my experience with breast cancer and other life events
Amy and Gilead
True Breast Cancer Awareness
November 2010
January 2008
A Little History
I was diagnosed with stage III, metastatic breast cancer in October 2008. At about the same time, we discovered I was pregnant. Initially, the prognosis was bleak, but after detailed analysis of the cancer, successful surgery, and treatments, the picture brightened considerably. I completed nine rounds of chemotherapy, twenty-five radiation treatments, and took Tamoxifen until October 2010.
After the fifth round of chemotherapy and various other treatments and tests, Gilead Victor was born six weeks early on Mother's Day, 2009. He is a healthy littly guy and a joy to us all.
In October 2010, tests showed that the cancer had returned in my liver and bones. This is now considered stage IV, terminal cancer.
Jon and I have lived in Colorado since 1997. We have seven children - four boys and three girls.
After the fifth round of chemotherapy and various other treatments and tests, Gilead Victor was born six weeks early on Mother's Day, 2009. He is a healthy littly guy and a joy to us all.
In October 2010, tests showed that the cancer had returned in my liver and bones. This is now considered stage IV, terminal cancer.
Jon and I have lived in Colorado since 1997. We have seven children - four boys and three girls.
How You Can Pray
Please pray for Jon and the kiddos - this is much harder for them than it is for me. I would appreciate prayer that my pain would be insignificant. Even more than that, please pray that I will be able to think clearly all the way to the end of my life. And even more than that, please pray that I will accept the grace from God to deal with anything He chooses to bring my way. You may also pray for my healing, but I have to be honest - I am more mentally and emotionally invested in seeing Jesus right now than I am in being healed. If God chooses to heal me, He'll give me the grace to wait a little longer to meet Him "whom having not seen, [I] love."
34 comments:
We rejoice with you over God's special little miracle, Gilead! We have been following along your path of life in prayer from Germany. We thank the Lord for your testimony and commit you to His continued lovingkindness and grace for the days ahead. Thank you for sharing your lives with us, and thank you, Jon, for including all the pictures on the slideshow. What a blessing and joy to watch. With much love and prayers from afar, Krischa (Matthia) McKenzie
God bless you and your family. We have been praying for all of you since we first heard of the you. When I got to church last night, the only question I was asked was "is the baby here yet?" I am so thankful he is fine and Amy is doing well. The faith of your family is beyond anything I have ever encountered. I am a friend of Cynthia Dickens and I'm so blessed to have come to know your family through this blog. My church is Roanoke Island Baptist Church in Manteo, NC. and we will continue to pray for all of you and especially Amy as she starts the next step of her treatment. Thank you for sharing your lives with us. Brenda Outlaw
What a testimony of God's working. The pictures made me cry. God is so good. Love to all of you.
drb
Praising God this morning for answered prayer! Can't wait to share with my children this morning how God has answered so prayers in the arrival of Gilead! Amy you look beautiful! Wonderful to see your smiling face. Will continue to uphold you in prayer!
What wonderful news and pictures! Congratulations! We continue to pray for your family :-)
We are SO thankful to hear of the safe arrival of the newest little Bixby man! We prayed much and rejoice in God's goodness.
We love you all!!
The Comforts
What a little miracle! Congrats! Praying that Gilead and Amy continue to do well and heal.
Praise the Lord!!
Congratulations Amy and Jon! May the Lord bless.
Congratulations on a healthy baby boy. So glad he is progressing well and that Amy is doing so well. We continue to pray.
I have been praying for Amy all day. Praise the Lord for answered prayer! We will continue praying!!!
He's beautiful! Praise the Lord for His goodness! We have been praying for Jon and Amy!
God is soooo good!!! what a monument of witness this little boy is! :-)
Sujung and I will be praying for Amy's swift recovery and for the well being of the young child. God will and purpose is ALWAYS perfect and we will pray that God will take care of the little Gilead.
What a blessing - truly a treasure from God. We will continue to pray for you & your family as you will be continuing the cancer treatments while enjoying your precious newborn. May the Lord continue to use you & your testimony through this to help others in similar situations & bring souls to him.
