One of my hurting to hope stories....

May 14th of 2009..what a day..my life changed forever..Our 18 year old daughter at the time was exhausted...having frequent nosebleeds, and about to graduate from high school. Wednesday May 13th was the final straw-a 4 hour non stop nose bleed. Our Rhea was really exhausted, this happened so quickly. In the ER late Wednesday evening, the pre diagnosis by the ER doctor; was a really bad cold or something awful. THURSDAY: Once checked in, Oncology doctor gave my husband and I the news that he was pretty sure our daughter had Leukemia. I cried alot that day...I couldn't believe this was really happening. Our choice was IU Cancer center, Riley Hospital or some other Hospital in another state. Thursday EVENING we head to IU Cancer center. FRIDAY May 15th-More blood tests and a bone marrow biopsy-this was a very hard day. This was the day that we found out that Rhea had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The whole family at this point was told about Rhea's diagnosis.

You see, when Rhea was diagnosed with Leukemia, I felt like I was a fairly strong christian. God really used this to shake up my world-my faith would be tested. I had so many questions, what was going to happen to Rhea, how would her body take all the treatments...

Saturday, October 23, 2010

May 2009-June 2009 Long days but the burden lightens when its placed in the correct hands....

Yes, I had questions...not all my questions would be answered. Proverbs 3:5 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.." I knew I could not see the future, and that I may not want to see it anyhow.  Often when I was able to go home and rest while my husband or daughter would stay with Rhea at IU Cancer center, I would lay there awake, my eyes full of tears, crying out to God, asking Him why, what was the purpose, why so young...God would only reveal, that I must trust Him for what the future holds for Rhea...that God has a bigger and better plan for her life. I was scared...I didn't want to loose one of my precious daughters...I had to let go. I asked God to help me release her to Him..I told God I would trust Him...He was my helper..He was The Healer, He was and is my Hope.  I remember the day after Rhea was diagnosed, Rhea was in tears, she said with great faith, God has a plan for her, she didn't know what it was, but she knew He had a plan. I told her that God must have seen her as a willing vessel, one He could use for His glory.
Hard days ahead at home....

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