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Its Over... We think

Matt finished radiation in May.  Nurses gather around and you ring a bell at the end of the hallway to signify the end of treatment.  People clap and say congratulations.  And you feel a sense of relief that it MIGHT be over, it PROBABLY is over, we hope...

Once Matt started treatment, life got easier, at least for me.  Matt dealt with nausea, exhaustion, and other symptoms.  But we knew what to expect.  We knew what was coming next.  We compared a lot of his symptoms with pregnancy.  He would say, "you have no idea what its like to be bone tired all the time and constantly day dream about the next time you can take a nap..." (hmmm), or we would discuss the effectiveness and side effects of zofran (the wonder drug!)

Matt will have a CT scan at the end of July and then we will "know" that his cancer is cured.  We are excited and expectant for that day, but we are also resting and comforting in the fact that this season is over.

Right after we moved back from Chicago, Matt worked as a valet at The Cancer Center.  It deeply changed him.  Every day he saw and ministered to people with and without hope.  People on the brink. People with family, people with money, people with nothing.  We are more than aware that Matt skimmed the surface of cancer... his diagnosis had the best prognosis, his treatment regimen was easier than most.  We were surrounded by the best doctors (and contacts to find those doctors), great insurance, a loving and sacrificial family, friends and church family, and most and best of all, we had HOPE IN THE RESURRECTING POWER AND LOVE OF CHRIST.  We are so beyond grateful for all of those things and people, but most of all, we are thankful for our Rock and firm Foundation.