Great News!
I went to the Oncologist today and found out I do not need chemo. I will be taking pills for the next 5 years and will continue to monitor any chance of recurrence.
I have jumped right back into work. I had extra help the first week but the 2nd week has been a busy one and I put in 65 hours. I have gotten my strength back and stocking grocery shelves has been a perfect way to stretch and get back into shape.
Thank you for all the prayers so many of you have been sending to heaven on my behalf. This brush with cancer has been a great reminder of how much I need the encouragement of my family and friends.
I have received cards from many people that I got to know while I worked at Val Vista Village RV Resort. I miss you all so much and it has been a delight to hear from you. Thank you for your friendship and concern.
Unless anything unusual occurs we will not be updating this blog again. Many of you have expressed appreciation for having this easy access to information. Thank you for wanting to keep in touch with me and my family,
God Bless and my love to you all,
Susan Sitton

"God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world."
C.S. Lewis
The Problem With Pain

She's Back!

Dear Ones,

We are almost four weeks post surgery and my mom is back at work! I have been amazed, overwhelmed, and humbled by the acts of service and love bestowed on our family over the past few weeks. It has been a pleasure to be on the receiving end of what the bible teaches regarding caring for one another. I'm pretty confident I can speak for the whole family when I say we have seen these things:

"Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor; not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer, contributing to the needs of the saints, practicing hospitality...Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep...."

Romans 12:10-13, 15

Thank-you again for your love, support, and prayers!

In Him,

Sarah

Most recent news.

I went to an Oncologist on Thursday. We are waiting on a fairly new test to see if chemo would be beneficial or not. I will know the results in 2 weeks. If I do have chemo it will be 4 doses, each 3 weeks apart.
I am slowing healing. Of course, for me it is not fast enough. It has just been 11 days since the surgery but I am tired of being tender! I hope to go back to work soon and I want to be ready.
Thank you everyone for your prayers. A friend wrote me a note and said they were “storming heaven” for me. Wow! To think that people are going to the Throne of Grace and asking the King for healing for me.
Need I say more?
Susan

Quick Update

My Mom went to the surgeon today and was encouraged by the doctor's response to her recovery. He removed a drainage tube that had been placed during surgery and again emphasized that the lymph nodes they tested were not cancerous.

On Thursday she'll see an oncologist and so we'll hopefully know more then.

Please continue to pray for her healing. She hopes to be back to work in a few weeks until the chemo starts.

Thanks and God Bless,
Becky

Good News!

The doctor called this afternoon to let us know that the final test results show that the cancer has not spread to any of my mom's lymph nodes! She will still need chemo (to be planned at a later date) but we praise God that the cancer has, in fact, not spread like the doctor feared.

We'll keep you posted on news of the chemo and thank you in advance for your continued prayers as Mom begins to heal from the surgery.

Blessings,
Becky

It Is Well!

Dear Ones,

Thank-you all who have been praying for us today. We are so thankful to report that surgery went "beautifully". We will know for certain in the next twenty four hours if the cancer has spread, but the initial tests on the lymph nodes show that the cancer was only in the breast. The doctor was pleased with the way surgery went. When we left the hospital, my mom was already sitting up enjoying some yummy hospital food!

Last night at church we sang the wonderful hymn It Is Well. I have loved that hymn for years, but was reminded last night, that no matter what the circumstances of life may bring, It is Well with my soul because God has made it well with his sacrifice! Only through the blood of Christ can we say with confidence that It is Well!

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

when sorrows like sea billows roll;

whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,

let this blest assurance control,

that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,

and hath shed his own blood for my soul.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!

My sin, not in part but the whole,

is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,

praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,

the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,

even so, it is well with my soul.

Horatio G. Spafford

Today we called upon The Good Shepard and he heard our prayers. Please continue to pray that healing will come quickly!

In Him,

Sarah

The reason for the blog

As you already know, my mom Susan was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. It goes without saying then that we all have a challenging year ahead of us. We are only at the very beginning of this journey and have already been overwhelmed by the response from all of you- our family and friends! In an effort to keep you informed on the status of Susan's health, we've decided to create this blog that the family will periodically update.

On Monday, January 28th, my mom will undergo a masectomy. During the surgery, the doctor will examine her lymph nodes to see if the cancer has spread beyond the breast. If the first of the lymph nodes (called the Sentinel) is infected, the surgeron will remove all the lymph nodes. After the surgery, Susan will see an Oncologist to discuss a chemotherapy plan. Obviously our prayer at this point is that the cancer hasn't already spread and that chemo may be avoided.

We have no idea what the next few days may hold, let alone the next year. But regardless, we know our God has lovingly appointed this cup for our family and will shower us with the grace to endure.

Thank you for every prayer you take before the King on our behalf.

-Becky