Ups and downs and ups

Since the last post, the general level of things has been stable, and the general trend has been upward - Praise the Lord!

Although not strong, and therefore still unable to do very much, Sue has been feeling quite well in herself; and her hair continues to grow, which adds a psychological boost. For the weekend of 16th/17th June, both our daughters were home; it was lovely to see them together, and they saw a difference in Sue as they had not seen her for a while. In addition, Sue felt well enough to go to chapel on that Sunday morning, the first time since November/December last year,and received a very warm welcome from the friends there. Truly God is good!

Last weekend (23rd/24th June) was not so good however. She started getting stomach pains on the Saturday; initially we thought it might be indigestion, but it persisted, and she was back on the liquid painkiller, with a certain amount of fear building up. As it was still there on the Monday, she called the doctor, who came and gave her some more pills of a different sort; and thankfully by Tuesday the pain had gone again.

Yesterday the doctor telephoned, to see how she was - which was kind of him. However, even kinder was the fact that, in view of the pain, he thought it would be sensible to see if the results of the scan on 14th June were available - just in case there was any evidence of tumour growth to account for the pain. (We did not expect to get the results until we see the consultant on July 5th.) He was pleased to tell Sue that he had been told the scan results were good,with no evidence of further cancer development. We were pleased too!

So as we face the visit to the consultant we do so with less fear and more peace. We have no idea what he will say, or what the future holds; but join us in prasing the Lord for His kindness and His mercy for - as always - "We praise Him for all that is past, and trust Him for all that's to come!"