the royal blue bracelets imprinted with "praying for julie" arrived at my doorstep today.... if you would like to purchase one, feel free to email me or call to pick yours up. they are $5 each. monies collected (including above and beyond the cost of the bracelets) are being given to julie and gerald. i've had some people ask if i'm collecting donations for julie and gerald to help with their situation, and i am... that's what i will include with the cash collected with the bracelets. i'm not sure if i'm going to have enough for everyone in this first order, so let me know quickly how many you need and that way i can get a second order placed if needed. and fyi...royal blue is the color of colon cancer awareness.
we had a not-so-great appointment monday with her current oncologist who gave us news we were pretty much expecting from him. it boils down to this: she will have a "follow-up" PET scan in 3 weeks. if it is "clear" she WILL do another 6 months of chemo as "insurance" and that will give her a 25% chance of having a "median 3 years survival". if the PET scan is NOT clear, chemo will buy her some time until she decides to stop treating it, if she takes the chemo at all. and not that her current doctor is incapable, or incompetent, but...well, those numbers aren't good enough for us... so we are anticipating better news tomorrow at our cancer treatment centers of america appointment. CTCA if you are not familiar, is a specialty hospital for cancer patients that treats the person "holistically", mind, body, nutrition, diet, exercise, spirtuality, along with traditional medicine such as chemo, radiation, and other pharmaceutical products. so, since they rank with MD Anderson and Mayo as one of the top facilities in the nation, we are lucky to have them in our backyard here in tulsa and look forward to the treatment they can provide. i think my friend monica said it best today when she posted on my facebook "The doctors have been wrong before. There are some things that modern medicine can't anticipate. Hope, faith and Julie's amazing zest for life are things that a physician can't possibly calculate into a prognosis." this is so true. julie is indescribably strong and dedicated to her faith. if anyone can overcome this awful disease, it is julie.
i just want to thank you all again for your support. keep up the prayers... it has been a truly "awesome" experience to witness how many people who have come together from across the state, and the country, to join in prayer for someone many haven't even met -just out of love for Christ and our fellow brothers and sisters. i've never been first hand to someone who has influenced this many people. what a wonderful testament to others of what our faith in Christ can accomplish. not just the healing - but the drawing together of people for one purpose. i know i say this all the time, but your compassion is appreciated beyond words. thank you so much... - tobra
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Tobra, thank you so much for typing so much!! The detail means a lot and answers a lot of questions that G & J won't have to answer. Thank GOD for CTCA and for the compassion and open minds to pursue whole body mind and spirit treatment. Hope stirs anew, faith in God never waivers...
ReplyDeleteJulie, thank YOU for the beautiful example you set and reflect God's love for the world to see. God's gift is the strength and grace he has given you to live through this trial while giving him the glory!