January 6th, 2009 - Happy New Year! The Journey Continues…

Today, Tuesday, Cameron was scheduled to go for his quarterly blood tests and CT scan.  So the boys and I headed down the all too familiar road to the Royal Children’s Hospital.  Everything was fairly straight forward and the nurses were so genuinely happy to see Cam looking so well and having grown taller too.  The first stop was a having a canula inserted into a vein in Cameron’s hand in preparation for the contrast / dye, which required a few anxious attempts. Then we headed off for the CT scan.  We return to Brisbane on Friday when Cameron will see his oncologist and we will get the results from his CT Scan.

This visit flooded us with so many memories, but today memories of our little friend J, a baby boy who recently lost his fight and died from Leukaemia was very close to our hearts.  We pray that his family find peace and strength and that little J rests in peace now he has no more pain. Cam did also manage to catch up with one of his young friends who sadly relapsed just before Christmas but it was wonderful to see her full of smiles and looking so well.  The moment when her Dad said to me “People do not realise that the entire family’s life stands still and life does not go on, as so many seem to think and say” was a timely reminder of how blessed we are that Cameron has done so well since being diagnosed in February 2008 and we continue to thank God everyday for Cameron’s healing and for keeping our family afloat throughout this journey.

I would like to once again thank everyone who has stood by us in 2008 and for the wonderful support and prayers that we received from so many unexpected quarters.  We hope 2009 will be a great year for you all.  We pray that 2009 will bring complete healing for Cameron as we continue to put our family and lives back together again. 

We spent an enjoyable Christmas and New Year on the Central Coast, NSW and in the Hills District in the west of Sydney, with some of our family and celebrated the arrival of my sister’s new little girl as well as my nephew, Clayton’s first birthday.  It was a pleasant way to end the year. We returned home very late Saturday night after a long 14 hour drive and as always it is great to be back in Queensland – this really is our home now.

While we were away our sweet family dog, Radar, was blessed with a new home too.  It was bittersweet event for us all but we felt that it was cruel to continue to keeping him on our small block and has now got a home with a wonderful family on a farm, riding on the back of a Ute and living the life he deserves and that he was actually born for as a Border Collie – plus he has a companion too, which he desperately needed.  He went on a farm stay holiday for a trial and he loved it and they loved him so he is staying.  We were all very sad but also very happy for Radar.

“Belief is truth held in the mind; faith is a fire in the heart.” Joseph Fort Newton.

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