Carin' for Karen

Karen tells us how crappy chemo is, and we tell her how uncrappy she is.

Saturday, September 10, 2005

The results are in

Yesterday I got the results of my latest CT scan. I was nervous about hearing the results of this scan because this was the first scan that looked into my brain. Since I had learned that the kind of cancer that I have has a tendency to eventually spread into the brain, I was concerned about what might show up.

The good news is that the brain showed no cancer at all! The other good news is that the liver showed that the cancer has diminished again. I am so thankful and relieved that it is hard to put it into words. I know there are many people praying for me that I don’t even know about. It seems every time I go somewhere I meet someone who tells me that they are praying for me or that I am on their church’s prayer list. Each time I hear this I am so humbled and at the same time so grateful. Thank you to all of you that are lifting up my name to our Father. He is hearing and healing.

It is a privilege to see His work in my body and soul. Some days I am weak and wish I could pray more. It is at those times that I am comforted by the knowledge that even though my prayers may be feeble, there is an army of believers lifting up my name and doing battle for me. I am in awe every time I think of it. Again I am reminded of the scripture that says that when I am weak, then He is strong. His strength is seen in the countless prayers He is faithfully answering. Praise the Lord.