The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. — Deuteronomy 31:8

I have found myself meditating on this scripture a lot on this journey. It has been so comforting to know that God not only walks beside me, but He also prepares the way! He goes ahead of me for every doctors appointment, every treatment, and every blood test. He continually sends people to encourage me and to pray for me. I am so thankful that my God is a God of details.

I have finished up my 4 rounds of Adriamycin and Cytoxan with minimal side effects. Again God is always in the details. He sustained me through each treatment, especially the last one when I wasn’t sure I was going to make it through eating the ice again while my nurse administered the 3 syringes of Adriamycin. I know that most of it was in my head, but it literally made me sick.

The most irritating side effect that I had was fatigue, which lasted about 5-6 days after each treatment. I’m so used to always being on the go that this was one of the hardest to come to terms with, but God always gave me an extra push and sustained me when I didn’t think I could. The other aggravating side effect was the hand and foot syndrome which makes them feel sunburned. Basically the nurse practitioner said it was chemical burns from the inside out. Thankfully the worst part only lasted a few days.

I am so thankful for all the people who prayed me through those treatments and the Neulasta shots. Even though the shots made me feel like I had the flu, they worked and my numbers came back up after each treatment. A true blessing. God was faithful because so many were faithful in praying and that has humbled me. God has shown me first hand the power of prayer. This has been one of the biggest blessings of this journey.

I start the 12-weekly treatments of Taxol on Thursday. Dr. Davidson said it would be easier than the A/C treatments. I am praying that this holds true. One of the biggest side effects with this chemo drug is peripheral neuropathy in your hands and feet and joint pain. I am fervently praying against this. Will you join me?

I know that the next 12 weeks will fly by. And while I am looking forward to this part of my journey being complete, I don’t want to miss the lessons that God has for me now. I have grown closer to Him during this time and I know that the peace that I have is from Him. I don’t have to be afraid or discouraged because He sustains me each day. Again God is in the details.

Prayer Points for Today:

• That there will be no reactions to the Taxol
• That my numbers will come back up after each treatment
• That the side effects will be minimal
• That the chemo will work in killing any rouge cancer cells