Working on a plan..

I don't really even know where to start.  We are overwhelmed by the prayer and love that friends and strangers have extended to our family.  We have received cards, gifts and so many people have reached out and want to help us.  The truth is, I feel great. It is by the grace of God that I had kidney stones and a CT scan that accidentally found these nodules on my lung. If we had we not caught this until I had symptoms we maybe having a different conversation.

The fact that we caught the metastasis before I had symptoms doesn't change that fact that I have stage 4 breast cancer, it simply means we have time to find the best treatment for me.  Yesterday at U of  M we listened to options and recommendations. Friday morning we will meet with my oncologist in Muskegon and work on a timeline to put treatment into action.

With stage 4, they start with the treatment that has proven to possibly keep cancer from growing while allowing quality of life.  So, we will start out with a few therapy's that have minimal side effects but also have been known to stop the cancer from growing then we hope and pray they work for years.  They can’t promise anything,  and we will live scan to scan, blood test to blood test.  I will start treatment soon and should be able to live life as normal through treatment for now. Praying that these drugs can keep the cancer from growing more. If they don’t work for me, then we go onto the next drug and see if that works.

After we meet on Friday and have a final plan and timeline I will make another update.  Of course we also have to wait for the insurance approval of the recommended treatment choices. 

Our family thanks you for the prayers, they are helping to us stay strong and hopeful during a time that it could be so easy to let go.

A few of my favorite people have sent us songs, and this one happens to be one of my favorites right now.  Go check it out on YouTube, it is powerful. 

Lauren Daigle - Trust In You - YouTube

Peace and Hope,

Chris and family