Keri's Latest....

From a couple of entries on Keri's CaringBridge page:

God is so good! Today has been great. 100% improvement. We were moved out of ICU and are on the 5th floor (cancer floor). Keri has been awake and conversing with people and has even been watching some t.v. She had a few bites of spaghetti o's and a popsicle.

So if you've been reading these journal entries you probably have realized that I speak what's on my mind and heart....pretty much an open book!

I was prepared to share something very sad and heartbreaking with you tonight but I'm sitting here watching Keri eat a french fry and she just smiled! I am so incredibly happy right now that I could cry with joy instead of the tears of pain that I've been having.

She is scheduled to have surgery tomorrow morning at 9:30 am. To say the least, she is not a happy camper!

We've been having this great day with her....she's been watching t.v. and talking to us...she's been awake most of the day. This evening she asked me if she had cancer. I wasn't prepared to answer this question but God gave me the strength to tell her...."The tumor had cancer and the tumor is gone, but you do have to have some treatments to make sure that it doesn't come back." We had lots of tears and she was really concerned about losing her hair and what her friends would say about her when she did. I assured her that her friends would understand and that if she wanted to we could get her a wig. She didn't seem to have any other questions right now but I'm sure there will be many more to come.

So please pray for a successful surgery tomorrow and that she will come to peace with the fact that she has a long road ahead of her but she will grow up to be a wonderful woman some day who will be stronger because of the disease that she is fighting against today.

The emphasis on that last part of Tonya's message is mine to give you something else to add to your prayer list. As we rejoice with them that the cancer is gone, we still understand that a nine year old girl is preparing for chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and that still needs our prayers. Thanks again for praying for Keri, especially those of you reading that have never met them. You've blessed them more than you'll ever know.