my momma was diagnosed with hodgkin’s lymphoma about a month ago. we had a couple of weeks of tests before that to power through to find out what was going on in her chest.
can i just take a quick minute to let you all know how much of a ROCK STAR my mother has been through all of this? what an incredible woman. i knew how much i wanted to be like her before this squall… but really, her strength and determination are astounding.
she has now completed one full cycle of chemotherapy, two sessions. my younger brother eric and i went to her treatment today to be a part of it. eric wanted to see what was going on in order to be a part of her treatment in “mind and body”. he wanted to not only hear about it at home, but actually see what our mother was going through every two weeks. it was interesting, amazing and humbling on many different levels to see the patients, nurses and doctor’s working so fluently together for one common goal, and sometimes cure.
as i sat down in the chair next to my mom, i looked above the door and saw this:
my heart leapt and i felt so protected. my world is surrounded with hope. the doctors have used the word “cure” from day one, and that is a very great word to hear. so with our course plotted and destination in sight my momma will forge ahead and prepare for glory! someone referred to the people praying for her as her ‘prayer warriors’. ma has made an association with the movie 300 and the Spartan warriors and has held onto this as her mantra of sorts. we borrow quotes from the movie, ideas from the movie, and the glorious victory of the movie to help encourage ourselves through this.
i sent the above picture to dave while we were in ma’s treatment. i needed him to know how much hope and bliss he has brought to my life. he has been amazingly supportive and helpful for me and my family. he and his loving, generous family have created this warm blanket of hope around my life and have already helped me through so much. pretty sure more than they know.
all in all, we’re preparing for glory. mom and our family are amazing and we’ll defeat this. keep the thoughts and prayers coming… they do miraculous things.
