CHRIST IS RISEN - HE IS RISEN INDEED
Tom Hardeman
This is Eileen at my first attempt to update the blog. As I write this Tom and I are sitting in DeeDee and Robert’s living room looking out the window at the wonderful evening sunset over the valley.
Tom had his last chemo on Wednesday. It’s a good thing this was the last one because it took them 6 tries to get a vein.
The doctors said Tom shouldn’t travel while he was taking chemo, so as soon as he had his last treatment, he said well, that’s over – let’s go. So we hopped on a plane Thursday and came to Oregon. Kristin came in on Friday and Grandpa loved that.
We celebrated Resurrection Sunday with the WSFC family at the Salem Convention Center. It was electric! 2,000+ singing and praising our risen Lord in the heart of downtown Salem.
We had brunch at Bentley’s right in the convention Center with Tracy and some friends. What a treat. We came home and spent the afternoon in spiritual contemplation; i.e., an afternoon nap.
We leave here Tuesday. Wednesday Tom goes for another CT scan. THIS IS THE BIG ONE. We talked to Dr. Nemuniaitis last week and he wants us to hand carry the CT CD and report to him. They will review it to see how much the tumors have shrunk and depending on what they see, schedule follow-ups for ultrasound and surgery consults. Please pray specifically that there will be significant shrinking and that it will be completely out of the blood vessel.
I promise, someone will update the blog Wednesday evening (hopefully with pictures - I couldn't figure out how to do that this time),so we can all be praising the Lord- no matter what. Whatever the medical reports – God Reigns Supreme. HE IS RISEN. HALLELUJAH
This is Eileen at my first attempt to update the blog. As I write this Tom and I are sitting in DeeDee and Robert’s living room looking out the window at the wonderful evening sunset over the valley.
Tom had his last chemo on Wednesday. It’s a good thing this was the last one because it took them 6 tries to get a vein.
The doctors said Tom shouldn’t travel while he was taking chemo, so as soon as he had his last treatment, he said well, that’s over – let’s go. So we hopped on a plane Thursday and came to Oregon. Kristin came in on Friday and Grandpa loved that.
We celebrated Resurrection Sunday with the WSFC family at the Salem Convention Center. It was electric! 2,000+ singing and praising our risen Lord in the heart of downtown Salem.
We had brunch at Bentley’s right in the convention Center with Tracy and some friends. What a treat. We came home and spent the afternoon in spiritual contemplation; i.e., an afternoon nap.
We leave here Tuesday. Wednesday Tom goes for another CT scan. THIS IS THE BIG ONE. We talked to Dr. Nemuniaitis last week and he wants us to hand carry the CT CD and report to him. They will review it to see how much the tumors have shrunk and depending on what they see, schedule follow-ups for ultrasound and surgery consults. Please pray specifically that there will be significant shrinking and that it will be completely out of the blood vessel.
I promise, someone will update the blog Wednesday evening (hopefully with pictures - I couldn't figure out how to do that this time),so we can all be praising the Lord- no matter what. Whatever the medical reports – God Reigns Supreme. HE IS RISEN. HALLELUJAH
posted by Cari at 4/17/2006 12:27:00 AM
2 Comments:
Christ is Risen indeed and He alone has won the victory over sin, sickness, death and the grave! We continue to rejoice in our hearts knowing that our God, the one true God, loves Tom more than we could ever and that He alone has Tom in his loving hands working His will, His plan, and His healing in Tom's body every second of every day. Tom, you are the beloved of the Lord. He knit you together in your mother's womb and He alone will have the say over your life. Every day you live has been numbered by the Lord Himself and planned out carefully to give Him maximum victory through your life. Already the testimony of what God is doing in your body serves as a living testimony of healing to numbers of those I come in contact with. God has used this time in our entire family to bring each one of us into deeper relationship, deeper faith, and an abiding trust that can only come from walking out these type of circumstances. I don't know about you, but I say yes and Amen to that! We oft times get complacent as those who have walked with the Lord most our lives and need times like these to remind us what we're made of - HIM! and what our purpose is - to show the world more of HIM! Thank you for so bravely walking through this so your family can walk through it with you! We love you and will continue standing until there is no more standing to be done! Amen!
Great job on the blog, Mom. Sorry I've dropped the ball on the blog lately. Sam and all this garbage is just so all consuming. Daddy, my prayers are with you and Mom continually through the day. I love you both so much and can't wait until I can be with you again. Love you.
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