well...

...i know it has been about a week since i have updated, but there really has been nothing to tell. tim had his biopsy of the tumor in his arm on thursday morning and afterwards he felt good enough to go on a road trip to maryland to visit friends. since the biopsy his arm has been pretty tender but manageable.

monday is the big day...hopefully...the kids are convinced that we will NOT know anything until later in the week. i hope they are wrong, but the way things have been going i don't blame them for being a bit pessimistic. we are scheduled for a noon oncology appt. (that is interpreted to about 2:30 or 3 if we are lucky). the kids have been full of questions this time...and each time the questions get harder and harder to answer. they are learning more about this process than any 14 year old should have to deal with. one wants to know immediately when we hear anything the other one wants to wait until she gets home from soccer practice.

pray for wisdom for all parties this week. if the cancer is back we have timing issues to deal with regarding the possibility of more chemo and/or radiation and a million other things to deal with. if the cancer is not back it is another visit to the "wishy-washy" surgeon. (sorry...but that was a very frustrating segment of this whole process).

i will shoot out an update one way or the other later on monday night...

keep us in your prayers.

thanks for checking in.

tim and tammy

ps...hey katie (senior) you just keep loving and keep praying. thats what we need right now. we love you too.