All Scheduled Treatments Complete, Finally....

Well, Thursday marked Wendi's last radiation treatment at the Radiotherapie center at the hospital in Homburg.  She was in good spirits and has done remarkably well the past two weeks, and the past nine months, for that matter.  She was diagnosed on 1 April, so that's a long haul!

We were really quite concerned back on 7 December when she had been in bed for the entire weekend and we were looking at two weeks to go.  I wasn't sure if she would be able to go in that Monday, let alone for 10 more sessions.  We're not quite sure what happened that weekend, but it was definitely the low point of radiation.  She slowly got better each day and finished pretty strong yesterday.

We have an appointment with our Landstuhl oncology department in January.  We also have a follow-up at the Homburg hospital.  At some point, she'll get another CT to check things out, but it's recovery time right now.

OK, it might have helped some yesterday that Kayli was able to go with us - yes, you read that right!  We swooped in to Frankfurt on Thursday evening and were there waiting when a tired, smiling, spent, but wonderful Kayli got off the Air China flight from Beijing.  What a fun experience for our family!  She is doing great, btw.  Some have asked if she's been a little 'awkward,' but I think she's very much the Kayli that left, except, if you thought she liked to take a hot shower before she left, watch out, baby!  A sink in the bathroom, a big refrigerator, no bugs, a washer and dryer (!), a hot shower (any shower actually - it beats a bucket...), etc.  We love having her home.  Both her and Kade speak in church tomorrow.

Jenna should get in this weekend.  The staff here at USAFE is 'min-manned,' so we hope the world situation can be somewhat calm for the next couple of weeks and we'll get some good family time.  The boys are off school, Alex has a break from basketball, and we plan on firing up old family videos and catching up on things.

Our good friends here have been wonderful!  Our front door was heart-attacked again and well-wishers have stopped by to help us celebrate.  We are very blessed!  Thanks to all of you again, for your love and support.  It means the world to us.  Looking forward to, and wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!