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The Best Christmas Gift. Quick Dad Update 12/16/2015

Our MRI yesterday read as followed:  "Possible slight improvement and definitely no significant worsening of the left middle cranial fossa temporal lobe signal enhancement and T2 signal changes." The MRI looked BETTER than it did just ONE month ago, which means the Avastin treatment is WORKING!  We will continue the chemotherapy and Avastin treatment and repeat the MRI in about 6-8 weeks. Until then, we plan on loving every minute of this Christmas season, as we are so incredibly blessed that God has given us more quality time with Dad.  By all means, the cancer should have returned by now, so for me, the only explanation is the power of prayer. We are so incredibly blessed with the number of people praying and thinking of Dad during this journey! Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It's The Most Wonderful Time of The Year. Dad Update 12/7/2015

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First, I want to share our beautiful Christmas cards this year. I was so thankful that a dear friend of mine came in from Katy to take pictures for us once again- she always does such a fabulous job! Dad just finished another round of chemo and his second Avastin treatment. The chemo hit him pretty hard, but he handled it all so very well. We continue to pray the chemo and Avastin are working to stop any tumor growth, and we are especially hopeful for a good MRI next week.  As I look at these pictures for our Christmas card, I can't help but be so incredibly blessed for these last 2 years we've had with Dad. These have been extremely challenging, but also so incredibly rewarding. We've become so much closer as a family, and appreciate life so much more- especially the holiday season.  In a time where everything is so JOYFUL- Thanksgiving, Christmas, the New Year- sometimes we tend to get down on news that is far from joyful. But if there's anything I've learned ov...