Scott Health 2018 lymphoma status

Here I am, just past the 6 year mark in my cancer journey. This a journey that started with 6 initial treatments for non Hodgkin's B cell follicular lymphoma followed by a 2year maintenance program consisting of chemo every 3 months. That ended in February 2014 and since then I was monitored every 3 months before graduating to every 4 months for  a year or so. Things appeared to be going very well and then during my scan check in the summer of 2017 I was informed that some of my lymph nodes were measuring on the high side of normal (2cm). This meant some cancer growth and of course brought up the what now question. What lays ahead? I had been told at the start of the journey that several chemo treatments may be involved over a period of time to manage the cancer, but still one is never quite prepared for bad or in this case reoccurring bad news. I was in the midst of becoming a partner at work, which my wife and I both really felt was God leading. So why then, why would it be creeping back into my life then? That is an answer I don't have, but what I do know is that ever present health challenges in my wife's life and in mine have had a way of increasing are dependence on God that is not easily possible without some kind of challenge. God has increased our faith during these tough seasons and has provided in ways only he can. The apostle Paul prayed that his thorn in the flesh would be taken from him, but it never was and I am sure that his faith was increased as he had to depend on God to meet his needs. My wife and I push forward, both with very uncertain health futures, but with a very certain future in eternity. This is a  future guaranteed by the blood of Jesus and our acceptance of his free gift of salvation.
More recently I was checked again and while there have been signs of lymph node growth, they were thankfully very minimal. Its always interesting who is placed in our lives. We are ever grateful for Dr T and her cautious approach. She is kind and thorough in her follow-up and detail of what could lay ahead. Aside from a complete healing, treatments such as chemo and a stem cell transplant could lay ahead.
God is sustaining us, maybe not always as we prayed, but he always is and we are very thankful for the people he has used along the way.


Our lives are His to work out His will for His honour and glory.

Elizabeth health 2016

Here we are in Oct 2016 and I am learning we are never out of the woods and simply have to enjoy the months strung together where Elizabeth ( and I ) enjoys good health. A typical year since 2009 for my wife has involved multiple stays at the hospital for bacterial infections and residual effects from the many surgeries she has had for flesh eating disease, gull blater removal, twisted bowl, and strep A. To say this has been a stressor in our home, marriage, kids lives would be a considerable understatement. However to say we have not enjoyed God's abundant provision would be even more of an understatement. He has been their each step of they way helping us when we reach our limit.
Elizabeth's latest diagnosis is diverticulitis, a very painful inflammation in the bowels. Again we turn to our God for refuge to lead us through this latest jungle. Satan is there every step of the trail, throwing thistles, whipping branches and other obstacles in our path. We trust God to increase our faith and thank him for sustaining us.