All of the Updates and a Victory

There’s generally been two big categories. One for Andrew and one for the house. Now, since there have been a couple of short facebook calls to prayer and other updates, I’ve been added to the list.

An Andrew Update

While we expect nausea and general not-functioning-normally to last for a bit yet, Andrew has been doing better than he was last time at this point in the process. He is still very nauseous, very tired, and very unproductive (which is never a word that belongs next to Andrew’s name normally, and for which I am grateful. Danger will ensue when he becomes well enough to push himself back to work!) Also, some big news, HE’S DONE WITH THIS ROUND OF TREATMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If all goes well, he will be done with ALL treatment. Yes, the caps lock and exclamation points are entirely necessary.

He has also begun building a list of things he wants to eat as soon as he’s able. This includes hamburgers on pretzel buns, spagghettios, and dad’s homemade grape ice cream, as well as dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, Olga’s. I know, it’s an oddly specific list.

A Hannah Update

The results are in… Hannah has pneumonia. We’re very grateful that Andrew doesn’t seem to have contracted it, and now I am on antibiotics. Apparently I’ll still feel kind of under the weather for 2 weeks to a couple months after something like this, but I will not be contagious in another 24 hours. Today was a good day for me, but there have been lots of bad ones and I can see dark circles growing under my eyes from late night coughing fits.

A Home Update

It sounds like the sellers will be moving out of the house sooner than anticipated – they said they’d be out of the house by November 1 at the latest! I’m VERY excited to begin planning moving parties and to prepare for our slow move while we both get back to 100%.

The Part Where You Come In

Wow. What a lot we’ve journeyed through. There’s been good news, bad news, and some big news yet to come, so thank you for joining with us. Here’s what’s at the front of our minds as you seek to partner in prayer.

• May Andrew’s battle with nausea be short-lived and may he soon return to the assortment of foods he’s excited about. May he return to regular life in the right time.
• May I begin to feel relief with the antibiotics, and may I continue to be a support to Andrew.
• May we let house planning be joy, and leave the stress behind. May we have patience and let ourselves move slowly to continue our healing processes.
• May we also enjoy ourselves as we wait for the final word, six weeks from now.