Memphis Day 3

Its hard to believe that we have been here for almost four days. Days fly by like a whirlwind here at St. Jude. Each day brings more tests and more surgeries, and we often comment on how bleak many people's situations are here, but then we are reminded that Tzadok is in a battle as well. The priest in scripture that carries Tzadok's namesake was a warrior priest in fact the whole priest line of Tzadok is a warrior line. They led Israel through tumultuous times, and Tzadok leads us through a tumultuous time as well. The anesthesiologist that put Tzadok to sleep for his port surgery commented that Tzadok is a fighter because he wouldn't go to sleep, which might have been a surprise to him but wasn't a surprise to us. Tzadok is a fighter, young of course, but a fighter non-the-less. As for new news, we met with the endocrinologist and Tzadok's endocrine functions were not as great as we hoped for. They weren't terrible, but they were low. Lower than what is considered acceptable by medical standards. Good news came from this visit, however, because Tzadok's glucose levels were so good that they canceled a glucose stimulus test, which is a praise because it is a long test with a lot of blood drawings. If you could join us in prayer for the MRI tomorrow, that will be a major test because it will inform us if the tumor has begun to refill again. Obviously, regrowth is bad. Stable or no activity is preferable in this instance. Overall our path is becoming more clear, but it is still not easy to face or consider. After hearing the endocrinologists report, we are even more thankful that the Father reveled this to us when he did. Things could have been so much worse in a few years for Tzadok and now we have time to repair and help some of the damage that appears to have already taken place. We spend some time at St. Jude loving on families that are hurting so bad with grave news. It seems that even here my precious wife is an encourager (which is her spiritual gift). A gift for which I am most thankful to witness. Our boys took part in a karaoke night today were they sang some praise songs talking about the Father's love and forgiveness, which was a positive contrast to the filth of some other songs offered up at that time. It seems they have inherited some of their momma's gift. Your gifts continue to encourage us as we get even closer to our goal for Jacksonville. Please continue to support us through the go fund me site, your aid will be our sustenance in a few short days, which is a comfort and joy for our family. Well, I think that's about all for tonight, so all have a great night and hold your families a little closer because life is fragile and time is often fleeting.