Sam got a call from Dr. Celin late this evening regarding the PET/CT scan... he said that there was no evidence of cancer. We are rejoicing and thank God that he has shown mercy to us in this situation!
There really aren't words to express how grateful we are for the prayers of family and friends and for the love that has been expressed to us. Thank you all for all the cards you have sent over the past two years... yes, that's right, it's been two years since Sam was diagnosed! We have been given the gift of realizing how precious life is!
All the best,
Maddy and Sam
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Waiting for Test Results Can Be......
Hi All - Sam had a PET/CT Scan on July 15th and we are awaiting the results. We don't expect to hear any news until at least a week after the test. The funny thing is that waiting for the test results this time is nothing like waiting for the first few test results.
It's not because we take it for granted that the tests will be negative for disease, it's just that we have learned not to live for test results. Going through a cancer treatment program and realizing that your life is not your own gives you a different perspective on life and death. We are much more appreciative of the life we have and recognize that God is in control and we don't have to sweat the small stuff.
We are blessed to recently have become grandparents and thought we'd share a photo of our new grandbaby, Sammy:
God has been so good to us! We are blessed beyond measure! We will post again when we know the results of the test... we are hopeful that we will have good news of no evidence of disease.
Maddy and Sam
It's not because we take it for granted that the tests will be negative for disease, it's just that we have learned not to live for test results. Going through a cancer treatment program and realizing that your life is not your own gives you a different perspective on life and death. We are much more appreciative of the life we have and recognize that God is in control and we don't have to sweat the small stuff.
We are blessed to recently have become grandparents and thought we'd share a photo of our new grandbaby, Sammy:
God has been so good to us! We are blessed beyond measure! We will post again when we know the results of the test... we are hopeful that we will have good news of no evidence of disease.
Maddy and Sam
Saturday, May 8, 2010
In case you were wondering...
Just a bit of an update of sorts...
Maddy has been preoccupied with a broken ankle since April 11th 2010. Don't ask unless you want the details... but, she's hoping to be back to normal, in another few weeks - oh wait... what is normal? Don't ask.
Let's talk about SAM. Better yet, let's do a comparison photo shot. This first one is from November 8, 2008. Sam was still getting most of his nourishment from a feeding tube, but in this picture he was eating cream of wheat (I think). He wasn't sure he would ever be able to swallow anything solid at that point.
Fast forward to April 11 2010 - Happiness is Pizza!
This was a real milestone for Sam. Being able to eat pizza again after thinking at one point that he would never be able to eat it again. Of course he still has to drink mass quantities of liquid to push the food down his throat, but that is a small price to pay for pizza - or any solid food.
He as been back to the ENT once since our last post and has another appointment in June. We are keeping our fingers crossed that he will be NED (no evidenc of disease). Better yet, we will be praying that God hears our prayer for that outcome. After all, He has brought us this far.
God Bless you, too.
Looking foward to summer!
Maddy and Sam
Maddy has been preoccupied with a broken ankle since April 11th 2010. Don't ask unless you want the details... but, she's hoping to be back to normal, in another few weeks - oh wait... what is normal? Don't ask.
Let's talk about SAM. Better yet, let's do a comparison photo shot. This first one is from November 8, 2008. Sam was still getting most of his nourishment from a feeding tube, but in this picture he was eating cream of wheat (I think). He wasn't sure he would ever be able to swallow anything solid at that point.
Fast forward to April 11 2010 - Happiness is Pizza!
This was a real milestone for Sam. Being able to eat pizza again after thinking at one point that he would never be able to eat it again. Of course he still has to drink mass quantities of liquid to push the food down his throat, but that is a small price to pay for pizza - or any solid food.
He as been back to the ENT once since our last post and has another appointment in June. We are keeping our fingers crossed that he will be NED (no evidenc of disease). Better yet, we will be praying that God hears our prayer for that outcome. After all, He has brought us this far.
God Bless you, too.
Looking foward to summer!
Maddy and Sam
Sunday, February 14, 2010
"Uncle!"
Saturday, February 6th, 2010 - The Big Dig
Like everyone else in the mid-Atlantic states, we are still digging out from the wallop we got from the fourth largest snow fall since they started keeping records. The snow was as deep as 3 feet in some areas where it drifted... officially the International Airport put the total at 21 inches. In the next photo, you can see it is up to their knees. It took a day and a half to dig out our driveway so our cars could make it to the private road. The plow service that clears our private roadway gave up on the task because of the volume of snow and finally on Sunday 2/7 some neighbors cleared the private roadway with their snow blowers.
We lost power from Friday night around 11:15 pm until about 4:30 am on Sunday morning. The temperature was around 20 degrees.... but we managed.
We feel blessed to have a warm home, food and many things that people long for in other parts of the world. All things considered,it could have been worse - just think Philadelphia and DC.
Sam's next doctor appointment is in a month. Nothing new to report along those lines. However, his back related pain levels are elevated from activity over the past week, so if you think of him, say a prayer that he will be able to recover and sleep well at night.
Wherever you are, may God be with you.
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