Step by Step...

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"Faith does not concern itself with the entire journey. One step is enough." Lettie Cowman

I've two days before my next treatment where I'll start a new drug. I'm a bit anxious but I've read a lot about it and I think I know what to expect. Some people have an allergic reaction to this particular treatment. I do appreciate your prayers on Monday.

Four more treatments. Eight more weeks. It cannot be over soon enough. I pray that I stay well and don't have any setbacks. My surgery has been scheduled for Dec. 14th. I'm to arrive at 10:00am for a procedure that will locate the sentinel lymph node, as it is to be removed during the surgery. The mastectomy is scheduled to begin at 1:00pm and the reconstruction at 3:00pm. It will be a long day in surgery. I believe I will have to stay in the hospital for a couple of days.  It couldn't have been planned any better really. The Living Christmas Tree at church begins on the 15th, and there is no rehearsal the day before, thankfully. My parents are coming and will be here to take care of me when Scott has to go to the performances. It is all quite neat at this point and I pray it stays that way!

I went back to the wig shop and bought yet another wig, this one quite a bit more expensive than the cheap one I bought online, but it is the same hairstyle. I can't tell you how much better I feel going out now that I have it. Feeling like me again is worth the expense. I feel more comfortable with this new one as it has a lace front and a very realistic hairline so it is very hard to tell it is a wig. Though I like the cheaper one, the hairline makes it look very obviously like a wig.

I am excited that I feel well enough to go to church tomorrow. I have missed it so much. I really miss singing, but my voice is ragged from the treatments. Hopefully, shortly after the first of the year, I will be able to get back to it.

Step by step, I'm going to make it. I've asked God to give me patience until I get there.

Today's Prayer Requests:

  1. Please continue to pray for those affected by the hurricane.
  2. Please pray that I will not have a bad reaction to the new drug on Monday.
  3. Please pray that I will be protected from any longterm side effects. This drug can cause neuropathy.
  4. Please pray that this treatment will be easier on me and that it will continue to be effective.
  5. Please pray that I will not have any setbacks so surgery can go forward as planned.
  6. Please pray for my family.
  7. Please pray for me to be strong, brave, patient and positive. 



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