The word on the chicken pot pie

I made a chicken pot pie on Sunday; We needed a little comfort food around here. I always carve a word or words in the pie- "We love Daddy" or some such phrase. The word this time around was: PEACE.

We desperately needed peace. Last Friday Kenneth had an ultrasound done on his liver. The blood tests done in conjunction with his follow-up visit to the Oncologist earlier in the week showed some abnormalities in the liver function. Kenneth has also been feeling some pain in his abdomen in that general area. Therefore an ultrasound was ordered. The doctor had said the pain and the abnormalities could be a side-effect of the antibiotics Kenneth has been taking for the last 3 months, but to be sure the Ultrasound was performed. All Kenneth wants is for this whole chapter in his life to be over.

At the ultrasound, Kenneth's untrained eye saw red spots on the liver. When the technician, who can't really say anything about what he is seeing, strongly encouraged Kenneth to follow-up with his doctor, Kenneth was sent into a tail-spin. The days following have been harrowing. Not knowing for sure what is going on, knowing it could be REALLY bad, and waiting just make for a bad combination. The poor children didn't know what to think; Poor Daddy crying so much. Emma is so good about comforting him and snuggling. In one prayer, sweet Emma prayed that Daddy wouldn't get as sick as he did last time. Grant just says, "Daddy O.K." Arianna doesn't quite know what to do with herself or how to act.

We tried to distract ourselves this weekend with a night of camping in the backyard and garage sale-ing, but it was hard to shake off the gray cloud lingering above us. Luckily, we have the children to bring color and light to the gray days of uncertainty. Life must go on with children. You can't sit and be miserable too long before they need you. And that's a good thing. Oh how I love these children!

Well, today, in some measure that PEACE came. We got a call from the Oncologist saying the Ultrasound showed nothing to be concerned about. Those red spots Kenneth had seen are just benign cystic growths that he says have been there since before chemo. Nothing to be concerned about. None of the other nearby organs showed anything abnormal. He will meet with Kenneth in couple of weeks, but for now he said to monitor what he is feeling in the abdomen. Perhaps more tests will be required if symptoms persist. Oh how we pray that this is just a blip in the road to full health!

We are so thankful to family and friends who fasted and prayed last weekend on Kenneth's behalf. How thankful we are for so much support and love!