Amy, You have such a beautiful baby boy. I am so happy for you. You are such a testimony of God's grace.
Love, Tonya Highsmith Childress
Jon and Amy,
We are so excited for you--you have been a stellar example of God's goodness and grace. You have reached the halfway mark in this challenge and we are all cheering you to the finish line!!! I love the name Gilead and am eager to hear how you decided on that--I can see him and Gideon being great friends in the future. Congratulations to all of you--we love you!!!!
Marsha (for all the Landrys)
Praise the Lord for the safe arrival of your little boy. Please know that we pray often for you and your family.
Todd and Brenda Scovill
Congratulations on your newest little one! God is so good to answer our prayers. He is beautiful. The pictures are so precious. Thank you for sharing them with all of us.
We love you and will continue to pray for all of you.
Love,
Aunt Becky and Hunter
Terrific news! The girls kept asking me yesterday if there was any update on Amy and baby. Congratulations to all of you.
Hugs,
Vicki, Andrew, Lex & Hadley
Dear Bixby family, Congratulations
on the arrival of Gilead!~The pictures are precious and he looks so great~so happy how our Lord helped you through this pregancy~ It is a true miracle from our Lord,
and for that we're so thankful~May our contiue to bless all of you!
The John White's from Hampton Park
Our prayers will continue for you,
Amy~for strength and the coming
chemo~
Congratulations! I know that you are all so happy that he has arrived! Loved all the pictures, the kids look so happy to see him. We will continue to pray for you and your family!
Kathy and Family
Congratulations!! Gilead is so precious! I love the pictures of the children meeting him : ) Our prayers will continue to be with you.
Love In Christ,
Evelyn Vice
Dee said...
We are so thankful that Gilead is here and he is doing well. You and your family have shown tremendous strength and dependence on God since the beginning. It has been so neat to watch the whole story unfold and such a testimony to Ken and I.
We will continue to pray and see how God is going to work.
I know you are go glad your folks are there with you.
love
Ken and Dee
Congrats!!!! I'm so excited for the whole family.
words cannot express my grattitude to Our Almighty God and His great work in Gilead's safe arrival! What a little balm he must be. We know that this is only one more miracle He is doing in your lives at this time. Will continue to pray for His merciful hand to be upon the family and strength for Amy and Gilead so they can go home. The pictures are precious, thank you for posting them.
-Candy an all the Trygstads
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Praise the Lord everything went so well; we are continuing to pray for you and the entire family.
Rudy and Rachel
Yippe and Praise the Lord. We are thrilled for you both. You may not remember me - I coordinated Josh and Amber's wedding and you have been in my prayers. We will continue to bring you before our Father.
Shelly Kuzmic
So happy to hear of Gilead's arrival! He's beautiful. We're continuing to pray for you all.
I cried when they announced your Little One is 5 lbs 2 oz!!! I specifically prayed he would be at least 5 lbs! I pray he learns to eat quickly, so you can bring him home! We praise God with you! Thanks for your posts and for letting all of us share this journey with you. We love all 9 of you, and we can't wait to meet Gilead! Ruth Bustamante
Praise the Lord! Happy Mother's Day, Amy! We thank God that Gilead arrived safely and that both Mommy & son are doing okay. Please know that we are praying for you.
Love, The Mundays
Amy - have been praying for you regularly since hearing of your situation from your sister in law Naomi who requested prayer for you. We met Naomi when she came to Australia last year. Praise the Lord for the safe arrival of your little boy. Will be praying for you as you recommence chemo etc. God bless - Erin M
When I posted my other comment I had not seen the slide show. How precious all of your are. Amy, I could not help but cry when I saw your face. I have not seen it for so long. You were my first niece, and such a beautiful little girl. Now you are a beautiful woman with little girls and boys of your own who look so much like you. Of course I see Jon in them too, but I think I see you first. I love you all. Aunt Sarah
Praise the Lord for little Gilead! I enjoyed reading your updates. God is so wonderful! We love you and pray that all will go well with you and Gilead during the following months. Jean Yount
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