Nick and Meredith Curteman: September 2008

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Freedom

Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty I'm free at last! I had my most recent PET Scan yesterday. We were very anxious for this one since the scan in June had to be thrown out. Nick and I met with Dr Bernstein this afternoon and he gave us the news we've been waiting and praying for. My cancer is officially GONE and my PET looked really good.

Thank you all so very much for your prayers and help through this difficult journey. Please pray that the cancer will not come back. We love you all. Thank-you again!

Blessings

I have a new, flexible job.
Radiation Therapy is finished!
Cards and words of encouragement still trickle in.
My mom's co-workers donated many hours of sick time to her so she can be with me when I need her.
My dad was able to take time off work to take me to radiation and other appointments.
The benefit show had a great turnout.
God continues to provide for us financially.
We have a pastor and elders who show us they care.
We have an incredible support system.
My pelvic surgery brought better news than we hoped for.
One tumor appears to be gone and the other much smaller than it was.
Our vacation was great.
Nick's grandparents are taking us to Palm Springs.
I'm finished with chemo!!!!!!
I have a sunny getaway to look forward to.
My PICC line lets me get poked much less
Gigantic soft serve cones at the Big Burger
Feeling well enough to play in the snow.
Tualatin Police Department and their selfless acts of kindness.
Meredith's brain MRI (post black-out) came back normal, it was just dehydration.
I finished the bathroom and Meredith was able to soak in a hot bath yesterday...and everything works!
Her incision isn't hurting as much and she doesn't have to sleep with an ice pack every night.
Meredith has not been throwing up like she was after her first round of chemo.
My pelvic tumors have shrunk at least 2cm each.
We know that chemo is working!
A white Christmas full of fun, family, friends and no nausea.
My incision is healing very well from my chest surgery.
My nausea is finally under control and I am able to return to my daily routine.
We are still learning of more people joining our Prayer Army on a daily basis. Thank you all!
Base-line scans at the start of chemo showed no additional tumors or problem areas.
A cancer counselor (Katie Hartnet) stopped by to talk to us Thursday. When we told her about a need for a laptop to blog with she brought us her own personal macbook to use during our stay.
Dr B ordered an MRI of my pelvis on a hunch and 2 large tumors were found that could easily have been neglected and could have caused a lot of damage.
All of the cards, letters of encouragement, gifts and love sent our way.
Originally we thought this could be something contracted on our missions trip to Brazil. The same week Meredith had her surgery our pastor was in Brazil and the church we visited was able to hear about our situation and pray for us.
The part time job has served its purpose and Nick no longer needs to do it. Amen
Nick was able to find a part time job close to home that he could do a couple hours a day.
The tumor was contained in the lower lobe of Meredith's lung allowing her to lose only part of her left lung. This also made the surgery much safer.
Meredith's teacher health insurance ran out the same month that Nick's work allowed part time employees to have insurance. Without that our bill would be over $50,000.
All of the friends and family that have been helping us with food and finances.
God kept Meredith home this year (from work) which has allowed her to focus on getting better.
Due to a cancelation appointment we got in 21 days earlier to our pulmonologist, which led us to one of the best surgeons in the country.

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Thursday, September 4, 2008

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