It's Saturday

We have had the stomach ick make the rounds in the Baxter house. So far John has been safe...he really doesn't need that! I know most of you read this for updates on John, and I appoligize again for taking a break... Sara was sick, then I was. It really was awful, but then I think that I had it for 4 days and John feels like that most of the time... I think it's important to realize how much we take the simple daily health most of us enjoy for granted. When you're sick, sometimes you can't imagine getting thru the day and people who are going thru chemo feel that way all the time, and probably lots worse. I have been thanking God for health...we all really need to take care of ourselves (that means I gotta get a colonoscopy ugh) because our health is really quite a gift... Ok, off of soap box, thank you.

On last Monday John was officially re-classified (for lack of a better word) as CANCER FREE - IN FULL REMISSION. We were doing the happy dance, but it's a mixed blessing because he still has to do ALL 25 radiation treatments. Another surprise is that he is getting chemo. This is to help the radiation stick, but we really thought we were DONE with that. It's all good, and there's no cancer and that's what we really want but dang, I just want him to feel well and be able to eat. The radiation people think that he's going to be sick every day and that as he progresses eating will even get harder because his esophagus will get really swollen. So, dang!!! But CANCER FREE - that's good and certainly God is gracious!!!

John is at Notre Dame getting ready for the BC game. It's nice when he can work. It makes him happy, although today may not be one of those times...it's like 40 degrees & cloudy....We're praying for no rain...that really makes things miserable. I'll let you know what's going on with the radiation as we progress. Please keep praying>>>

He'll somehow not get that sick.
He'll be able to eat
Time will go quick
He will see God's hand in the miracle of his remission.

Ok, that's all for now.