There's stories upon stories to tell about these last eight months. My guess is that I only share 2 or 3 of them and for your sake I'm sorry. But I do want to give you glimpse inside our lives as you all matter so much to us. Melissa and I are rejoicing with every passing day and every clear test. This happiness stems from Isaac being healed and from our family finally able to push the "Play" button after being on "Pause" for so long. Isaac's situation has overshadowed everything.
Over the last week I came down with a cold that has now made it's way through our family. This cold is one of the clearest signs that God has surrounded us in His mercy.
At the very beginning of this journey we were warned that Isaac would be extremely susceptible to germs. We knew it before the doctor spoke, but when it's your 3 year old son with cancer knowing the fact doesn't take the sting out of the idea. They did their best to calm us.
"People go through this all the time, it's manageable. It seems overwhelming and it is, but you'll be impressed in how well you all pull together."
And, "We have doctors and nurses here to surround you with the best care out there."
Sandwiched conversations that went something like, "Get used to coming up this way, your schedules will be fluid and things will turn on the dime. Isaac's chemo is so intense that we just can't predict it all."
And, "We have doctors and nurses here to surround you with the best care out there."
Sandwiched conversations that went something like, "Get used to coming up this way, your schedules will be fluid and things will turn on the dime. Isaac's chemo is so intense that we just can't predict it all."
The truth of it was that we had a first-grader going to a new school and a 1 year old that has ate dirt on more than one occasion. How are we supposed to protect Isaac from getting germs?!? On top of that we were under a CRAZY amount of stress, work that didn't stop, and plenty of family Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings in the pipeline. Sure, we'd wash our hands like crazy and train Isaac to the best of his ability to stay clean, but we knew that it would be by the grace of God that we'd stay healthy.
Guess what?
Haha! This is the first cold any of us have had since May or June. Isaac did come down with a 101.5 fever one day that caused a day trip up to Randall's but other than that we kept a clean bill of health. It's absolutely unbelievable to me. The stress that a single cold would have caused...and we didn't have to go through that once. I'm floored. We could've managed it I believe, but that was one thing God chose to keep off our plate and HALLELUJAH, thank you Abba Father!
Isaac will continue to take a lot of time and energy. The picture attached here is one of his most requested meals (breakfast, lunch or dinner). Quesadilla and mustard. Oh boy...they said his tastebuds would change with chemo and they weren't lying. But the other two kiddos are just phenomenal little people. Leah is beautiful inside and out. I'm constantly impressed with her insightfulness and empathy. She's turning into a little athlete and has brains to back it up. Yes I'm biased. No I don't care. James is...interesting. This little stinker of a kid always keeps us on our toes. His laugh lights up the room his fearlessness (courage is too generous term for him, stupidity is not giving him enough credit.) knows no bounds; he knows how to push literal and figurative buttons very well. And he's loved oh so much.
And my wife.
I don't know where to start and don't think I could find an ending. She's my soulmate, my love, my Valentine, and the mother to my kids. I love her so.
The future is still uncertain, but I believe God has shown himself to be faithful through these crazy times. Thank you all for showing us faithfulness and grace and love. We couldn't have done it without you.
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