Has another month flown by? Life is not slowing down anytime too soon. Katie is down to her last game this Saturday. We take a breather in December before the 2 younger ones begin again in January. Tom is counting down the last days of working weekends. Starting in January he will be on his old schedule of Monday-Wednesday nights. Hopefully this will be easier as we will all be gone and the house will be quiet for him to rest. Tom has not done much EMS and I know that he misses it and the people he works with. We will be gearing up for the holidays really soon starting with our 21 year tradition of setting up the x-mas tree over Thanksgiving weekend. Tom says he needs a little Christmas right this very minute.....you know the tune!
Yesterday Tom went solo to Detroit. He had a good visit with the Dr. Ali. No changes again and they were pleased with his lab results. Tom was able to meet up with the other MTC patient while he was there. They talked about how their lives had changed and the challenges they face with the disease and effects of the chemo. I think it's great that they are able to encourage one another and share as they can't in depth with the rest of us who can only sympathize. This other patient has been on this chemo for over 2 years, that in itself is very encouraging!
Tom is scheduled to get his Scans December 12 & 13 and then on the 14th he will hear the results. I plan to go with him this trip for 3 days of medical fun! Hopefully he will feel up to shopping while we are there as I really liked the Novi mall! The contrast that Tom has to take for these tests can send him for a loop so we may just have to relax at the hotel. That may be ok also as we don't usually get much time to rest up.
I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving and will take the time to reflect the meaning of being thankful. We all have so much that we take for granted. I am thankful for all of you who take time to connect with and pray for our family. I know I've said this before, but I don't know how I would get through life without all of your support. I can't speak for Tom but I know he has been so overwhelmed by all that people have said & done for us.
2Corinthians 4:8-10 "We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are perplexed because we don't know why things happen as they do, but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going. These bodies of ours are constantly facing death just as Jesus did; so it is clear to all that it is only the living Christ within (who keeps us safe)"
