No news is good news

Hello everyone,

It has been a while since I sent out an update. In this case no news is good news. There really hasn't been much to report. After Kims hysterectomy July 2nd things have moved along very well. Kim was almost back to her normal routine including mowing the lawn 7 days after surgery. Kim also finished up her radiation treatments July 29th.

Just about the same time Kim was done with her radiation treatments she started taking her Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) medication. She takes it once a day for the next 5 years. Because she had the hysterectomy she was able to switch to this medication in place of Tamoxifen which you may be more familiar with. The AI has been shown to work better than Tamoxifen and has fewer side effects. At first Kim was having some stomach and headache problems which concerned us, but they seem to have gone away for the most part. That is a huge blessing since 5 years of feeling like she was would have been miserable.

Currently we are back to our normal schedules. Kim has started choreographing for the middle school show "Suessical" and is running a smooth ship here again (although she never really stopped). We have experienced a few "hmmmm" moments where something seemed not quite right, for instance some new pain and swelling in a knuckle, but we are being cautiously optimistic. Everything that we discover that is not usual will be a source of concern.

Kim has already been able to share with others from her experience, including talking with 2 people referred to her that she has never met and another close friend of the family that was recently diagnosed with Breast Cancer as well. Kim helped her walk through the process, meet Drs, answer questions, pray, and even sit in the hospital.

We are confident that there is a plan for this and for us and pray that it will be revealed to us. We have grown tremendously through this. I am not sure how we would have made it through this if we were anywhere else and not surrounded by such a great support system. Please pray that we deal with the "hmmm" things appropriately without over reacting, but in a sensible manner, that Kims Knuckle is just some Arthritis or something minor, continued good health, that her spirit and attitude continue to be amazing, and that we continue to have faith and trust!

Give praise that we are just a few weeks away from the 1 year anniversary of her diagnosis, Kims health, that Kim is tolerating the AI, that her hair is lookin' good, that we were able to spend our 10th wedding anniversary TOGETHER, and just for Gods peace he has given us.

John 15:2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.

Trusting in Him,
John