Waiting yet again

Sorry it took me a while to update following the scan that didn't happen.

We went to Saskatoon on Monday, the 16th for Erin to take the drink, that would be followed by the scan on the 19th. She was being asked the normal questions of diet and any medications. A week and a half earlier she had been prescribed her thyroid replacement medication my our family doctor. She found out from the nurse that she can't be on any thyroid medication for 4 weeks prior to the test. Obviously we didn't know this, and neither did our family doctor. So now we have to wait yet again until the medication is out of her system, and we will try it again.

So if you are looking for something to pray for, pray that we will get a good date for the scan, that it would be clear, and that Erin's body can handle being off the medication for an additional 4 weeks.

Thanks everyone.
Luke

Radio-Iodine Test Date

Erin and I have been given a date for the last (hopefully) stage of Erin's bout with Thyroid Cancer. On April 16th Erin will go to Saskatoon Hospital to take a drink of the stuff, which will spread throughout her body and be absorbed by any remaining thyroid cancer cells. We will then return on the 19th for a scan to see of any has been absorbed.

We are gearing up for this final stage, and are continually grateful to God and to you for your continued support and prayers. If you haven't heard yet, we are moving in June, and it would be great not to have this as an issue anymore.

The things I have learned from this experience are too numerous to mention, but the biggest thing is God's faithfulness, and the ability of His people to pull together around someone. It grieves our hearts to be leaving Norquay Covenant Church after this experience, because our bond with these people has been cemented with tears and sharing in the fellowship of suffering. I have to disagree with Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves in the movie "Speed" where they make the quote, "I hear that relationships based on traumatic circumstances rarely work out." I have to disagree because of the support and familyness this congregation has poured out on us.

Thanks for travelling this journey with us, and we are gearing up for one final hurrah. I will update after the test to let you know what we find out.

Luke