It's amazing how differently this cycle has gone compared to the first one. Amanda is doing great. Yesterday the kids went to my parent's house and spent the day with their cousins and we ended the day by going to church at Lawler. I even played the piano since their pianist was gone. It was just like old times. Today we went to Double G for a little archery practice and then out to see Grampy while the boys mowed. The week has flown by, but I guess that is what happens when Monday is a vacation day - it just throws the rest of the week off balance!
Yesterday we shared with our Grace family that Tom and I
have made the decision to home school Amanda this year. After
seeing how her body has responded to treatment, which is scheduled to go
through next summer, we feel that she will not physically be able to attend
classes. With the Administration and
Board of Trustee’s approval and support, we will do our best to include her in
various activities throughout the school year so she can stay involved and in
touch with her classmates. It is our prayer that she returns to Grace
next year with her classmates. Brandon
will be at Grace, so this is another area where we would appreciate prayers as we
learn to balance and juggle the various calendars and schedules. It should be an exciting year! I may need to adopt the circus theme for the
school year since we will be juggling so many things. Trapeze anyone?
I am going to be a teacher.
Who would have thought?! My first
inclination is to panic, but this too is not a surprise to God. I have faith
and trust that God knows best, even though at times I feel woefully inadequate to take this on.
Since Tom and I began discussing this decision some time ago,
I have had time to work through all the implications it brings and to tell the
truth, I am starting to look forward to being at home full time even if the home school aspect does intimidate me a little. While I held on to the hope that she would be
able to return to school, we now know that God has other
plans for our family. To be honest, I am starting to view home school as another chapter
in our adventure! I truly feel blessed for the opportunity to be with
her daily and have this active role in her education.
It has been awhile since we have posted pictures of Ginger, so I thought I would include a few tonight to show how big she has gotten! This should be as large as she gets - we hope!
Tomorrow will be a long day for us. We have a follow up appointment with Dr.
Brown, the Radiation Oncologist in the morning. I am excited to see him and talk to him about the most recent MRI
results! We then head to Dell for Amanda’s
second transfusion of her IV medication along with a new antibiotic she will also receive through her port. This will be the third antibiotic they have
tried on her. She had reactions to the
first two, so we are praying for a more positive experience with this one! She is
very anxious about it, please pray for her to have courage. This antibiotic is a preventative medication that she
will be on for the entirety of her treatment, plus up to six months after, so we want
something that works really well for her.
God continues to bless us tremendously each and every
day. We are thankful.
Praying that she does not have a reaction to the antibiotic!
ReplyDeleteHope this week goes just as well and praying she tolerates her medicines. Say Hi to Dr Brown from us! Hugs!!
ReplyDeleteOur church will keep praying for her.
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