It's LIMBO time! Ole!!!

Last month, from May 18-23th, it was finally time for the Leader's Circle trip I had won at our company's annual meeting. While in Mexico, we went to Chichen Itza, swam with dolphins, sea lions, and manatees, I laid by the pool, and we boarded the Jolly Roger for a fun dinner pirate cruise. It was fun getting to know some of my co-workers better and get away from the craziness of life.

Me at Chichen Itza

But as with all vacations, you need return to reality. Unfortunately, my reality involves taking a small pill everyday called Tamoxifen in hopes that it continues to zap the teeny, weeny spot on my lung and praying I will have none of the nasty (possibly life-threatening) side effects. Of course, as the day draws closer for my next oncology appointment, so do my doubts. Is this pill working? Was the last test just a fluke? Will I still need more chemo? Then I pray and remember that it is ALL in His Hands. This song from Hillary Scott is also a good reminder.

So ... when doing the limbo, you must go low to get under the obstacle. When you are doing the CA125 limbo, you also want your number to be low. Lower than 35 is considered normal. As I waited for the doctor yesterday, I just kept praying, and hoping, and thinking lower. And to my delight ... the number was 51!!! Down 39 "points" in six weeks!!! Praise the Lord!!! So here's Shemika Charles, a limbo expert, as she auditioned for America's Got Talent several years ago. She's doing my "happy limbo dance."

Thank you for your continued prayers & encouragement. Love & hugs to you all!!!

Mighty Prayer Warriors (MPWs) - Prayer requests:

Pray for my next appointment on July 18. Pray that my CA125 would again be down.

Pray for the Lord's guidance as I write & develop the lessons for the kids during our church's summer program. 

Pray for time to continue developing my book idea. 

Only by His Strength,
Sandy

Blessed on this Journey

Hello everyone! I'm sorry it's been so long between updates, but there has been a lot going on and little time to do one of my favorite things ... tell of the incredible blessings I have received from the Lord since my last update. 

When I last wrote, I was excited that my CT scan did not reveal anything new and actually the liver cyst was actually a little bit smaller. Hooray! However, the doctor did want me to have my numbers check in about a month to see if they went lower.

Then work got crazy busy and I traveled to Birmingham, Alabama for our company's annual meeting. This was a big year - 40 years in business. It was a 70's theme and I was able to dance to "old" music that I hadn't heard in several years. It was fun to see my teammates and friends from past years. On Saturday afternoon is our awards ceremony. They give awards for top producers, top customer service providers, and several other categories. Since the account I work on will never be busy enough to be in the top producer category, I just cheered wildly for the ones who won. The last category was for the top customer service providers that are calculated from our "Fan" surveys at the bottom of each itinerary. They divided the year into two parts - January through June and July through December. Unfortunately, I didn't qualify for the first half of the year, but I was one of about 12 that qualified for the second half of the year. As we all stood in anticipation to see whose name was drawn from the "hat," I kept thinking, "It's not me, it's not me, it's not me." Next to me was my manager. She keeps saying, "It's you, it's you, it's you." Well, after the president picked the name of someone who already was going, and then with a long, dramatic pause ... he said my name!!!! I WON!!!!!!!!!! I WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What did I win??? A 6 day/5 night all expenses paid trip to the beautiful Grand Princess Riviera Resort in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico in May. I'm excited and I am blessed!

I came back from the meeting and had my blood drawn on February 6. Unfortunately, my CA125 had gone up again to 79. Although not a great number, I was just told to have another blood test in one month. Work was extremely busy and the month went quickly, but not without a little bit of drama. We had a new roof put on our home to hopefully satisfy the insurance company, but we didn't find out until the final day that they had restored our policy and we were good. Another blessing! Then less than a week later, our heater died. Thankfully, we were in a bit of a mild spell and we toughed it out and now we have a new heater. Another blessing!

March was another busy month, but still found blessings when & where least expected. At the end of February, I started a new Bible study with some of the girls from the fall semester. We are doing the "Names of God" by Tony Evans. It is a fantastic study! Then "out of the blue," a friend, NB, contacted me through Facebook and asked if I would be in church the following day because she and her daughter, NR, had something they wanted to "show" me. We planned a meeting place & time and I went to bed intrigued. After church the next day, I meet with NB who told me NR was not there, but she told me this story. You see, NB makes beautiful jewelry and she had made this necklace for a customer. NR commented that she should make one for me. And so, this is the fabulous & beautiful necklace that NB made for me.

