I feel like the kid on the rollercoaster in this picture. It has been a scary week for me where I have allowed my mind to go to scary and dark places. My liver enzymes were elevated and a liver ultrasound was ordered. I have seen Karen have ultrasounds with all the pregnancies and now I have had an ultrasound. They have heated ultrasounds now.
This week kind of knocked the wind out of my sails. Worry won! Some of the fatigue that they warned me about has set in from the first four weeks of radiation.
It is not the easiest thing in the world for me to be so dependent. I can’t drive so I am dependent on others to chauffeur me. I’m not used to being on the passenger.
Here’s how you can pray for me:
1) Pray Isaiah 26:3
2) Pray John 14:27 and John 16:33
3) Pray for joy (Philippians 3:1; 4:4)
4) Pray for Fruit of the Spirit in the passenger seat (Galatians 5:22-24)
5) Of course pray for radiation and chemo to work, shrinking the glioblastoma
While sitting down to write this treatment update, I received a notice on my Mayo portal that my test results were ready. I took a deep breath and opened the portal and clicked on “tests,” and this message popped up:
Dr. Sherman reviewed the ultrasound and advises:
“Ultrasound was unremarkable and his repeat liver function test came back within normal limits. Nothing further to do at this time.”
I’m relieved and that’s certainly good news. Now the only thing I need is for LSU to beat Ole Miss. Geaux Tigahs. My Tigahs win or lose do bring me joy for a few hours on Saturday, but football doesn’t really matter that much in the grand scheme of things!
