Houston, As Promised

Haven't you had enough of all of my obnoxious pictures yet? I hope not, because I have a few more to share with you; And these come with a story.

It seems that everywhere we turn, someone in our lives is facing some sort of difficulty. Some are facing tight financial times, car accidents, car troubles, being robbed, death in the family, Bonnie and Stephen's ordeal only a few months ago, and on and on.

One family's trial I have not yet shared here on the blog. I am sorry for that because I know that many of you would be praying if you knew. My dear friend and college roommate Amanda has been married to her husband Brian almost 2 1/2 years now. Roughly 2 months ago, the big c-word entered their lives. CANCER. Brian was having trouble eating and was experiencing intense pain in his stomach/abdomen area. He thought it to be caused by ulcers. After visiting the doctor, he found out that it was, in fact cancerous polyps that had become lacerated, causing him to lose about 50% of his blood. Since then, he has been admittted to M.D. Anderson in Houston and has completed 2 rounds of chemo so far. Round 3 began this week.

As I have been typing this explanation, I have had to go back and correct my sentences from reading "they" to "him" as I explain the physical aspects of their situation. I make note of this because I want to emphasize the fact that while Brian is dealing with the physical effects of the cancer and the chomotheraphy, Amanda is right beside him, suffering as he suffers, hurting as he hurts.

All of that said, Jadie and I drove to Houston this past weekend to visit with Brian and Amanda. We had a wonderful time watching movies, playing games, talking, and visiting a few local restaurants together.

We are all thankful that Brian was feeling pretty well except for headaches and that we were able to share some time with them before his 3rd round of chemo.

For those of you who would, please pray for them as you remember them and feel free to visit their blog where Amanda tries to update everyone on Brian's prognosis and their situation as she can. They are listed to teh right in my "Links" section.