But notice the words -- Jehovah Rapha, God Our Healer. NB didn't know I had just started a Bible study on The Names of God. And that's just how God works & blesses. I know I certainly felt loved, encouraged, and truly blessed!!! Thank you NB & NR from the bottom of my heart!!! 

Clinging to my new necklace, I had another blood test on March 6 for my CA125 number. Up and up the number goes. It was now 116. Since the number was over 100, my doctor ordered a PET scan. No longer would the just the cats be scanning me, I say jokingly, I now have all kinds of pets scanning me. But if you don't know what a PET scan is, here is the short definition from Healthline.com: A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that allows your doctor to check for diseases in your body. The scan uses a special dye that has radioactive tracers. These tracers are injected into a vein in your arm. Your organs and tissues then absorb the tracer.

After waiting to get "pre-certified" by my insurance company and then finding out that I really didn't need to get "pre-certified" at all, I scheduled my scan for first thing on Thursday, March 23. After I got checked in, they escorted me back to a private room where they prepped me for the test. After failing to find a good vein to shoot the dye into, the opted for my hand. That was special!!! Then you relax in a nice reclining chair with a blankie in a dark room for an hour. Nap time. After about an hour, they lead you into the room where the PET scan machine lives. You lay down on the "tray" that will be transporting you through the machine for about the next 25 minutes or so. After they make sure you are comfortable, the test begins. That's when I did my PET scan prayers and some singing in my head. Throughout the test, the technician kept telling me how much more time. The first time she said something, it was 18 minutes left. Then I fixated on that number. Why didn't she tell me at 20 minutes? Or 15 minutes? I just kept thinking ... 18 minutes was an odd amount of time. Next thing I knew it was 6 minutes. Again I thought ... what an odd amount of time. But soon the test was over and I was on my way home to eat something and log in to work for the day. I was just thankful that I had no side effects from the test.

After a fun weekend that included lunch with a friend and then attending a high school production of "The Importance of Being Earnest," it was finally Monday morning and I would find out the results of the PET scan. Again, I'm convinced that it's the silly little liver cyst and they should just schedule surgery and cut it out of me. I was extremely confident that this was the culprit for my rising numbers. Well ... I was 100% wrong. It was not the liver cyst that "lit up" in the scan, but a new, tiny spot in my LUNG!!! I was just so shocked, I had to ask my doctor several times if he did indeed say lung. And yes, a teeny spot that has cancerous properties, not truly cancer, but it could become cancer. UGH!!!! 

With that diagnosis, his first words were we need to start chemo again ... different drugs, but chemo again. Before the appointment, I had already prayed for wisdom and made up my mind that chemo would be the very, very last option once all other options had been explored. So, untypical of myself, I asked what other options were available. The next option was a prescription for a pill that is taken daily called Tamoxifen. I'm currently taking this drug with the hopes & prayers that this will kill whatever is "feeding" this little spot. And that this little spot in my lung with shrivel up and disappear ... permanently. Although it was not the news I was hoping for, I feel blessed that I had an option and that I'm not facing chemo at this point in time. 

Now, back to my Bible Study group. This past week, we were focused on the names -- Jehovah Nissi, The LORD My Banner and Jehovah Tsaba, The LORD Our Warrior. This was exactly what I needed to hear after my news on Monday. Jehovah Nissi is from the story in Exodus 17:8-16 where Israel is fighting Amalek. While Joshua and the army are fighting in the valley, Moses, Aaron & Hur are at the top of a hill overlooking the battle. As long has Moses holds up the staff of God, Israel wins. When he lowers the staff, Amalek wins. So, what do Aaron and Hur do for a very tired Moses? You guessed it ... They find a big rock for him to sit on and they hold up his arms so the army of the Lord prevails against Amalek. 

My friends, YOU are my Aaron's & my Hur's. As I continually raise my hands to the Lord on this long and sometimes tiring journey, you stand with me, you allow me to rest, but most importantly, you surround me and uphold me with all your love, encouragement, hugs, and many prayers.

