A young family who I know of, but don’t know personally, has allowed me to renew my faith in the Lord’s continued desire and ability to work miracles. This family was not only facing infertility issues, but the husband was in desperate need of a liver transplant. Just over six months ago, although through tragic circumstances, he received a liver transplant and the wife was pregnant with not one, but two, miracle babies. Throughout their long ordeal, they sold shirts to help support their efforts that stated “expect miracles” and their blog is titled “Impatiently Waiting for our Miracle.” Following their story has really impacted the way I pray to God and how I view our current circumstances. (Abby - if you somehow read this or hear about, know that your and Reid’s story, as well as Clayton’s legacy, means much more than you can ever know. I now wear my “expect miracles” t-shirt so much it’s almost threadbare.) I am borrowing their motto. I am now “Impatiently Waiting for our Miracle,” but am doing my best to “expect” that the Lord wants that miracle for us.
Jeremiah 32:27 tells us that nothing is too hard for our Heavenly Father and we are desperately praying that He will work a miracle and heal Tim’s cancer - be it through modern medicine or Devine intervention.
My last post in May was just after we had met with the Center for Targeted Therapy and were anxiously waiting for an opening in a clinical trial. Upon our return in June, we learned that there were still no openings, and the decision was made to go back on chemo in an effort to slow down the growth and spread of the cancer. These three rounds have been quite eventful. Tim was hospitalized at MD Anderson downtown in mid June for an abscess near his primary tumor that had to be surgically removed. He said this was quite possibly the most painful thing he’s ever experienced. He started the chemo immediately following that hospital stay and has remained pretty sick throughout these six weeks. (We were able to take very short vacation at the beginning of July, but he spent the majority of it in the hotel while the kids and I tried to find some fun.)
On Monday, he had his routine scans, and yesterday we learned what we expected. The cancer continues to grow in both size and number in all areas. With that news, the decision was made to stop chemo as it wasn't doing any good and was drastically hindering his quality of life. So now we pray! His next appointment is August 15 and we pray that there is a spot just for him in a trial and that it will work. We pray that he has good days and is able to enjoy the kids, feel like he contributes to our home, and that he is able to function without pain.
We pray without doubt for a miracle!
