I have a lot on my heart right now. The past couple of weeks
have been a real roller-coaster ride. My emotions are kind of “all over the
place”.
Of course, having the family together for Thanksgiving was
great! Before they all arrived, though, Ricky discovered a lump in his neck. Since
the doctor’s offices were all closed for the holiday, he couldn’t get in to see
his regular doctor until Monday. She immediately set him up for a CT scan. Then
she got him a referral to see a specialist this morning. (It is hard to believe
how fast this has all happened! It seemed to take forever while it was going
on.) The specialist said it is definitely a tumor, but a biopsy will have to be
done to determine whether it is cancer or not. There is only a 10% chance of it
being malignant. If it is benign, they will remove the tumor and part of the
thyroid. If it is malignant, the whole thyroid will have to be removed and
surrounding lymph nodes checked to see if it has spread. They also discovered
inflammation in his esophagus which is causing him to have some trouble
swallowing, which they think is related to reflux. They have scheduled a
swallow test to check on that on the 14th. Hopefully the biopsy will
be scheduled before that. Then he will go back to see the specialist on the 18th
to find out all of the results and schedule his surgery. So it is going to be a
rough couple of weeks. Prayers are much appreciated!
We had our monthly potluck at the Fields’ house last Sunday.
Poor Heather was too ill to get out of bed, so Layne and the kids took care of
hosting everyone. All of the Pettit bunch were up (David was our guest
speaker), so it was great to have the extra time to visit with them. David did
a wonderful job on his lesson, as always. I do enjoy listening to that young
man! The folks were doing well and were able to enjoy the whole day out, too.
I took Daddy to see his general practitioner on Wednesday.
We won’t be able to get his bloodwork done until next week, but his A1C was fine.
No changes in medication were needed this time, which was great! He goes back
to see his podiatrist next week, then his pain management (for follow-up from
his procedure) and hearing specialist the following week. He is pretty much
holding his own for now. Bobbie has been doing better lately. She was diagnosed
with some kind of auto-immune disorder that was causing a rash all over…especially
on her face, neck and chest. They put her on a prednisone pack and the rash has
greatly improved. Her appetite has been good lately and she is getting around
about as good as she ever does anymore.
Nam is enjoying being 5 years old. He thinks he is such a
big boy now! He and his momma are on their way to San Antonio for the weekend,
along with a few others from the HC young parent group. He was a little
nervous, but excited, about the trip; but he did tell me that he would miss me!
(I love that kid!) So Dennis and I ended up with the day off today (which has
been super helpful with all of Ricky’s stuff!), as well as Monday.
Since we didn’t have to get up early today, we decided to go
on another date last night. We ate at El Fenix and then tried out the Film Alley
in Weatherford for the first time. We watched “Instant Family”, which I have
been wanting to see since the first trailers came out. I love anything that has
to do with fostering or adoption, and this movie was about both. It is based on
a true story and really plucks your heartstrings! I told Dennis after it was
over that I was really glad that they made it into a comedy! I cried enough as
it was! But it had some REALLY funny scenes in it, too…some that I could relate
to! There was quite a bit of bad and crude language in it, but that is to be
expected for the circumstances of the film. These kids come from some rough
backgrounds! Some of the language was just gratuitous, which is common in
movies today. I wouldn’t recommend it for kids for that reason. But it really
does a good job of showing the need for good foster/adoptive parents and the
struggles that they and the children face.
Dennis is scheduled to speak at Hurst this coming Lord’s Day.
We are looking forward to visiting with the folks over there. It will do Daddy
and Bobbie good to go, too.
There are so many in need of prayers right now: those who lost loved ones this past week;
Sherrill C, who is recovering from meningitis; Nancy, who is still struggling
with her cancer and waiting to be matched with a clinical trial; and so many
others. Please remember Ricky along with the rest. Hoping for a little less “eventful”
week next week!
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