After three and a half hours of testing and looking at images we finally got some answers. First, the lump is not fluid-filled, but solid. (Solid could be a malignant or benign tumor, so it still doesn't tell us a lot.) The second thing we found out was that the radiologists found another area of concern that they wouldn't have even found if I had never gone in. So I have a biopsy scheduled in a couple of weeks for the lump and then they want to moniter the other area. I guess it's in a really difficult place to biopsy or they would just do that too at the same time.
The good news is all of yesterday's stuff was covered by a grant because we don't have insurance. The bad news is the biopsy won't be covered and they estimated it would be two or three thousand dollars. Yikes.
I am so grateful that God is in control. It seems that a lot of things are difficult right now but I know He is our refuge and strength. I read something great yesterday at breakfast that was just a good reminder. It was something about how when we have all sunshine we're living in a desert. So true. Sometimes there's gotta be a little rain.
Thursday, December 27, 2007
Sunday, December 23, 2007
All I Want For Christmas . . .
. . . is peace, I guess. A little less than a month ago I went in for a yearly check-up and my doctor found a lump. She said it might go away but it hasn't, so I get to go in for more tests the day after Christmas. I have been able to ignore it for a while but it has been on my mind a lot more the last couple of days. We have breast cancer on both sides of my family, but I'm not going to think about that.
This has been a difficult time for our family. We welcome your prayers.
This has been a difficult time for our family. We welcome your prayers.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Jury Duty
I just put eight children down for quiet time here at my house. Yes, eight. It has been one heck of a day so far.
Why are there eight kids here? I have my three and Leah, and then my sweet neighbor Theresa ended up getting jury duty. So . . . she was in a bind, because she has four little ones.
So I have eight kids today.
It actually hasn't been too bad. There are six girls ages 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, and 6 and two boys; ages 17 months and 1 year.
As I'm typing this I'm realizing how crazy it is. I don't know how big families with lots of small kids do it!
I got jury duty about four years ago. When I got to the courthouse I (and all the other people called) was shocked to find out that if we were picked, we would be serving on a grand jury. I wouldn't have known why that was a significant difference then, but I soon learned it was a six-month committment! The good part was the grand jury met only once a week. And luckily for me, we didn't have kids yet, so I didn't have to search for childcare.
The hardest part about being on a grand jury is the the proceedings are secret, and often the cases we heard involved crimes against children. I still think about some of those cases now, years later. The most interesting case involved a prostitution ring. We got to see testimonies of actual "clients" (who were like normal businessmen) and also there was a huge board with all the pictures of the prostitutes posted on it. All I can say about that is . . . we're not talking "Pretty Woman" here.
I better go get some cleaning or reading or something done while I have the chance. :)
Why are there eight kids here? I have my three and Leah, and then my sweet neighbor Theresa ended up getting jury duty. So . . . she was in a bind, because she has four little ones.
So I have eight kids today.
It actually hasn't been too bad. There are six girls ages 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, and 6 and two boys; ages 17 months and 1 year.
As I'm typing this I'm realizing how crazy it is. I don't know how big families with lots of small kids do it!
I got jury duty about four years ago. When I got to the courthouse I (and all the other people called) was shocked to find out that if we were picked, we would be serving on a grand jury. I wouldn't have known why that was a significant difference then, but I soon learned it was a six-month committment! The good part was the grand jury met only once a week. And luckily for me, we didn't have kids yet, so I didn't have to search for childcare.
The hardest part about being on a grand jury is the the proceedings are secret, and often the cases we heard involved crimes against children. I still think about some of those cases now, years later. The most interesting case involved a prostitution ring. We got to see testimonies of actual "clients" (who were like normal businessmen) and also there was a huge board with all the pictures of the prostitutes posted on it. All I can say about that is . . . we're not talking "Pretty Woman" here.
I better go get some cleaning or reading or something done while I have the chance. :)
Sunday, December 9, 2007
Fun . . . Fun . . . Fun
Big Huge Labs has this tool I like to play with sometimes. You can pick a picture and they let you do all kinds of frames on it. To try it, here's the link:p.s. That's not our Taylor, but she sure looked like that as a puppy!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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