9,000 Miles to Get to The Doctor???

Yep, that’s right! We left Texas in August to drive Mike to his doctor’s appointment! Well, three months and a little over 9,000 miles later, we made it to his doctor’s office! Yes, it’s true!! You’ve heard of people taking a “short cut” to get somewhere? Well, I guess you could say we took a “long cut”! Here’s what happened:

Last August (that was three months ago!), we left my parent’s home in Grand Prairie, Texas, to go to see Mike’s doctor for another cancer scan and an MRI. Well, we have a GPS, but ….  Well,...   you know how some men are! No one (or no "thing", like a GPS) can tell them anything! THEY KNOW IT ALL - AND THEY’RE NEVER WRONG! Also, some men will wander around forever, rather than stop and ask directions! Well…. My husband REALLY takes it to the extreme!!!! And sooooo ... Three months and 9,000 miles later, we finally arrived!!!         NOT!!!  

 (The “three months” and “9,000 miles” thing is true. Just the reason it took so long is not!)

Most of you know that last July we returned to the States for Mike to have his check up on his cancer. Unfortunately, one of the tumors had grown from 3 x 4 mm to 14 x 15 mm during the six months we were in Honduras.  Because of the rapid growth, the doctor wanted to see him again in three months, instead of the usual six. Therefore, since we couldn't afford to fly to and from Honduras every three months, we’ve slowly been making our way to New York City for Mike’s appointment with Dr. Robert Bard. Along the way, we’ve been visiting some of our supporting churches and giving them an update on the ministry in Honduras. We just felt that this would be the best use of our time here. And, it’s been a wonderfully blessed and encouraging journey! Even got to visit with our kids and grandkids a bit!

But, TODAY was the day of Mike’s appointment. It took maybe 15 minutes for the doctor to do the scan, and then he called us into his office. When we walked in and sat down, he had the pictures of the current scan and the scan from July on his computer screen. “I see great improvement! Your tumor has gone from 14 x 15 mm down to 6 x 8 mm and the blood flow is minimal!” He also said that, although he wanted Mike to go ahead and get an MRI before he left, he wouldn’t need to check him again for another six months! What a relief! We felt that he was probably doing better because some of his symptoms had lessened… but we were afraid to “count our chickens before they were hatched” because you just never know exactly what God has planned.

So, want to know how we celebrated???

We left the doctor’s office, went to the parking garage across the street, paid our $48 parking fee for the two hours we were there (and... no! I’m NOT kidding this time!), got in the car and started for Texas! The sooner we get to Texas and complete our preparations to leave, the sooner we go back home! (We’ve got to figure out the cheapest way to ship a Ford 450 flatbed truck to Honduras. Got any ideas?)

We want to thank everyone who has been so faithful to pray for Mike! You will NEVER know how much we appreciate and love each of you!

Please continue to remember us in your prayers! God bless!