Jan came home on Tuesday. The results of the test were not what we wanted to hear, but we believe that God will heal. Of the 21 lymph nodes that were tested, there were cancer cells in one. That means that her official diagnosis is Stage III Colon Cancer, and she will need to begin chemo within a couple of weeks. We have an appointment with an Oncologist scheduled for next Wednesday. We went in for an MRI this morning, to look at the spot on her liver that the Dr. believes to be a hemangioma, which is basically a benign tumor on the liver, which is not a problem. Hopefully, this is what it is, and nothing more. Keep on praying with us, because we know that nothing is greater than our God.
Jan’s mom, Marcell Schwarck, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s, passed away Tuesday morning in the nursing home. (That’s right, the morning of the day we were told that she had colon cancer.) She was 79 years old. There will be a graveside service Friday morning at ten at Waco Memorial Park, with a visitation tonight at Oakcrest Funeral Home (on Bosque Blvd., across from the HOT Coliseum). It was a blessing that she held on this long, we were afraid that she would go last week, before, during or right after the surgery. Please pray for Jan as she deals with the loss of her mom. We went by the nursing home today and saw her nurses, and thanked them for the wonderful care that they gave her. If, God forbid, you have a loved one who is stricken with Alzheimer’s, we would highly recommend Wesley Woods for them.
Staci has been officially diagnosed as having mono, and together with the news that her mom is sick, and her grandmother passed away, she is not having an outstanding week. She is a trooper though, and I am sure she will be fine, as long as she gets a lot of rest and keeps the extracurriculars to a minimum.
Meantime, there is a whole bevy of ladies here cleaning, making meal arrangements, visiting, and I am sitting here at the dinner table typing up this for the blog, when I am supposed to be working. It feels weird to sit here and have people do things for me (us) and just accept it. There are a lot of things that are being done, that I could have done, but I know that people just want/need to help, but it just plain feels strange to be on the receiving side of all this.
More later, and I am sure the humor will come back, it’s just on a hiatus.
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2 comments:
humor? your earlier posts were supposed to be funny?
seriously, though, we're praying for your family. keep the men in the family strong & healthy for your girls.
Steve,
So sorry to hear about all the tough things going on in your family right now. I wish I could be one of those people there to help (even if you didn't need it) but I will have to be satisfied with being here in FW and praying.
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