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Sept 10th, 2022 – “Well, that was Unexpected.” Plus Surgery and Recovery Update
Hello, dear friends and family…and friends of friends and family! I usually have a good idea of how I’m going to approach and communicate my updates but SO much has happened over the past three weeks that this might be all over the place – so bear with me. On Monday, August 22nd I had been noticing…
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August 16th, 2022 Update – Before Liver Surgery
Dear friends and family, This month has been absolutely glorious! My fifth round of chemo took place July 21st and since then I have had a break from treatment! It has been so wonderful to have weeks of feeling like myself, soaking up the last bit of summer with the kids, and having the headspace to…
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July 21st Update – Houston
O Lord, if you heal me, I will be truly healed; if you save me, I will be truly saved. My praises are for you alone! Jeremiah 17:14 As we descended through the clouds in our small United aircraft, ready to land back in Arkansas, everything became white and beautifully uniform. I couldn’t see the sky; I couldn’t…
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Austin’s Experience – July 10th, 2022
“You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.” Psalm 71:20 April 11, 2022 is the day my life changed forever, the day my wife of 16 years was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. My story with how…
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June 28th, 2022 (with a song)
Since my last update I’ve gone through three rounds of chemo. Physically, they went something like this: Round One (May 26-28): I felt like “this feels weird, but not totally awful.” I was able to function basically as normal – just took a couple naps. Round Two (June 9-11): I felt like “hot garbage” for…
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June 3rd, 2022 – The Power of Stories
“I wish the ring had never come to me, I wish none of this had happened” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is…
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May 19th, 2022 Update
Dear Friends and Family, You’ve probably noticed that we moved our updates to this fancy-shmancy new website. It felt more “me” to have my own less cluttered space to keep everyone in the loop about what’s going on with us. Please check out the “Show and Tell” tab in the drop down menu. It’s a happy…
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May 10, 2022 Update
Dear Friends and Family, Before jumping into the latest news, I wanted to say from the bottom of my heart how much your love, words of encouragement, cards, prayers, and gifts have meant to me and our family. I have loved, most of all, the relational time I’ve gotten with many of you. Thank you…
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Amanda’s Story
Hello! It’s me, Amanda. I will be writing this first part about my story because I’m sure you are wondering what all led up to this point. In addition, I will be sharing about how I am doing (as well as the family), treatment, and maybe a few other things as well. I also want…