Waiting…
Thanks for all your wonderful comments about our blog. We’ve enjoyed sharing what’s happening. Thanks again for reading and praying for us. Recently a lot of you have asked if we have received the pathology report. Unfortunately the answer is “no, not yet.”
Regretably, this report is taking much longer than we had anticipated. Announcing the pathology report was going to be my next post 3 weeks ago, and we are still waiting. Obviously we have called, and will call again, but there are things that are out of our control even though we wish we were in control.
We do promise that we’ll let you know as soon as we know. In fact, if you haven’t already, you can look over to the right at “Follow My Blog” and subscribe via email. You’ll get an email whenever we posting anything (and can unsubscribe at any time.) That may help some of you who keep logging in but not seeing anything new.
Specific stuff
Just a reminder about where we are right now. The first two tests for outlying cancer were perfectly clear: bone marrow and spinal fluid sample. This third test is the pathology of how far the cancer had grown in the eye that was removed. We know it was malignant. What we are waiting for is news of how extensive the cancer had grown. Usually the cancer is encapsulated within the eye and that is what we are hoping for in Zach’s case.
If you’ve ever waited for something with no way of knowing when the wait would be over, you know what we are doing right now. Waiting…
As Proverbs 13:12 says,
12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.
Or as Psalm 33:20-21
20 We wait in hope for the LORD;
he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
In the mean time…
In the mean time, Zach is doing really well! He has completely healed from the surgery; he’s growing and is doing great. He never saw out of the bad eye and probably doesn’t miss it. He’s nursing well, smiling lots and is in general simply a great baby.
Last week Zach travelled with Sarah and I to California to attend the wedding ceremony of one of Sarah’s six brothers, Sam. It was great to see Sarah’s family (and especially the ones on the West Coast.) Zach’s sisters all stayed home with friends’ families (aren’t they jealous!)
Here’s a photo of us in Santa Monica at the coast.
Blessings,
Tim, Sarah and Zach
. . . As I Follow Christ 