the way), I can use this.
My family and I were playing on my boat out in the lovely St. Johns River yesterday. And by lovely I mean turbulent, choppy water due to a ton of other boats and very strong wind. Oh, and water that flows along banks covered with cypress trees, making visibility in the water pretty much zero. This is important . . . later.
As we are playing, in the midst of transferring one set of kids out of our "HyperTube" and another in, I did not notice that the wind had pushed my boat over the ski rope. Bad thing not to notice. It did come to my attention pretty quickly, however, as soon as I started the motor and gave it some gas. The rope promptly wound up around my propeller and drive shaft so tightly it shut down the engine.
Hmmm...
Now I am wondering several things. Where did all the other boats go? Why is the wind blowing me away from the marina instead of towards the marina? Why is there nothing on my boat much sharper than, say, my cell phone?
To make a long story not quite as long, this is where the visibility comes into play. Given that I have an inboard engine, the propeller can not come up to me, so I have to go down to it. I spent the next ~ hour under my boat in the river, blind as a bat, holding on to the boat with one hand while feverishly working with the other trying to untangle and free the rope. I will tell you that this was not a union that was to be easily broken.
It was obvious that my boat did not understand what I was doing, either, as it seemed to jump up with every wave it could find, then crash back down on my head. Most often just when I found a little slack in the rope, causing me to lose it. Wheee....that's a fun game.
So. Why did I want you to hear this story? Well, I figured that you could use a little humor, and the picture of your little brother hanging on the bottom of a boat like a giant barnacle in the middle of a river might help.
The main reason, however, is to tell you that I did eventually get the boat back to the marina and up on a lift, where I was able to get the rest of the rope, etc, dislodged. I had my NC State baseball cap on and met a guy who is currently a junior at NC State and he offered to help.
As we talked I found out that he was visiting his aunt over the summer and had been trying to find some kids his age to spend time with. I talked to him about our church and the college program there, and had an opportunity to talk to him a bit about God. I got his email address and gave him mine, and I am sending him info on how to get connected with the church (which he seemed sincerely excited about).
What a great God we serve, you know?
When my boat stopped in the middle of the St. Johns, my first thought was not "Hey, God is going to do something good with this". In the midst of cutting my fingers on the rudder, my hand on the prop pin, and my foot on the exhaust port, I did not see the plan that God had . . . but of course He did.
I know that it is often dark, murky, painful, and frustrating when you are in the middle of a difficult situation, but I praise God that you are looking beyond your current surroundings at the opportunity God has to work in this. My prayer will continue to be that you will have peace and not be anxious, that you will trust the direction that God gives you and not question your prayful decisions, and that God will make obvious the blessing that he has in store for your family that will come as a direct result of Dee Dee's cancer.
Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you.
I love you, man.
RC
Dee Dee and Tony, I've been sending up prayers today for you both...praying hard that you both feel the presense of God with you and sense all the prayers being said on your behalf. We love you!!
"the picture of your little brother hanging on the bottom of a boat like a giant barnacle in the middle of a river might help."
Humor does help !! And leave it to my two boys to offer it to each other. I had to laugh out loud when I read the above quote about ?Randy. Isn't it great that our God has a sense of humor, too? He must have one because there can be no other reason for "knees". They are really ridiculous looking - aren't they?
Both of you being able to share good times, bad times and all the rest of life with one another and others is such a blessing. I thank God every day for the two of you and what you mean to me. I then thank Him for what the two of you mean to each other. That is a bond that you have shared from the time Randy came into your life as your brother. You quickly became friends as well and have never stopped being friends.
Dee Dee and you have been on my mind and in my heart all day. I know this is a difficult time for you both (especially Dee Dee with the tests), but God is there with you. Remember... He will never forsake you. He holds you in the palm of His gracious and mighty hands and He will not let you go, but will lift you up and guide you through all of this.
I am so proud of you, Tony and the way you share your faith so openly and honestly. You have become what God showed me in my heart when you were born... a good, Christian man. What more could a Mother ask for???
love, Mom
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