Saturday, January 17, 2009

A lamp unto our feet...

:: Oct 2004 we did not know we were going to find out Cassie was pregnant.
:: November 2004 we did not know Cassie would lose her job because of that pregnancy.
:: December 2004 we did not know Cassie was going to miscarry.
:: July 2006 we did not know Phil was going to get a pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the lung) and be hospitalized for 2 weeks before anyone figured out what was wrong.
:: Oct 2006 we did not know our nephew was going to pass away at 2 years old.
:: Dec 2006 we did not know we were going to be moving back to Ann Arbor.
:: Aug 2008 we did not know Phil was going to be diagnosed with cancer.
:: September 2008 we did not know Cassie's mom was also going to be diagnosed with cancer.

I (Phil) feel as if through the valley of the shadow of death, we are being guided by something greater than ourselves to a place beyond our wildest imagination.

Keeping the hope, living by faith...and screwing up royally. :)

1 comment:

Nick said...

Hello there fellow ass-kickers.

We have both joined a club that we wished hadn't called on us, but we have a common enemy and I'd love to help in whatever way I can. Cassie was kind enough to comment on my blog, so I wanted to let you know that I'm thinking of you both. Given our age (although I'm a doddering old codger of 40 compared with you!) we are even closer in this battle than most and I would love to compare notes.

Please feel free to email me at artisannvandyk at earthlink dot net. I have done a lot of research and spoken with most of the leading myeloma researchers, clinicians and doctors and would love to help if I can.

We'll beat this thing!!!

Best,

Nick