Answered Prayer

The week started off looking a little challenging. Josh was very tired after his lumbar puncture, and then had a headache and fever for a couple of days. He didn't want to eat or get up, he just slept.

Then Wednesday, the good news started coming in. We got results back from his echo cardiogram. We had been told a few weeks ago that his heart had been damaged by the chemo. They told us that he had heart damage that was not repairable, but we would most likely be able to control the problem with diet and exercise. 

This changed our entire approach to his treatment. When we got the results back that his heart had completely recovered, we knew that it was an answer to prayer. 

Josh had much better days on Thursday and Friday. He got up and walked around, and his appetite was back. Saturday morning, he got his last round of chemo at 4am. His oncologist, Dr. C. Turner came in around 9am and told us we could go home. By the time we were done packing up, and getting cleaned out of the Ronald McDonald house, it was close to 11am. We ran a few errands in Amarillo and then we headed home. 

Josh has been tired all day. He slept on the drive home and has been sleeping since. He is not complaining about anything, but we think he is worried about getting sick again. He would really like to be home for Thanksgiving.

After arriving home, we received a call from a family in Amarillo. Their church is handing out Thanksgiving dinner meals and they wanted to know if they could deliver one. I asked them if they knew that we were in Dalhart, and they said they did, but still wanted to bring it. They have gotten our information from the Ronald McDonald House.

A few hours later, they arrived with a turkey and all of the fixens (frozen) and we had a nice visit with them. It was another opportunity to share about how God continues to be faithful to us and how He uses other people to bless us.

We are thankful to be home and pray that we can be here through Thanksgiving. We pray that this season God will bless you and that you will share with others what you are truly thankful for. We are thankful for answered prayer. God healed Josh's heart, he allowed him to tolerate chemo well, and He got us home safely.