Update on Angela's Radiation

Family and Friends -

Angela returned home today after what was a rather non-eventful radiation treatment on Monday (this was for cancer they found in her thyroid after the surgery in March). Praise the Lord that she didn't have any major discomfort, pain, or nausea. In fact, she turned her hospital room into a fairly comfy studio apartment, aside from all the plastic wrap and latex gloves covering doorknobs, faucets, and toilet seat. =)  She also had a very peaceful and cheerful spirit throughout her lonely stay, and she has not lost her sense of humor or love for laughter.

The treatment itself consisted solely of swallowing two pills, and then she was checked daily for her millirem count (anyone have a spare geiger counter we could borrow?) The doctor was very pleased with her strength and seems very confident that this treatment has been successful. We will follow up on Monday with a scan, bloodwork, and consult visit.

Angela is back on her thyroid replacement medicine, so hopefully in a week or so she'll return to full energy and strength, along with dropping all the side effects of being hypothyroid. I'm to continue to keep my distance for a few more days, but on Saturday she can drop the "low-iodine" diet, so we're celebrating with friends at IHOP!

Please pray for the girls, as they are in Tennessee with Angela's parents (and having a ball, so it seems). They will travel to Atlanta on Friday to stay with my parents for about a week and then come back home. By then there should be no leftover radiation or chance of harm to the girls.

Thank you all for your support and prayers. Our church family (and friends, too) have blessed us with meals while Angela is out of commission (that's a BIG thanks from me!), and our family's help has been invaluable with their time, travel, and energy. We're getting pretty good at this routine, but we pray this might be the last time for a long time that we need to go through this.

Blessings and Peace - The Lord is at hand,
Danny

"The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."  (Phil 4:5b-7)