The Phone Call

God's Touch Reflected in MyChart

Sorry I haven’t taken the time to update you.

The past couple weeks have flown by; we’ve been busy celebrating!

• No more chemo for awhile

• Caleb’s senior awards

• A birthday and an anniversary

• Mother’s Day

• And one very important phone call…

Bethanie, a nurse from Dr. Brenda’s office is asking, “Rachel, have you seen your MyChart yet?”

“Yes, I did! As soon as I saw it, I told my husband I wanted to drive up to Madison Health and give all of you a hug. You have pumped my body full of terrible chemicals, but God and those chemicals are saving my life! Please tell everyone how grateful I am.”

When we met with my surgical oncologist for the first time, she told us 60% of people are cancer-free by the time they go to surgery, and I hoped I would be part of that 60%.

According to this MRI report from a couple weeks ago, it seems that I am.

We will know for sure after the pathology report from my lumpectomy and lymphnode removal, scheduled for May 24th.

God’s timing and our obedience is simply overwhelming at times.

Let me encourage you for a minute. When you feel the Holy Spirit nudge you to do something, GO FOR IT! (I’m preaching to myself too.) I wish I wouldn’t second guess those nudges and talk myself out of being obedient when He speaks to me.

At the time I was reading my report on my chart, I got this text from my brother-in-law’s sweet mom:

God was reminding us: by His hand, I am healed.

---

Since my chemo started in January, I have only missed one important event - one of Caleb’s track meets a few weeks ago. Most days now, I forget my body has been fighting cancer.

Yet, there are days I have to slow down because I don’t have the body I did before January. Saturday was one of those days; I just had to rest. Thankfully, it wasn’t a day that anything was planned.

God has been more faithful to me than I deserve. I can’t thank and praise Him enough.

“Surely goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.”

Psalm 23:6

Saturday might have been bad, but I had a wonderful Mother’s Day with these people.

I’d love to hear from you. What’s something you are celebrating?

Thanks for joining me on this journey.