Ok, this is hard. The results are in and we still have questions to ask. So I am reluctantly posting the results but would like everyone to keep in mind there are alot of unanswered questions still. Mom plans on calling tomorrow morning and asking the questions she didn't have the chance to ask yesterday. What I will tell you is prayer is needed more than ever. The doctors told her that after the first rounds of chemo and radiation, the tumor is still there. We aren't sure to what extent but the PET scan revealed the tumor is still in her brain. Please keep Mom in your prayers and I will be posting more after she has had a chance to ask the appropriate questions.
Thank you all who have been leaving comments and emailing me with your notes. I plan on putting together the scrapbook soon!
Love to you all....
Michael and Tara
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Friday!!!
Ok, I told everyone I would let you know when the PET scan was and it is this Friday, July 10th @ 5:30. It is a 2 hour procedure! I told Mom that she should ask if she can take some dinner in there with her! We will all be very anxious to see what the results turn up. So again, please keep mom in your prayers. This is a difficult prayer for us to pray right now. We all want the cancer to be gone but, we also want anything to show up that needs to be looked at. So, mixed feelings on this one but the Lord knows our hearts.
We also have family staying at Mom and Dad's right now. Maxine's 98 year old mother flew out from Oklahoma to come and visit. Yep, I said 98 and she is still as spry as ever! It's amazing. Mom's niece and nephew, Robin and Chris are also there helping with Grandma Payne and Mom. Mikala has also extended her visit to Northern California to help out. You could imagine the help that is needed as Mom and Grandma are there. Please also keep them in your prayers.
Sorry this is so short but that's all I have to post at the moment. The next post will be with the results..... not sure when those are supposed to be in but I will let you know.
Thank you all for your comments you've left and the emotion-felt e-mails I have received on Mom's behalf. I will be making a journal for mom soon with all the comment and e-mails I have received. I'm sure she will enjoy reading every one. So, if you would like to contribute something to the journal, leave a comment or e-mail me! Mom would love to hear what you have to say.
Blessings,
Tara
Friday, July 3, 2009
Hello everyone!
Wow, what a busy week! We just got home from "Kuzzins Kamp" and we are pretty tired! But we are still going strong! Summer is a busy time for us but in a good way.
So, Mom got her results from the MRI and it didn't show anything we didn't already know. Take that as you may. They did however order a PET scan which scans your entire body for any cancer cells and the cells would then show up on this scan. Now you may be like me and ask yourself, why wan't this done before? I asked myself the same thing! However, it did show swelling in the area the tumor is/was in. The doctors weren't sure if that was from bleeding, growth or something else. Hence, them ordering the PET scan. A little frustrating but I guess they have some order they do things in..... I don't know!
So no date has been set for the PET scan as of yet. We are all hoping for sometime in the next week, possibly two. When Mom received the news she sounded encouraged, as were all of us. Our hope is that if the tumor was growing back, it would have shown on the MRI. None of us want to "jump the gun" but things might be looking up! With all that said, we still need to be praying like crazy! Pray that the Lord would continue healing her and that this next scan would show no cancer cells what-so-ever in her body! We all know and believe the Lord is capable.
So that's it for now. Once the PET scan is scheduled, I will let you all know so we can be praying on that date. Once again, thank you all for your prayers and support of the Hooper family. Please feel free to contact me with anything further or if I failed to put information on here that you would like to know about. Thanks again and Happy 4th of July! Let us also keep our troups and veterans in our prayers as well as Maxine!
Blessings,
Tara
Wow, what a busy week! We just got home from "Kuzzins Kamp" and we are pretty tired! But we are still going strong! Summer is a busy time for us but in a good way.
So, Mom got her results from the MRI and it didn't show anything we didn't already know. Take that as you may. They did however order a PET scan which scans your entire body for any cancer cells and the cells would then show up on this scan. Now you may be like me and ask yourself, why wan't this done before? I asked myself the same thing! However, it did show swelling in the area the tumor is/was in. The doctors weren't sure if that was from bleeding, growth or something else. Hence, them ordering the PET scan. A little frustrating but I guess they have some order they do things in..... I don't know!
So no date has been set for the PET scan as of yet. We are all hoping for sometime in the next week, possibly two. When Mom received the news she sounded encouraged, as were all of us. Our hope is that if the tumor was growing back, it would have shown on the MRI. None of us want to "jump the gun" but things might be looking up! With all that said, we still need to be praying like crazy! Pray that the Lord would continue healing her and that this next scan would show no cancer cells what-so-ever in her body! We all know and believe the Lord is capable.
So that's it for now. Once the PET scan is scheduled, I will let you all know so we can be praying on that date. Once again, thank you all for your prayers and support of the Hooper family. Please feel free to contact me with anything further or if I failed to put information on here that you would like to know about. Thanks again and Happy 4th of July! Let us also keep our troups and veterans in our prayers as well as Maxine!
Blessings,
Tara
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Nothing.....
Just wanted to let you all know that nothing has been relayed yet. Sorry, I'm sure this is just as frustrating for you all as it is for us. Mom and Dad are having a great time at Family Camp and I think it has been good for Mom to be around old friends and loved ones.
So, the next post will be the results. Hopefully it will be soon but if a few days go by, know that I have not gotten word. Let us all make this our prayer:
Phillipians 4:6
"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."
Blessings,
Tara
Monday, June 22, 2009
So Sorry!
I know you all probably logged on here tonight hoping to find a new entry and were disappointed! We still have not heard anything from the doctors. They did not contact mom today so I am going to encourage her to call tomorrow.
