There are so many things going on in our life right now. New territory, new job for Matt, selling a home, buying a home, new school for Reese.... and the list goes on. Amidst all the good craziness, I have to take a little time to talk about my sweet Aunt Nancie. Some of you know that my Dad's older sister, Nancie, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last June. Yes, you read that correctly...last June. She has had this awful disease now for over a year.
When she was diagnosed, we all started praying. Praying for a miracle!! If you don't know, the survival rate for pancreatic cancer is about 5%. She had a cancerous tumor that had veins and arteries wrapped around it and was inoperable. She spent a lot of time at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore working with lots of doctors and going through radiation and chemotherapy. The entire time she fought this battle, she was positive and ALWAYS gave glory to God.
This spring when she went back for scans, a few nodules showed up in her lungs, meaning that the cancer could possibly be spreading. She started another round of chemo and I am excited to say that my Dad called me yesterday with the most amazing news. Aunt Nancie got a report from Baltimore on Monday that the nodules on her lungs were gone and that the tumor in her pancreas is DEAD. When he told me this, I just cried!!
If you don't believe that God can work miracles, I am here to tell you that HE CAN!! He has taken care of our family through this rough journey and most importantly taken care of Nancie, Jimmy, Jocelyn and Laura. The Lord answers prayers! Hearing great news like this makes you hit your knees and give thanks (even though saying thank you doesn't seem like enough).
I know that cancer can always come back, and that cells can always reappear. However, God has been so good to our family, AGAIN!! Thank you to all of you who have been praying for Nancie and her family. I continually pray that he will watch over her and heal her. You can follow her blog on CaringBridge http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nanciebailey
Our God truly is an AWESOME GOD!!!
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