I'm back home!
I'm so glad that is over! The surgeon says that she is very pleased with the way everything went. She said it was challenging because of some scar tissue left over from previous surgeries, but all in all, it went very well. She believes she got everything she was going in to get and did not have to cut into that pectoral muscle very much (Although she did have to take out a little).
I'm doing great! My arm is sore but just being home makes a huge difference. I'm actually surprised at how well I'm doing. The next step for me is going to be radiation. I have to go back to Houston in 3 weeks for a follow up on my surgery and that is when I will see the Radiation Oncologist. I feel like the radiation will start very soon after that visit and will last for 6 weeks.
I will have to remain in Houston while I am getting my radiation. It's gonna be O.K. because 6 weeks is better than 6 months and I've come this far, so I'm not stopping now. Thank you so much for your continued prayers. I'm so blessed. I will keep you posted.
Love,
Kim
posted by Joni McNabb @ 4:50:00 PM
21 Comments:
Kim,
I know you are exhausted but relieved that the surgery is over and thank God that it went well. Our friend Kelsey Hall is currently doing radiation in Houston and is living there with his wife Stacy for 6 weeks. They rented a condo just a block from MD Anderson.
I know we have never met but I am keeping up with you and your blog and praying for you as well as our mutual friend Michelle Edwards.
Is there any feeling as good as driving up your street and seeing your home and family after having been gone ? I thought many times that I wanted to throw myself down in the driveway and kiss the ground. Who knew Jonesboro was such a grand place.
Glad you are home and feel good about the surgery.
Suzanne
Please, keep us posted on the dates you'll be gone. It sounds like school will be starting by the time you go. So, know that we want to keep your kiddo's for you.
I actually need to borrow them before that because mine are counting on some play time.
Love and Prayers!
Stacyg
Kim,
That is great news. We are rejoicing with you.
Stacey J
Kim,
So happy to hear your home with your family, and with such great news! Your in my prayers! Teresa
Kim: I'm so glad you're home and doing well. Will continue to pray as you heal. God bless all.
Love, Shirley
Kim, I read the great news. I just want you to now that I think and pray for you everyday. You are such a trooper!! 6 weeks is a walk in the park for you. Just think, by Christmas this will all be a story to share with your grandkids. Take care and call me if you need to.
Love-Christi Covington
Praying every single day for you, Mark, and the kids. We love you!
J & A Spencer
Kim.....just wanted to let you know that I am still here......for anything you ever need......miss seeing you during the summer.....just wanted to remind you that you are always in my heart and prayers.....love ya...Leigh Ann
Hi Kim,
Thinking of you often & so glad that the surgery went well. I'll be praying for you & your family as you face this last hurdle! It will be over & done with before you know it. Take care,
Alicia Brooks
I am so pleased to hear from you...you and your family -the whole crew- have been on my heart and mind. I visited with your mom for a while tonight. We're gonna just keep knocking on God's door - why, it's Biblical: persistence pays off. "...May God lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace" through the next few weeks. I love you. Blanche
Kim,
I saw you on Ch.8 news WOW! What an awesome testimony. Isn't it neat to be used by GOD? Your words were encouraging to me as well. Just wanted you to know I'll be praying for you that God will give you strength, stamina,and healing. Praying that you are still doing well.
In Christ Love,
Laura Pope
Hey Kim,
That's great news! I'm so glad the surgery went well. We love you. :)
Courtney C.
Kim,
Diana Nix is a friend of mine, and she lead me to your blog. Very nice. I love the scripture from II Corinthians 4! Glad to hear you're positive outlook. You'll beat this for sure. I look forward to the posting you leave 20 years from now...."I remember back in 2006 when I was still battling breast cancer. I never thought I'd be training for a half marathon and enjoying watching a grandchild!" My wife has also been diagnosed with breast cancer, and she's going to beat it too. Maybe Diana can introduce us sometime in the future and we can talk about how we beat it!
Scott Huffman, Lawrence, KS
Kim,
You're in my thoughts and prayers today. I miss you and those precious kids of yours!
Love, Beverly
Our prayers are with you for the journey to Houston and your recovery.
Hi Kim!
Just a note to say, that I'm thinking of you. And as my daughter Kristin would say from Veggie Tales, "God made you special, and He loves you very much." We love you too!
--Charlotte G in Fort Smith
Hey Kim...missing you in Jonesboro! I heard this song the other day and decided to blog the lyrics. My mind went straight to you and what you are going through...being away from home and feeling alone--probably you're biggest trial yet--but knowing you and your FAITH you will get through the valley and we will all witness your victory standing on the mountain. I love you and I know I speak for thousands of others whose lives you have touched in such a powerful way. Keep His strength close to your heart!
Oh and one more thing...Bro John Miles message Sunday was from Philippians Chapter 3. Just a little note..."I do not mean that I am already as God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal, but I continue trying to reach it and to make it mine. Christ wants me to do that, which is the reason he made me his. Brothers and sisters, I know that I have not yet reached that goal, but there is one thing I always do. Forgetting the past and straining toward what is ahead, I keep trying to reach the goal and get the prize for which God called me through Christ to the life above."
Keep climbing that mountain girl... and don't look back!
Run4Him
Mountain of God: Third Day
I thought that I was all alone,
broken and afraid,
but you were there with me,
you were there with me.
And I didn't even know
I had lost my way,
but you were there with me,
yes, you were there with me.
Till you opened up my eyes I never knew,
that I couldn't ever make it without you.
Chorus:
Even though the journey's long,
and I know the road is hard.
Well the one who's gone before me,
He will help me carry on.
And after all that I've been through,
now I realize the truth
that I must go through the valley
to stand upon the Mountain of God.
As I travel on the road,
you have led me down,
you are here with me,
yes, you are here with me.
And I have need for nothing more
Oh, now that I have found
that you are here with me,
yes, you are here with me.
I confess from time to time I lose my way,
but you were always there to bring me back again.
~chorus~
Bridge:
Sometimes I think of where it is I've come from,
And the things I've left behind.
Well, of all I've had,
what I posess,
they can't quite compare,
with what's in front of me,
with what's in front of me.
Even though the journey's long,
and I know the road is hard,
well, the one who's gone before me,
he will help me carry on.
And after all that I've been through,
now I realize the truth
that I must go through the valley,
to stand upon the mountain. . .
well, I must go through the valley,
to stand upon the mountain. . .
yes, I must go through the valley,
to stand upon the mountain of God.
Kim
I pray that you had an awsome weekend with Mark and the children!!!
Kim, You and your family are in my prayers, my dad also has colon cancer with mets to his liver, lungs and spleen. They did not expect him to last 1-2 yrs and that has been almost 3 yrs ago. and he is still with us. Faith can move mountains and you are a very good example of "true faith", thank you for the inspiration.
angela
Thinking of you today. If you are feeling good, take a stroll around Rice University or the Rice Village shopping area (just west of Rice University, east of Kirby Drive). Fun shopping, a good pastry shop or two, El Meson restaurant, etc. I lived in that area in the 80's and enjoyed it very much. Elaine P.
Hey, Kim. We're still praying and praising God for the work He's doing in you. Love you. Blanche
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