Monday, November 22, 2010

30 Days Giveaway

Not only have I been bad at posting to my own blog, but I have also been terrible at reading others blogs. This was always one of my favorite past times. It was so exciting to see how others were progressing through their adoption journey. Well, today I started checking out the dashboard for all the blogs I follow. I came across an exciting giveaway hosted by my friend at Ni hao Y'all. For those of you in the adoption community, you know her very well. Stephani has lobbied tirelessly for orphans around the world. In fact, our daughters, Sophie and Tessa were on the same waiting child list at Lifeline. She traveled about month after us to the same province.

Anyway, Stephani is hosting an amazing giveaway for 30 days. I am a little late to the party, but I did want to make mention of it. Just click on the cool tree link to the right and it will take you to her blog.

Till later.....

The Results We Were Hoping For

Terry received a call from his doctor about the biopsy results. They feel the lump under his arm is just scar tissue from a previous surgery. YEAH!!!! They are going to watch it over the next few weeks to see if it changes. But for now - the results are very good!!!! I have so much to be thankful for this week!!!!

Thank you for your prayers. We felt each and every one over the past few weeks.

Till later....

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Some Updates....

Terry is home from the hospital and doing well. He is resting right now. The doctors said they should have the results of the biopsy in the next few days. Please keep praying.

Till later...

Please Keep Terry In Your Prayers Today

As I mentioned in a previous post, Terry will undergo a biopsy today. The doctors located a lump under his right arm. We are not sure when we will have the results. I will post as soon as we know something.

Thanks!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

I am still here....

I will not try to promise that I will do better at blogging. Our lives have become so crazy over the past 7 months. I know everyone has craziness, but I think the Harlow household takes the prize this year.

So, you want to hear the updates??? Get ready - it is a long story. Well, as most of you know, Terry was diagnosed with Stage III melanoma in March. He has went through three surgeries and 6 months of chemo. He still has 8 months of chemo to go. As a prayer request, I would ask that you keep Terry in your constant prayers over the next week. Last week the doctors found another lump. They are doing a biopsy next week to determine if it is the cancer again. We have went through some difficult days lately.

Now an update on me. You know how people say never to ask "what else could happen"... well, they were right. One Sunday morning in late September I was sitting in church and my feet went numb. I thought I had just sat wrong. By that evening, both of my feet were totally numb. Within three days I had numbness in 70% of my body and was admitted to the hospital. A first, they thought it was a stroke. After an exhaustive round of MRIs and blood work, it was determined that I have Multiple Sclerosis. Yep MS - who could have ever imagined. I spent the next 12 days in the hospital, going through lots of different treatment programs. The doctors hoped to help me regain some of my feeling and coordination. The MS left me with partial paralysis on the left side and lots of numbness. Since then, I have been fighting very hard to get my strength back.

To say that this all caught us by surprise is an understatement. My life changed overnight. I have learned not to take things for granted. My children have been amazing through all of this. Their lives changed overnight too. This was not how I imagined Tia's first year in our family. I wanted it to be a happy time for all of us. But through it all, we have grown in our love for one another. I am crazy about these people!!!

Now, lets talk about happy things. Tia is doing great!!! We just celebrated our one year anniversary of gotcha day. It is hard to believe this is the same tiny little baby we met in China just one year ago. She has grown into an energetic, adorable little toddler. Her laugh is so infectious!! You can't help but smile when you are around her. I am posting a fun picture from Halloween. She was dressed as our little Mulan. She learned very quickly that the candy was the best part of the day.

I will post some more updates soon. Not making any promises of when I will post - but I will post.


Please keep us in your prayers.