Over the years, I've been on many trips. I would really like to get to all 7 continents before I die. I'm only missing 3!!! However, the past 3 years has been a trip like no other. In my last post, I mentioned that God had given me word and a task for 2017. The word is journey and the task is to write a book. I don't know if it will ever be published, but I know that I need to do what 2 Corinthians 5:7 states, "for we walk by faith, not by sight."

Prayer requests for my Mighty Prayer Warriors (MPW's):

* Blood work & follow-up appointment to see if the Tamoxifen is starting to work
* No side effects from the new drug
* That I will have dedicated time to begin the research phase, that I will have wisdom to search in the correct locations, and that the truth would be known.

Once again, I am humbled and honored that you are praying for me. 

Only by His Strength,
Sandy

Another Round in the War Room

When I began this journey a little over 3 years ago, I couldn't have imagined the path that the Lord has led me on. I been over mountains and hills, found valleys both shallow and deep, and rocky roads with many bumps in all areas of my life. I played this video almost everyday over the past several weeks. It is beautifully sung by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir. Our choir sang it several years ago. The words are exactly how I was feeling. I wish we could sing this again and in my dreams, I sing the solo.

When you've been diagnosed with cancer, you never escape the feeling that it will come back and come back with a vengeance. In the back of your mind, you're always thinking about the next oncology visit and what's going on in your body.

Since my last doctor's visit on December 6, my mind has sometimes worked double time. If I'm honest, there were days I convinced myself I was dying and I was planning my funeral and other days I was convinced I was going to live a very, long time. But everyday when an anxious thought passed through my brain, I had to take a breath and say a quick prayer and give it up to God.

Thankfully, December is a very busy month on my social calendar. Between singing for four nights with my choir family, quilt guild, to celebrating the birth of my Savior, Jesus Christ with family & friends, it was a perfect distraction to get me through the battles in my mind.

Over the past month, I have been prayed for by countless prayer warriors and prayed over by the elders from my church. As I went into my appointment on Tuesday, January 10, I knew that whatever the outcome, I was ready and God was holding my hand.

As I waited, I prayed, I sang quietly, and I waited some more. Finally, the Advance Practice Nurse (APN) arrived and after a few pleasantries said quite nonchalantly, "your scan looked good." Quite surprised, I said, "Really?" In fact, she said the liver cyst was a little smaller and everything looked good. We shared a few laughs about her falling down the steps on the way into church and then she left the room to get the doctor. 

When the doctor came in, he also confirmed that there was nothing new on the scan. We talked about whether you treat the number or treat what's on the scan. He said it's a fine line and at this point, he was inclined not to "treat" anything. However, he does want me to get another blood test for CA-125 in the beginning of February. Then based on those results, it's either do nothing or I'll need to get a PET scan. No longer just the CaT, but dogs, birds, and fish, too!!! LOL!!! 

I've been so relieved over the past few days. I feel like I can plan my life again. But most of all, I feel thankful, grateful and I just stick my hands up and say, "Hallelujah!!!"

To all my faithful Prayer Warriors -- THANK YOU!!!! Your prayers do make a huge difference in my life and I do appreciate each and every one of you. If I could travel to hug all of you, I would do it in a heartbeat. So, just hug your spouse, your children, your parents, your siblings, and your friends a little extra today.

Please pray - My blood test will be early morning on February 6.

Only by His strength,

Sandy

PS - I still need to write my year in review and reveal my word for 2017. God is still speaking to his people and I am listening.

From the War Room

Many of you have been diligently praying for me as I continue to wage war on this nasty beast called cancer. Through your prayers, encouragement, and the will of the Lord, I have won many battles. Unfortunately, prayer warriors, the enemy has seemingly reared its ugly head again, so into battle we go!

On Tuesday afternoon, I went for my follow-up oncology visit. Although I’ve been feeling great, my CA-125 number rose from 38 to 60!!! And considering under 35 is normal range, this was quite disturbing. Therefore, my doctor would like me to have a CaT-scan to see what’s going on in my body. Depending on what they see or don’t see, will determine the course of action. My scan is scheduled for the morning of December 28.

As I left the doctor’s office in tears, I asked God “Why?” In the days since, I have come to a certain peace from God. I feel that God is calling me to a task that I feel totally unprepared to complete. I’m not ready to share where God is leading me, but I know He will be with me every single step of the way.