Mom, Dad and the rest of the Hooper clan are at Family Camp in Santa Cruz this week. I talked with Martha today and she said mom was doing okay. She was tired, like she has been lately. I ask that you continue to pray for her.
Hopefully, by tomorrow night, I will be able to post news about the results of the MRI. Maybe this is God giving us one last night to send our prayers!So let's do that! Until tomorrow...............
Blessings,
Tara
Mom, Dad and the rest of the Hooper clan are at Family Camp in Santa Cruz this week. I talked with Martha today and she said mom was doing okay. She was tired, like she has been lately. I ask that you continue to pray for her.
Hopefully, by tomorrow night, I will be able to post news about the results of the MRI. Maybe this is God giving us one last night to send our prayers!So let's do that! Until tomorrow...............
Blessings,
Tara
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Nothing Yet....
Mom had her MRI yesterday and they were hoping to give her the results right away but.... no luck! They told her to call on Monday morning and hopefully they would have them for her then and go over them with her on the phone. I know many of you are eagerly awaiting the results as are we! We just continue to pray that the Lord would prepare our hearts in the meantime.
I spoke with her a few times yesterday. For those of you who have not spoken with her in the past few months, it is becoming more evident in her speech about what is happening in her body. She is slow to speak at times and has a hard time following the conversation. It can be heartbreaking but I try and remember that the Lord will AND IS somehow using this. If it touches only one life, (which we all know is more like a million lives!) I know mom would say it was all worth it. I continue to urge you all to lift up the family in yours prayers nightly. As every day passes, I am beginning to see the affect it is taking on everyone, especially my own immediate family. My kids are starting to ask questions and I can't quite find the words to explain what is happening to Jama.
So, until Monday, please pray for Maxine. My prayer is and will continue to be that the Lord touch her body and take the cancer away. I know He is able!!!! Praise God for that!
Blessings,
Tara Hooper
I spoke with her a few times yesterday. For those of you who have not spoken with her in the past few months, it is becoming more evident in her speech about what is happening in her body. She is slow to speak at times and has a hard time following the conversation. It can be heartbreaking but I try and remember that the Lord will AND IS somehow using this. If it touches only one life, (which we all know is more like a million lives!) I know mom would say it was all worth it. I continue to urge you all to lift up the family in yours prayers nightly. As every day passes, I am beginning to see the affect it is taking on everyone, especially my own immediate family. My kids are starting to ask questions and I can't quite find the words to explain what is happening to Jama.
So, until Monday, please pray for Maxine. My prayer is and will continue to be that the Lord touch her body and take the cancer away. I know He is able!!!! Praise God for that!
Blessings,
Tara Hooper
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
It's Tara again.........
Hello everyone, it's me again! I think I will be taking over the blog spot again as Mom is getting a little worse with every passing day. I don't believe she is able to do this anymore and I would like to keep it going so you all can stay in touch with what is happening.
Mom has a doctor's appt today with the oncologist for a check up and another MRI tomorrow to see if the cancer has truly spread to the left side of her brain. This comes as a result of her last MRI which was done back in April or May.... I can't remember. When Maxine finally was able to get ahold of the doctors, they didn't sound too hopeful and finally the famous "Dr. Shock-your-body" told her he thought it might be spreading to her left side. Of course we are all praying that this isn't true. The results from this MRI tomorrow will be very insightful to us all.
You can also be praying for us all as we are getting prepared for our annual "Kuzzins Kamp". Summer is such a busy time with the Hooper family as many of you know. The week before Kuzzins Kamp is Family Camp down in Santa Cruz at RCP (Redwood Christian Park). It's a fun time of gathering with other families and relaxing for a week. But if your a Hooper, Johnson or Wheat, it's time to work! We are all very involved at the camp and it makes for tons of fun! Michael and I are unable to go this year and are bummed! But we look forward to Kuzzins Kamp and the precious time there with "Jama", as the kids tenderly refer to her.
I would like to make my e-mail available to everyone for any further insights or questions. tarahooper@sbcglobal.net
Please feel free to contact myself or Michael at this address.
We look forward to the next few busy weeks and pray that the Lord would bless our time with family. I will keep this updated as often as possible with any new news that comes forth. Again, thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers and support.
Blessings,
Tara Hooper
Mom has a doctor's appt today with the oncologist for a check up and another MRI tomorrow to see if the cancer has truly spread to the left side of her brain. This comes as a result of her last MRI which was done back in April or May.... I can't remember. When Maxine finally was able to get ahold of the doctors, they didn't sound too hopeful and finally the famous "Dr. Shock-your-body" told her he thought it might be spreading to her left side. Of course we are all praying that this isn't true. The results from this MRI tomorrow will be very insightful to us all.
You can also be praying for us all as we are getting prepared for our annual "Kuzzins Kamp". Summer is such a busy time with the Hooper family as many of you know. The week before Kuzzins Kamp is Family Camp down in Santa Cruz at RCP (Redwood Christian Park). It's a fun time of gathering with other families and relaxing for a week. But if your a Hooper, Johnson or Wheat, it's time to work! We are all very involved at the camp and it makes for tons of fun! Michael and I are unable to go this year and are bummed! But we look forward to Kuzzins Kamp and the precious time there with "Jama", as the kids tenderly refer to her.
I would like to make my e-mail available to everyone for any further insights or questions. tarahooper@sbcglobal.net
Please feel free to contact myself or Michael at this address.
We look forward to the next few busy weeks and pray that the Lord would bless our time with family. I will keep this updated as often as possible with any new news that comes forth. Again, thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers and support.
Blessings,
Tara Hooper
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