9 MONTHS LATER: WHAT DOES RECOVERY FROM RADIATION LOOK LIKE?

Wow! What can I say? It has been quite a journey for our family. We have each learned how to adjust in our own way to cope with my diagnosis and the recovery stages that follow after receiving radiation and chemo treatments. While I expected to return home, brand new, ready to jump back into my once busy on the go life I once enjoyed, that is not what it has been like.

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Let me tell you, sister. It is not fun at all. There are days that I have no energy to even get out of bed, times when I feel a sense of panic for no reason, and there are days when I literally forget everything.
My pet peeve is having to ask the same question several times to someone because I can’t remember if I already asked or not. Yup! Talk about annoying!

I have been home from receiving treatments in Arizona now a little over two months, and although I’m still trying to get back into the “Normal Life” groove, it just doesn’t come that easy. Not only has it not been easy on me, but girl, it’s also been downright exhausting at times! I have found myself leaning more than ever on God’s promises. I struggle daily with the thought of what the next few months hold for me. I question everything I do or say. 
I know whatever may come over the next coming months, it is meant to happen, and I will be fine.


Have you ever found yourself in a season, or maybe you are even going through several seasons all at the same time, when you can’t help but wonder, “Where are you, God?” “Do you see me?” Of course you have, we all have at one point or another. Why is that? Why is it that we find ourselves only praising our Heavenly Father when life is going great? We seem to forget that He has not changed, but we have. So why is it that we seem to forget to praise Him during the hard times? 
I’ll tell you why. WE ARE HUMAN. I have been guilty of questioning God’s love in the past, and all it did was frustrate me and weaken my faith. Who wants to feel like that? I know I certainly don’t.

Sister, it is during the most challenging times that I love to share 2 Corinthians 5:7.

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”

This will be a short post, only because I wanted to do a quick check-in and share my 2017 go-to scripture with you and ask that you continue to keep my family in prayer—and please, if you find yourself up against a difficult season right now, know that God has not left your side and He never will. Stay strong, sister! The best is yet to come!

I will be going back to Arizona in March for my follow up visit. I believe that the cancer is gone, and my brain will be back to its fabulous self. I think that whatever plan God has waiting for me in the upcoming year, I will be renewed and strengthened, and that should we face another difficult season, we would be able to stand firm in our faith, continuing to give praise every step of the way.

Friends, as you prepare to walk into a new year, I pray that you would remember how strong and unique you are. When you face those exhausting and overwhelming seasons that bring you to the place of “What do I do,” I ask you to do one thing… Praise Him! Take a step back, catch your breath, head up, shoulders back, and let us walk in faith together.