Life Goes On

It's been 1 month since I've updated the blog! Yay! I am so happy that I haven't had to beg and plead for prayers for Vince! God is truly blessing him! His hair is growing back and so are the eyelashes, eyebrows and beard! He actually had to shave! I am so happy for him! Everyday, Jim and I just stare at him and we can't help but rub his head and feel the stubble! It brings us so much JOY! He looks great and his color is coming back and the dark circles under his eyes are diminishing! Wow! 17 mths later we are finally breathing a little easier knowing that the poison that was saving his life is now no longer needed.

It was so tough to see him hooked up to the "ball and chain" knowing that the chemicals that cannot even touch our own skin, because it would eat us alive, were being pumped into a vein close to his heart and flowed through his entire system attacking both good and bad cells to bring healing to his body! How does that even work? I'm not sure either, but I know that it has! God has allowed Vince to be protected through this entire process and we are so, so grateful! Thank you Lord Jesus!

This past month has been pretty great. Vince and Mikemo are certainly not wasting any time getting out and having fun...shhh...don't tell anyone, but they like to dance...they have a "strobe light" which they have fondly named "Strobie Bryant" and a Mega speaker system for their iPhone "dance music"... a little "Lady Gaga"...ra ra ah ah ah roma roma ma gaga oh la la. Skating, basketball and dancing...what a combination! Who would've thought they would like dancing! LOL!

They are going to Arizona tomorrow and coming home this weekend and then Mikemo is going to Australia for a few weeks! Vince will really miss him while he is gone..lucky him, he gets to spend more time with Mom and Dad! Just what he doesn't want to do! He has been trapped for almost a year and a half with us and he wants to be free of us, I'm sure...but, oh well...LOL!

On February 1st, Girl Skateboard Company had their annual "Open House" and it was open to the public so they had tons of people there to hang with their favorite skaters and they had IN N OUT making hamburgers..yum! We know how much Vince loves IN N OUT! LOL!

They had a fundraiser for Vince and all the proceeds will help him to pay for his medical bills! What a blessing that is for him! They are also selling skateboards with the yellow cancer ribbon on it and I will post it as soon as I find out where you can get one. You can check out the catalog here. Thank you Girl Skateboards and especially Meg, who orchestrated the whole thing! You rock!


Mikemo arranged for a candid interview with Jim and I, which was a total surprise to us, but we complied and here is the clip of the interview. It was pretty cool to get to talk about our boys (men)..LOL! Click here.

Happy 51st Anniversary to my mom and dad! Last year at this time, my mom had just come out of a 6 day coma after suffering a heart attack! Wow! What a difference a year makes! I love you both so much! XOXO

Here comes the begging and pleading part...Vince is having his CT Scans on Tuesday, February 16th. Please keep him in your prayers for continued healing!

Other prayer requests:
Brian Ernst-Ewing's Sarcoma

Tafi-Breast Cancer

George-clean scans


Kate-aggressive brain tumor, she is only 6 yrs. old

Todd-had PET and CT Scans today, please pray for clean scans!

Pat-speedy recovery from back surgery

Erin-Breast Cancer

Ben-speedy recovery from appendicitis

Nono-pray for healing

Fightsarcoma.org-pray for doors to open & for direction

Praying for all cancer patients, praying for a CURE!

This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us--whatever we ask--we know that we have what we asked of him.
1 John 5:14 & 15