Headed to MD Anderson

IMG_0780We finally got the appointment that we were waiting on with a doctor at MD Anderson. Its amazing how difficult it really is to see these guys. Not just MD Anderson. We had to jump through hoops to try to see the Baylor doctor as well. We forwarded records and images and waited 2-3 days for her to review my history before she would confirm an appointment. Then we hear that she does not accept Humana, something you would have thought they would check first. I am still interested in seeing her, but we will go to MD Anderson next Tuesday and see how things go there first. I don’t really know what we are hoping to hear. I feel like I have my heart exposed and anything could come back. My biggest prayer is that the treatment plan will be consistent with what my doctor here wants to do and I will not be left with a decision to be made on our end.

Chemo was on Monday and Wednesday/Thursday hit me pretty good. I have done this routine 16 times and I am still surprised every time. Most of my pain and fatigue comes from the Neulasta shot that I get on Tuesday. It leaves me with a headache, achy body and just tired. So yesterday after I took the girls to school, I might have crawled back in bed. Today, I woke up feeling like my old self. I have got a little work to do today, 3 soccer games tomorrow and life goes on… We don’t have time for cancer around here.

I will update after the appointment on Tuesday. Thank you friends, near and far, who are walking beside us.

7 thoughts on “Headed to MD Anderson

  1. Julie and Ethan, we continue to follow your blog and continue to pray fervently for positive news and plans to beat this monster. Although we have not seen you in quite a while, know that you and your entire family are loved and that we join with your army of prayer warriors in this fight with you.

  2. ll Cor 10:4 “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.”
    Julie, we are standing with you and believing with you for God to destroy the strongholds and bring you into health and wholeness. I’m very happy to hear you’re going to MD Anderson and trust that God is directing your path.

  3. Julie, praying that this is a miraculously successful trip to Houston, for healing and for His glory. May He continue to provide for you for each day in abounding measures of strength, courage, joy and love.

  4. Julie: I am not sure if you remember me or not, but we lived in the same neighborhood growing up (my maiden name is Braley). I just stumbled across a post that a mutual friend commented on facebook and so I just felt compelled to come and read about your journey. This is very close to me, I almost lost my mom several years ago to breast cancer. It took almost everything she had, including her life, but she beat it. I will be thinking of and praying for you and your family often. Stay strong and faithful.

  5. LORD God in heaven,
    I praise You LORD for Your servant Julie, that she desires to bring honor and glory and praise to You throughout this entire experience. I praise You that she boldly approaches Your throne of grace to obtain Your mercy and grace to find help in her time of need. I pray Father, that You the God of all grace, who called Julie, will perfect, establish and settle her in Your grace. I pray for Your perfect Physician hands to be the hands working through the earthly hands of the oncologists and surgeons – I pray Your precision and perfection upon this surgery. I pray that Julie’s body would perfectly respond to the surgery – free of cancer, free of infection, free of complication, and as pain free as possible, LORD, may Your mercies prevail. I pray that the surgery would be totally and completely successful and final. And when the surgery is over, Father, I pray Your mercies again for perfect pain management, for the post-op team to be filled with Your compassion and gentleness in all aspects – moving Julie, assessing Julie, providing for Julie. I pray for a supernatural recovery. I pray for Julie – that the Holy Spirit inside her would replace any feelings of fear with Your spirit of love and hope. I pray she would be strengthened by the support of her husband, and the support of the body of Christ around her. I also pray for Ethan in his role as advocate for his wife, that you would give him clear understanding of all the information he receives from the medical team, for endurance and diligence and patience. I pray that You would provide him with restful sleep when available and unending energy when he needs it most. And I lift up their children to You, for comfort and protection. Thank You for the provision of family and friends to care for them while their parents are away. Thank You for the resilience of children. Thank You Jesus that You intercede for all the things I don’t know how to put into words. I surrender them to Your perfect care and plan, because You alone are completely trustworthy and good and capable. We love You Jesus, we worship You, thank You!
    In His Name I pray, Amen.

  6. Hi Julie – I’m praying for travel mercies for you two tonight and progress from today’s tests. Keeping you in constant prayer. xoRC

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