And now for the latest...

A lot has happened since my last post...I apologize for not updating sooner, but it has been crazy for the past week.  I know it has been a very busy time for many of you, especially with VBS and everything else going on.  I know several of you check this blog daily for updates, and we appreciate your interest.

  

We have been home and back to San Antonio and back home again since my last post.  I finished out the run-in week and then began taking LDE225 daily last Monday.  On Tuesday, Helen had an appointment with Dr. Beceiro in Lubbock for her thyroid.  On Wednesday, it was back to work (it's budget time!!), and then we left for SA on Saturday.  It seems all we have been doing is go, go, go, but it is truly a blessing that we are still able to do so.  We are so thankful that I still feel well and can go, go, go!

Yesterday was our 33rd anniversary (thank You, God), and we celebrated it by staying a couple of nights on the Paseo del Rio (the Riverwalk).  Even though SA is the place we go because of cancer, we enjoy the city and really try to make the most of being together.  The Riverwalk has recently been extended more than two miles, and we spent Sunday morning walking it and taking in the awesomeness of God's creative power.  It provided an inspiring setting for reading from God's Word and feeling close to and talking with God and each other.  We ended the day with a meal atop the Tower of the Americas, which offered a breath-taking view of the city.  All in all, we walked nine miles yesterday, on purpose!  And lived to tell about it!

Today began with breakfast before heading in to the clinic.  This time, I didn't have to be fasting, which makes thing a little easier.  After taking this new drug for one week, I have not experienced any debilitating side effects.  I have had a headache every day, a couple of days all day, but none were bad enough to keep me from doing what I needed to do.  I am so very thankful that it has not made me nauseous thus far.  I will continue to take this drug daily; only God knows for how long.  We will head back to SA again on Sunday, with appointments on Monday and Tuesday.  

We can't count all of the ways God continues to bless us.  His provision in our lives has exceeded our expectations.  He has protected and sustained us far beyond our abilities.  He has continued to flood us with peace way past our understanding.

We love you all,

Kenny and Helen

P.S. Today also marked a significant point in our journey...two years ago today we learned that cancer had returned.  We really didn't have any good options then; our only good one was to trust God with everything.  He has not disappointed!  He has continued to teach us that He can be trusted.  Romans 8:28!!!