Tuesday, 6 October 2015

Home at last!!!

'Day release' is now 'Home again!!'

About an hour ago Matt wrote the following on the #PrayForPhoebe Facebook group:

"9 months and 1 day ago we went into hospital with Phoebe not knowing the heartache, pain and struggle we had ahead of us. Today, Phoebe was released from the hospital to come home for good! While treatment didn't go as smoothly as it could have, it went almost as fast as it could have.
We aren't finished on this journey as there will still be many hospital visits, MRIs, check ups etc but the intensive period of this process is over. Now, our attention switches from surviving to healing up. Phoebe's body is broken, battered and damaged and will take a long time for her health to be restored and some things simply won't heal.

Your prayers and the Lord's faithfulness have been pivotal to our endurance, strength and joy. Thank you. We love Jesus now more than ever and pray that all of our friends and family would come to love him too.

As we transition please pray for:
  • Phoebe as she continues to heal.
  • Wisdom as we think about how to begin Phoebe's transition back into school.
  • Phoebe to get back to eating and drinking and wisdom to decide when to take out her NG tube.
  • Our whole family as we begin to adapt to our life back home together.
  • Reuben as he must learn again he isn't King of the castle! This is likely to be the cause of many future fights between him and Phoebe.
  • For the cancer to never return."
We (Jen and Marcus) join Rachel and Matt in thanking you for your prayers and many practical kindnesses. You have helped us through this ordeal, but most of all we thank God!
Day after the tumour removed
After radiotherapy completed
Chemo complete!