MRI and Dr. Appt.

I will have to be short and brief, we brought Jacob with us and he has been a handful this morning. We have an afternoon trip to the zoo scheduled and he is impatiently waiting to go. The MRI was taken at 9:30 and with a dr. appointment at 10:30 the radiologist had not read the scan yet. However, Dr. Degroot did read the MRI scan and he said everything look "clean" and "there was no change from the month before". He also said after the radiologist had read the scan that if there was any differing opinion he would inform us. We are thankful for this good news for the holidays and look forward to spending Thanksgiving with family and giving THANKS to God for his goodness and faithfulness in carrying us through this year.

We also wanted to say a special Thank You to all of you who have prayed and blessed our family during this year. We are so thankful and grateful for your friendships and appreciate your continued kindness.

Travis and Jennifer

Another Great Report

Praise the Lord for another great report! We give all of the glory to Him!

After another MRI and blood work Dr. Degroot said, of the tumor cavity:

"It looks clean as a whistle and there is no concern at this time".

Thank you for your prayers and words of encouragement.

Travis will return for another MRI in 2 Months.

Upcoming MRI

Just wanted to give you an update...

Travis' next MRI and Oncology Appointment is scheduled for August 29th.

GOD is GOOD!

We met with Dr. Degroot this morning and reviewed the MRI results. He told us that nothing had changed from the previous MRI in April and the MRI looked clean. Great news! We rejoice and glorify God for allowing us another two months to rest in His goodness.
Thank you so much for your prayers, we definitely were lifted up this morning and were suprisingly not nervous.
We will return to MD Anderson in two months and Travis will recieve another MRI.

Two Month MRI - Friday, June 27th

Well it is hard to believe that this Friday, June 27th will be two months since Travis' last MRI. It has been so great to have a couple of months to breathe and create "normalcy" around our house. We have enjoyed a lot of fun time together as a couple and a family. We traveled to Mexico in April and to Disney World and The Bahamas in May. We have also spent a lot of time just hanging out together at home during the week and with extended family on the weekends. As you may have read in the previous post, Travis began driving again on June 16th. He is enjoying the independence. He also began his regular work routine on Monday the 16th, so things are busy at work.

I wanted to write an entry to ask for your prayer. We are beginning to have anxiety over what will transpire on Friday. Our prayer is for a "clean MRI", but we know that whatever God's plan is for our life, that He will hold us tight and walk us through. We thank you for standing in the gap and lifting us up in prayer.

We meet with Dr. DeGroot on Friday at 11:00 am. I will post an entry with the results on Friday afternoon.

Jennifer

"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, because he trusts in You. "Trust in the LORD forever, for in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock.

Isaiah 26:3-4

Gentleman Start Your Engine!

As many of you may know, for the past 6 months Travis has not be allowed by the state to drive a vehicle. Law states that after suffering from a seizure you must wait 6 months until you can resume driving. As of June 16th Travis will be behind the wheel again and we want to celebrate! Please join us if you can the infomation is below:

"Drive-In" to Sonic for a special treat celebrating Travis' return to the wheel.
Travis will be able to drive again after 6 long months and we want to celebrate.
Stop by between 7-8pm on Monday, June 16th and join us for an ice cream treat.


Hope you can join us!
Jennifer

MRI Results and Doctors Appointment

We received a GREAT MRI report and fantastic news from the doctor's appointment. Praise God! We cannot THANK YOU enough for all of your prayers! The MRI presented today, taken on 4/24/08, was compared with the post-surgery MRI taken on 1/11/08. It showed that the swelling of the brain had decreased significantly and that the cavity where the tumor was removed is shrinking. The upper perimeter of the cavity still shows some contrast on the MRI and the neuro-radiologist and neuro-oncologist are unsure if that is from swelling, scar tissue or tumor that was unable to be removed during the surgery. This area will be closely monitored every 8 weeks with an MRI to see how it progresses. Dr. Degroot seemed to think that it could possibly be there for years and never change. That is definitely our prayer. We thank you for your sweet prayers and your kind encouragement. We are in God's hand and are thankful for His great love for us! We can trust His promises because He's a good and faithful God!

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."

Lamentations 3:22-23