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Halfway Through Treatment and Full of Gratitude

This past weekend after I posted, our family enjoyed a beautiful Mother's Day hike on the Pulaski Trail in Wallace. If you are local or if you are visiting the area, I definitely encourage you to check it out. It's about 2 miles up and 2 miles back with around a 650-foot elevation gain. To be honest, I wasn't entirely sure how well I was going to do. Dan even offered to stay back with me if I needed to turn around. Thankfully, I was able to push through, even though I was pretty winded about three-quarters of the way up. I actually felt really good on the hike overall, and I know it was so good for my body, spirit, and soul to be outside in God's creation. Monday marked Day 11 of 30 chemo-radiation treatments. Every Sunday, so far, I find myself having to mentally and emotionally prepare for another week and the possibility of increasing side effects. But Monday also brought a very encouraging surprise. Mondays are my appointments with Dr. Sharrett, my oncologist....

Week Two Down and Four to Go

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Learning to Lament: Two Years of Journaling, One Faithful God