I know I’ve asked you to pray many times, but again, I’m asking you to pray. I’m not telling you what to pray for because that’s between you & God. What I will tell you is that you & your prayers, your encouragement, your smiles, your hugs, and your love are always welcome and always appreciated.

I solidly remain a Philippians 4:13 girl.

Only By His Strength,

Sandy

Three

I can't believe it's been 3 years (yesterday - November 20, 2013) since I was taken to the emergency room and then rolled into surgery to repair a hernia. 

In reading through the memories on Facebook, I realize again and again, how many people were praying for me while I was in the hospital. I continue to be amazed how God has used this experience for His glory. 

I'm humbled to know that many of you continue to pray for me. I am truly blessed.

In this season of thanksgiving, I would like again to express my sincerest gratitude for blessing me with your prayers, good thoughts, cards, and hugs.

Just a quick recap of how I'm doing:

I (hopefully & prayerfully) broke up with Mr. Chemo on May 3. I rang the bell and said bye-bye Mr. Chemo. 

I had a good follow-up appointment at the end of August. 

Prayer Requests:

My next follow-up appointment is Tuesday, December 6 with blood work prior to that. Pray for a CA-125 number of 35 or below.


Happy Thanksgiving!!! Count your blessings!!!!!!!!!



Only by His Strength,
Sandy

PS - Look for an update/reflections of 2016 towards the end of December.

Roller Coaster Ride

You wait in line. You hear the screams of the other riders. You finally sit down in the car and get strapped in. You say a prayer and hold on for dear life. The car slowly inches up the first hill. Your heart starts pumping. You pause at the precipice. And then ... throw your hands in the air and SCREAM as the coaster takes you down massive hills, around turns, and up more hills only to fly down another until the ride is over and you swear that you'll never, ever do it again.

Well friends, that's how my life has felt since the middle of March. Ups and downs and lots of wild curves.

To "briefly" get you up-to-date with all the medical stuff, here goes:

March 16 - CT scan & doctor's appointment. After drinking the yucky contrast, the CaT scan went as scheduled. I had a few hours to burn before my doctor's appointment, so I grabbed some lunch at Panera & wandered through some shops. I arrived back at the office in plenty of time for my appointment. I was even taken back to the exam room almost on time!!! However, I then sat in the lonely exam room for almost 2 HOURS!!!!!!!! Finally, the doctor came in and advised that my scan looked good & the liver cyst was smaller!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!

March 18 - Regular primary care doctor's appointment. All good!!!

March 21 - Blood work.

March 22 - 4th Date with Mr. Chemo

Fun socks for Date #4

April 11 - Blood work.

April 12 - Doctor's appointment & 5th date with Mr. Chemo. My numbers were good and my CA-125 was down ... again. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!

May 2 - Blood work.

May 3 - Doctor's appointment & 6th and final date with Mr. Chemo. At least I'm hoping. Doctor said numbers looked good, but really wanted me to have another date (or two) with Mr. Chemo. I told the doc that I had a life and I had made plans and the earliest that I could possibly have another date was the beginning of June. He wasn't happy, but ordered another CaT scan and he would see me in 3 weeks.

Ringing out

Ring this bell
Three times well
Its toll to clearly say,

My treatment's done
This course is run
And I am on my way!

— Irve Le Moyne 


May 18 - CaT scan. Always a great time drinking the yucky contrast. Not!

May 23 - Blood work.

May 24 - Follow-up doctor appointment. With a mighty army of prayer warriors surrounding me and the results of the scan, I waited for the doc. He came in and did his normal exam and then told me the results were good and I didn't need to see him for 3 months. I think he was a little shocked, but I told him, "That's the power of prayer!!!

Next doctor appointment - August 23

Now for the non-medical stuff:

I don't even know how to begin, but while waiting for my 2nd chemo on February 9, there was a couple of women chatting and laughing. I then heard someone call my name. There in a wheelchair sat my former co-worker, Corinne. I hadn't seen her in over 2 years. She was there for her treatments, too. Say what??? Not her, too. Corinne was vibrant and funny. She kept us laughing many days, but she was a good worker and helped me many times. She loved her family fiercely.

