Sitting out on my back patio, watching the rain, just enjoying the peace.
Peace - not in circumstances, not in situations. Peace with life. Peace with each other. Peace with God.
I can honestly say, sitting here over two years after the start of this journey, we have peace.
Alan and I have stretched and grown in ways I never thought possible. The girls have grown in ways most kids there age have never even thought of.
Almost two weeks ago, we received fabulous news. All three tumors are stable. This is his third good scan in a row: shrinkage, stable, and stable again!
We met with the genetic doctor for Lynch Syndrome. We walked away feeling better informed. We have a proactive plan to start a couple of new screenings to catch a few other cancers that Lynch patients are more likely to get. With the girls, we have a great plan for checking them for Lynch after they are adults!
Where we are today - Alan is continuing to get his immunotherapy treatments every other week and will have another scan in mid to late July.
At some point Alan will probably be diagnosed with another Lynch-based cancer, but for the moment, he is probably in the best place medically he's been in the past few years. Ya know, no grapefruit sized mass growing in his colon unknowingly to us.
So we are seizing this moment and enjoying the peace. No matter what the future brings. No matter how God uses this journey. No matter the outcome of our journey.
God is in full control. So we have peace!! We trust Him to guide us and take care of us. Granting us peace. Thank you Lord for peace!
