Our first week in Reno has given us very serious hope for arresting Papa Harold’s cancer. We have met many cancer survivors that were Stage IV patients that conventional medicine had given up on and told there was nothing more they could do.
They are coming back for their follow-up treatments and have wonderful stories to tell us.
We met a lady who had metastatic breast cancer that had gotten in the bone marrow. She could not take any more chemo and was at a point where she was sleeping all the time and in her words “had no life left”. She came here three years ago and is back today for a follow up treatment. She appears to be very healthy today. Praise the Lord.
She is one of many patients we have met that are alive and well after being told there was nothing more that could be done for them.
We were very excited to move on Saturday to our new location for the next two weeks. It is a beautiful high rise condo complex. We have a unit on the sixteenth floor overlooking the mountains and the Truckee river. It was like moving from the “ghetto” to upper Manhattan. It has a very nice indoor heated pool and a rooftop hot tub, game room with pool table and ping pong table, exercise room, and 24-hour beverage service for coffee, tea and hot chocolate. They even have a covered garage that requires valet parking (so it is very secure, yeah!)
I have replaced our clothing we lost with enough to get us by until we get back home; however, I still have to find luggage to pack it in before we leave for home.
Papa Harold’s treatments last about three hours each day Mon-Fri. He also sees the various doctors on some days. We were in the clinic one day last week from 9:00 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Needless to say that made for a pretty tiring day. We are hoping the weather next weekend will allow us to take a small trip either to Tahoe or Napa Valley.
It was snowing here yesterday as we went to Mass at a beautiful little church about a block from our condo.
Now that we are in the new location, we are about as comfortable as you can be when you are away from home.
Thank you to everyone who continues to check in with us. We would love to get comments from you - feel free to add comments to our blog posts - we will enjoy hearing from you!
We will never lose our hope (Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.)
Love to All - Harold and Sonja
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Hi, hoping all is well with you today. Have been reading the blog daily but for some reason I can find any place to respond.
ReplyDeleteSo here I am in email.
I was so sorry to hear about your car and the creep that took your things. I understand the melt down and I would have done the exact same thing. Things are tough enough without bad luck.
Are the results of the tests back from Germany yet? Do the treatments seem to be helping or is it too early to tell? It does sound as though there are some miracles happening there and God knows we need one.
We are having quite the ice storm here. Everything is closed including tomorrow. We have rented the house in Mustang but the weather is not helping. Its too slick for us to get there and finish the work. They want to move in this weekend and we aren't done yet.
Billy/Linda are moving into their apartment today.
Lea is recovering very well at home.
Just keep me informed on Harold and I will continue to pray for both of you.
Love, Patricia
We are back to work today while Mikayla is enjoying another "Snow Day"! She has used her time off to make you some welcome home gifts.
ReplyDeleteThe stories you have shared about the other patients are amazing. I have been passing them along to hopefully inspire others. My father has a friend with a son recently diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. The man has a wife and three small children. We are hoping your stories will encourage him to learn more about his options. My dad is going to help him read the websites you sent to me.
We sure hope you can make it to Sonoma Valley. Be sure you take some pictures for us! It sounds like you have found a home away from home. I am glad the two of you are now out of the "ghettos"! Hee hee! It gives us some peace to know you are in a safe area.
We are anxiously awaiting your return to OK.
Lots of Love ~ Lisa