She was called in to start her treatment before me. I promised I would come visit once settled. I visited with her & her Aunt for close to half an hour or more. We caught up with where we were in our lives. We laughed and remembered all the funny & crazy things that happened in the office. Here we are before, I went back to my chair.

When we said goodbye that day, I never in my wildest imagination thought that I get a text from her husband a month later that said the doctor had given her one week to a month. I received the news from another friend and former co-worker that she passed away on March 20.

I don't mean to be morbid or scary, but we never know when our last day will be. I'm so sad and ashamed that I didn't take the time to find out if she had ever professed faith in Jesus Christ. 

With the events of the past week - the murder of Christina Grimmie after her concert, the murder of 49 people in a nightclub, and the horrific death of a toddler on the beach at Disney, we must realize that no one knows the day or time that God Almighty has ordained to be our last. 

When tragedies happen, we all tend to point fingers. We point fingers at politicians. We point fingers or shake our fists at God. We question, how could this happen? We question, why did this happen? We want answers, Marty Berglund, my pastor gave this answer on his Facebook page:

In the second story of the Bible, we are informed that we should expect such things to happen because sin has entered the world. You see, after Adam and Eve picked from the tree God told them not to pick from, humankind fell under the domination of sin. God warned them not to, but they were enticed and choose a life apart from God’s good design. So, after they made such a decision, God tells them of the terrible consequences for generations to come, but also tells them there is a ray of hope in that God Himself would seek to redeem humankind from sin and its ultimate consequences of complete separation from God for eternity. 

Then in the third story in the Bible, God tells us of Cain and Abel, the two sons of Adam and Eve. We learn that Cain, the nasty, domineering brother, overtakes his nicer, more accommodating brother Abel and kills him. Yep. That’s right. The third story in the Bible is about the bad guy winning. The unrighteous person killing the more righteous person. What’s the point? Why is this story in the Bible? I think it is clearly there to tell us what life in a sinful world will be like for generations to come. And, it magnifies for us the needed plan of redemption that God goes on to lay out in the entire Bible. Redemption is what the whole rest of the Bible is about - how a loving God seeks to redeem a lost, sinful, destructive world to Himself; how He longs to spend eternity with us. But now the only hope of being with him is this: the good news that God sent Jesus Christ to earth to die on the cross for our sins so that through Him, we could have eternal life. 

Come to Jesus. It’s your only hope. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16.

I'm going to leave you to dwell on where you stand with God & whether your future is with Him or not. I'm also going to leave you with Christina Grimmie singing "In Christ Alone." She was unashamed of her faith and her relationship with her Savior & Lord and she is singing for Him today and for all eternity. #ripchristina

Prayer Warriors:

Please pray for renewed strength and the time and energy to get to the gym. I really need to increase my stamina and hopefully lose a couple of pounds in the process.

Pray for my fellow cancer conquerors - Kathy B., Rhonda B., Ray B., Milt W., Ed S.

Pray for my doctor's appointment on August 23. That my CA-125 number would either remain the same or that it would be lower.

As always, thank you all for your continued prayers & encouragement. I cannot do this journey alone.

Only by His Strength,
Sandy

On A Wing ..... and A Prayer

Hello Friends -

Sorry for the long gap between posts. I'm alive, but very busy enjoying life ... abundantly!

To get you up-to-date, I've now had three "lovely" dates with Mr. Chemo.

The first date went as normal as getting toxic, cancer-busting chemicals pumped through your body can be these days. However, the after chemo side effects were a little bit different than first time around. This time, by the next day, I had a horrible taste in my mouth. The foods I love had no taste or flavor at all. I switched to a bland diet of toast, English muffins, scrambled eggs, & soup. Great for losing weight!!! And again, my legs not only had the excruciating pain between my knees and my ankles, but I had a type of restless leg syndrome. Sleep was hard to come by and I felt like a zombie! 

On top of all that, I was planning & packing to travel to my company's home office in Birmingham, Alabama for 2 weeks to train for a new account. My flight was scheduled to depart on Sunday afternoon. Thankfully, food was tasting better by then and my Mom made a big dinner before I left. After de-icing the plane, we flew to Chicago O'Hare where I would connect to my next flight. I should have had an hour and 20 minutes to not only switch gates, but terminals. Plus I was hoping to grab something to eat and use the restroom. Unfortunately, when we arrived, our gate wasn't ready, so we sat on an auxiliary runway for about 35 minutes. Well, there goes my dinner break. I got off the plane, pointed myself in the right direction and walked as fast as I humanly could go with wobbly legs and carrying a bag that was probably a good 30 pounds on my shoulder. I made it to my second flight with about 10 minutes to spare. Huffing & puffing!!! 

