A great report

As many of you know 2007 was not exactly a "banner year" for our family. We feel like we spent way more time at hospitals and funeral services than weddings or baby showers. Anyway even though we are only 11 days is to 2008. This has already been a great year for us.

There has been one challenge that I have not been blogging about but choose to share now. Back in late Spring my sister-in-law Danette's dad was diagnosed with lung cancer. At the time he was given a very grim prognosis. As her family was still reeling with this diagnosis as well as trying to figure out how to tell Kelby and Kolin this news we faced the unexpected death of my grandfather. So these two little innocent boys were forced to face death and illness at a very rapid pace.

In late summer James and Charla (Danette's parents) went to a world renound cancer treatment hospital for 12 weeks of vigorous chemo and radiation. They were told that even that may prove to be unsuccessful. One of the worst things for them was being away from home and missing their grandson's activities while they were in the midst of treatment. They finally got to return home in early November and just this week returned to the hospital for another battery of tests to see if the treatments worked. We have all been hoping and praying that James would receive a good report. I even spoke to Danette last night and she said that all the tests had been completed and they just had to return today to get the results.

Just a few minutes ago I received this email from Danette:

They met with the doctors today and received “TWO THUMBS UP”:
Right lung—spot has reduced to what they projected and they say it should scar up and capsulate itself.
Left lung---middle of spot has gone away—showing that it eats from inside out. They believe it will continue to do so!
He has no further treatment scheduled at this time and will return in 2 months for checkup & testing

PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!! Many prayers have been sent up for the entire family and we are so thankful that this positive report was received today!!!!!

James and Charla had this family picture taken in early Summer.

From left: Chris, Danette, Charla, James, Tiffany, and Sonny (Danette's brother and wife)
and of course Kolin and Kelby

Incidentally Sonny and Tiffany are expecting grandson #3 for Charla and James in early March!!

Thanks to God, medical science, God, positive attitudes, God, and prayer James now has many more years to spoil his grandsons!!!!!!!