So, we made it home after watching Hayden and Melissa become the Butlers. The wedding was beautiful, with Dan most impressed by the vocabulary in the vows. Leave it to English Lit majors to use the words ontological or fierce to describe their love.
The drive home from San Luis Obispo was beautiful. The beaches and coastal scenery is much better than the 5! Though, it took a while longer than usual, so it was nice to make it to Santa Rosa and crawl into bed.
Today, we slept in (yay!) and watched the 49ers win their game and just lounged. Later, we celebrated with the church family at our annual Christmas potluck. Lots of food and a white elephant exchange gave way to Christmas carols and worship. Our church is small enough that everyone is family. Such a wonderful blessing it is to finally see them all again.
I should finish this quickly seeing as Dan and I have a very early morning ahead of us. Departure is set for 5:15-5:30am to reach Stanford Hospital. Tomorrow, Dan has a CT and a PET scan to evaluate his progress. Then, we have to wait until Tuesday to get word of the results. An acidy stomach is most likely on its way. Yet, we'll be staying with beloved friends who have adorable children. That should be sufficient to keep me distracted at least!
Please be in prayer that the news is encouraging. Since the last 3 months have been "wait and see" months, we are hoping to see no dramatic changes...at least bad dramatic changes. The liver was hammered with radiation back in June, so we're hoping to see some very dead tumors--or non-existent tumors. As for the pancreas, we're hoping for a very tiny and non-growing tumor. Pray for the doctors to see what they need to see and to have wisdom to recommend the next steps. Again, it would be wonderful to avoid more chemo (hair for graduation would be great, don't you think?), but that is only possible if the tumor growth has been minimal or none.
Pray for peace and encouragement and hope. Let this season be one of rejoicing in God's further healing in Dan's body. May the news on Tuesday leave us just plain old exuberant.
I'm nervous. Dan is not. Help us to hold firm to the Rock.
God is good. All the time.
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