Great MRI news!!

God has heard all of our prayers and granted us a huge blessing this week. My mom's first MRI scan after completing her first round of treatment came back clear with no sign of a tumor! They are continuing to watch a certain ridge of her brain near where the original tumor was removed. This ridge was the target area for her radiation treatment. The MRI also showed that the cancer cells on the ridge have not spread and may have actually decreased slightly. After discussing the results with her many oncologists, they are very optimistic that we will not see another tumor growing anytime in the near future. They truly believe that my mom is going to be one of the lucky people that will fight and succeed to live for a long time after being diagnosed with a glioblastoma tumor. They explained that this is only because they caught it early when the tumor was so small and because she is so incredibly healthy! We do know that unfortunately there is no cure for brain cancer at this time. But our plan is to help my mom fight this off until they do find that cure!

We are so grateful for this much needed good news. And to know that all the doctors and all the treatments that have sapped my mom of her energy and taken her hair are REALLY WORKING! Yes everyday we deal with the worry and the doubts about what tomorrow could bring for my mom and our family. But we are so lucky to be surrounded with friends and family that help us find guidance when we need it. A very dear friend of mine sent my mom and I a devotional book called "Jesus Calling." She herself has found peace in her crazy life after sitting down each night and reading this book, so I am now doing the same. Granted there are some nights I fall asleep without reading, but have I found comfort in the scriptures I have read and reflected on. It's also pretty cool knowing that my mom and I are reading the exact same thing every night and can focus our prayers together. Like many people, I have a hard time accepting the fact that there are things in life that I cannot control, like my Mom's cancer or my boyfriends deployment to Afghanistan in July. These things could overwhelm me with worry and fear if I let them. But my faith reminds me that I am not in control, someone else is. Monday night's reading spoke to me for obvious reasons and I thought I would share it:
When something in your life or thoughts makes you anxious, come to Me and talk about it. Though the lessons of trust that I send to you come wrapped in difficulties, the benefits far outweigh the cost.