Sunday night, between a new place and the restless leg thing, I slept horribly. I was wide awake at 3am checking my phone for a link between chemo and restless leg syndrome and were there any quick remedies. The craziest remedy I saw was to place a bar of soap between my feet. Really??? I didn't try that, but I did try prayer and listening to music and that seemed to help. The next morning, I got up and had a wonderful breakfast of eggs & bacon. Then it was off to the office with my co-workers. However, my body decided that it wanted to purge everything in my system. So over the morning, I think I spent more time in the bathroom than at my desk. By noon, I felt so much better. And from then on, it was like night and day. Work was busy with a lot of overtime, but eating in the hotel restaurant most nights and by myself was quite boring, too. 

At the end of the 2 weeks, was our company's annual meeting in Atlanta. Over the 2 weeks, I could tell my hair was slowly beginning to get thinner & thinner. I was just praying that I wouldn't need my hats until I got home. Thankfully, I got through all my training and the meeting with no major hair loss. Of course, I was home for a day, and poof it started to go. But I praise the Lord that it stayed in my head while I was away!!! During the meeting, I was shocked to learn that I was the #8 government producer for 2015!!! Yeah me!!!! 

The new account I work on is super busy, but I'm so thankful for the job. The company has even allowed me to work while I'm getting my chemo which is a super blessing.

My 2nd date with Mr. Chemo went much better. My CA125 number went down and miracle of miracles, my platelet number went up a little bit. Answered prayer, I say!!! And the side effects weren't quite so bad due to a little change. Although I still had the bad taste in my mouth and we brought back the bland diet, it seems that my addition of doing calf stretches throughout each day kept the little men who liked to set off explosions on my legs away!!! And it also relieved me of the restless leg symptoms, too!!! WooHoo!!!!!!!! 

March 1 was my 3rd date with Mr. Chemo!!! 3 down -- 3 to go!!! Again, my CA125 number was down, however, my platelet count was also down, too. We'll have to pray hard that the platelet number doesn't get too low. If it's too low, they postpone treatment and we don't want to go any longer than absolutely necessary!!! Start praying now my prayer warriors!!!!!! 

Here are some pictures from my first 2 dates ~~

Date #1:

Date #2:

This is Karl - My Chemomeleon

I've been thinking about my one word for 2016. In fact, I knew it back in January, but then, life got crazy and busy and crazy busy. My one word for 2016 is SOAR. When I think about soaring, I think of the majestic bald eagle soaring high above the trees in the pristine wilderness of Alaska. According to baldeagleinfo.com, "to help them soar, eagles use thermals, which are rising currents of warm air and updrafts generated by terrain, such as valley edges or mountain slopes. Soaring is accomplished with very little wing-flapping, enabling them to conserve energy." 

In the same way, your prayers, good thoughts, hugs, cards, and encouragement are my thermals. They keep me from crashing to the ground and feeling sorry for myself. And some days .... 

The verse that I am clinging to this year is Isaiah 40:13, "but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." And Meredith Andrews has a wonderful song called "Soar" which is has this one line in it which just hits me, "Your name is greater than anything I've faced." Did you hear that??? Anything!!! God is greater than anything I have faced, am facing, or will face!

So where are you? Soaring with the eagles or scratching around on the ground? It's time we wait on the Lord, renew our strength and SOAR!

Prayer Warrior assignments:

* CT scan & doctor appointment - March 16. Pray that the scan will show that the nasty little fluid-filled cyst on my liver will be gone or significantly reduced in size and that I'll have another good doctor's report.

* Blood work on March 21. Pray that the platelet number is up or at the same level as chemo #3 & the CA125 number is down.

* Next date with Mr. Chemo - March 22. Pray that the side effects will not be too bad.

* And please pray for my friends who are also dealing with cancer: Ray B., Milt W., Ed S., Corinne A. (who is extremely critical), and Kathy B.

Only by His strength,
Sandy