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Blessings to all of you! It has
been a while since we have updated you and I apologize. The
family has had a good holiday season and feel so blessed to have
you as friends and know that many of you faithfully pray for
us.
There has been quite a bit of things
happening since the last update. The week after Christmas,
Crystal was diagnosed with breast cancer. She has since
undergone bilateral mastectomies and partial reconstruction and
has completed 4 rounds of chemotherapy with 2 more to go. She
has done remarkably well and has missed very little work. She
is amazing! Her CT scans indicated that there were no
metastases and there was no lymph node involvement. The doctors
feel that it was found very early and that she will have a very
good outcome. Thank you for your prayers for her.
Hannah has received national
literary recognition for a poem she wrote. It has been
published and was voted as a Top Ten winner out of thousands of
entries in the 4th-6th grade level category. She continues to
amaze me with her creativity and intelligence. She recently had
a birthday and is now 10 years old.
Andrew continues to excel in school
and in sports. He is playing soccer again this spring and his
team is continuing to do well. He will be playing baseball next
and will probably play soccer again in the fall. He recently
had a birthday (7 years old) and received a new basketball goal
and basketball. He loves to play most sports and is very
talented.
I have also had surgery to remove a
kidney stone since the last update. I was having pain for about
4 weeks before I went to the doctor and it was 6 weeks before we
found out the cause and had surgery. This was the second time I
have had kidney stones and they are certainly not fun.
We surely do miss our little Erin
Hope, especially on holidays, her birthday, which was February
4th, and on the anniversary of her homegoing. The pain does
improve with time and God surely gives us grace to continue. If
she could speak to us, I am sure she would tell us not to be sad
because I know she is having the best time in heaven.
Please check out the link below to
our new website featuring a new healthy fruit drink that we have
recently started using. With the recent diagnosis of cancer in
Crystal and the history of cancer with Erin Hope and the health
problems I have faced over the last few years, and our family
health histories, we have realized the importance of a healthier
lifestyle, including exercise and good nutrition.
As always, may God continue to
richly bless you as He has us. We love you all!
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