The Benefits of Chemo!

Thanks so much for the great response from everyone about my blog! I think it is a great way to keep everyone updated.

Well, Sunday I got to experience my hair coming out - again. At least I had an idea of what to expect this time since this is the second time I've lost my hair. Running your fingers through your hair and having most of your hair be in your hand is a weird experience. Sunday, every so often, I would stand over the garbage can and just pull hair and throw it in. I did this many times during the day, and then by then end of the day I went to look at my hair in the mirror and it looked like it was all still there - like hardly any had fallen out. That is a lot of hair!! And the Bible tells us that the LORD knows the number of hairs on each of ours heads! Is that not unbelievable! He is so awesome and amazing. I could never count the number of hairs on my head and He knows the number of all of ours.

As I recall, it will take a few days for it to all come out, but my head is very sore. My friend Wendy came tonight, Mondy night, and cut my hair real close to my head. It looks like it has been shaved, but with bald spots and lines everywhere. It feels so much better though. That helps with the soreness. This is the second time she has gotten to shave my hair off. Not something we are real excited about, but at least we've been able to do it together.

Some benefits of chemo are:

1. With no hair, you don't have to worry about buying all those hair products or fixing your hair everyday.
2. You don't have to shave your legs either!! What a great benefit for Summer time!
3. You don't have to pluck your eyebrows.
4. You don't have to worry about unwanted hair on your face.
5. And your skin is very smooth.

Of course, these are benefits for the females out there. I don't know what they are for men, since I'm not one. And these are just the skin benefits. As more arrive I will relay those too.

My next chemotherapy is scheduled for this coming Friday, April 7th. Please be in prayer for that. I also have an MRI of the head scheduled for the next Friday, April 14th. It happens to be Good Friday, so let's pray that is truly is a good friday. I will remind you next week about the MRI again. This will be a big test since I haven't had one since my last Cyber knife treatment.

I want to try to tell you all about Bella every once in a while as well. Bella is my baby. Well, she is actually a dog, but she's still my baby. She is almost 5 months old. I received her for Christmas from my niece-in-law, Gina. She is a rat terrior/beagle mix. Terrior being the main word - especially if you leave the "i" out - which makes it "Terror". Hyper is not the word for her. At times, she is beyond hyper. But I love her. She has been so much company for me. She keeps me going some days - more than I want - but definitely keeps me going. So, from time to time, I will tell you Bella stories. They are great. She has her first real Vet visit this Wednesday - Bath, dip, nails clipped - the works. She's had all her shots, but hasn't been to the actual Vet building yet. They did house calls for the shots. I can't wait to see what the workers looks like when I come to pick her up!!

Here is a puppy pic of her:

Here is a more recent picture:

Isn't she precious? (As my Daddy says)

Ways to pray this week:

1. Pray for my upcoming Chemo on Friday - that all will go well and that the medicine will do it's job by keeping any new tumors from growing.

2. Continue to pray for my energy and strength.

3. Pray that I will have the energy to exercise this week - even if it's just a little.

4. Now that I have my belongings back, I have a lot of things to put up; clean out; etc... Pray that I can get some of that done this week, so that it doesn't seem so overwhelming to me.

5. Most of all, and above all else, Pray that I can be the witness I need to be each and every moment of every day - no matter what is going on with me.

Scriptures and Prayers this week:

"A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said, 'Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.' Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. 'I am willing,' he said. 'Be clean!' Immediately he was cured of his leprosy." Matthew 8:2-3

Lord if you are willing, you can make Kim clean. Reach out your hand and touch her and cure her of this cancer.

" . . . And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up." James 5:15

Lord we pray in faith that you will make Kim well; that you will raise her up.

Of course we pray all of this in Jesus' holy and precious name and we praise Him and thank Him for all He has done and for all He is going to do.

Thank you all for your continued support and prayers! See you next week!