A Ticket Out

That video of Ethan's tumor is a pretty incredible sight to see. It takes a person's breath away.  Several people have told me that they have found themselves holding their breath, gripping the edge of their seats as they watched the miracle of the tumor being pulled out... "its' a miracle" everybody keeps saying.  A miracle right before our eyes.

Now don't get me wrong, the sight of Gandolf leaving the building is amazing.  But I have gotten to see a greater miracle, one that is even more breathtaking.  I have gotten the privilege to see a young boy show courage, love and peace of a man three times his age.  I have gotten to see a kid who had every right to be unhappy and angry, but instead choose to embrace the peace of his Father and to have an attitude of joy and compassion for the people around him. Now THAT is a miracle that has taken my breath away.

I read a blog today that talked about wanting to have a ticket out. The idea was that there are moments in a person's life where our heart shatters because of pain and fear.  The author contiutes to talk about how are hearts are like jars of clay and in those moments of shattering whatever we have put into those jars will come out.

"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but NOT crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken: struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our morals bodies," 2 Corinthians 4:7-10

At the beginning of this journey, I prayed that God would take this challenge from us, that he would give us a ticket out.  People all over the world were joining us in praying for healing and I struggled because I didn't see that healing happen. E still had Cancer and I feared it would break my family.

Now, I am so thankful he didn't give a ticket out.

I never would have experienced this kind of healing that God has shown my family, and I would have missed out on seeing the greatest miracle that has come through Ethan and the attitude he has chosen to have.

A look at the Tumor Removal

From Meagan:

Following Ethan's surgery, Ethan and his family shared an incredible gift.  We were given a two minute and 18 second video of the miracle that was the removal of the tumor.

 The first time I watched this video, it felt like time stood still.  I realized I was holding my breath as I watched the meticulous hands of the surgeon try and extract "Gandolf."  I cheered out loud when I saw that tumor leave his brain.  How GREAT is our God!

And now, nearly two months after surgery, Here is the video shared with you!

(Just a warning- it is brain surgery, so it is graphic.  But VERY Miraculous!)

 

 

The Start of 2014

From Beth:

Happy New Year!!!
As we ended the 2013 year, we are grateful for the struggles and the triumphs that were in our life as a family. As I think about the year, I see growth and strength in each of us, a redefining of normal which brings freedom.  Through this adventure, we all have embraced the joy and the tears that come with the journey of a loved one with cancer. As we move forward through 2014, we are hoping for a healthy, happy year!

We had a very blessed Christmas and new year!! Many people gave us gifts and meals over the break we are so thankful!! The break was restful and we had some great family time. It is always a delight to have Tabitha home from college being all together is a gift in itself.

We went to the Melting Pot for Christmas Eve

Ethan finished his cycle b chemo on the 14th. This was the hardest chemo yet. He struggled with nausea and took more meds to help him be able to sleep. He is still healing from brain surgery and gets discouraged easily with his vision. We continue to push and try to do as much school as he can handle. I am his personal secretary ( I am learning a lot and loving world geography :))

 Eye Doctor Visit

 We Love our "E"!

 Still Smiling!

Our sweet Chas fractured his elbow two weeks ago, (fell off the loft in his room) so he has a cast on the arm. He is doing good- even playing euphonium  with his cast!:) We will be celebrating Chas's birthday on the 23rd and he will be 12 yrs. old!

We celebrated Tabi's birthday!

We are still on chemo schedule and the 29th we start off with MRI to see how Ethan's brain is doing. This chemo round will be Ethan's last cycle A.


We are very grateful for all the gifts, encouragement and prayers! Thank you !!!

An opportunity to donate!

Recently Lakeshore church has come along side the Adams family with an opportunity to help. 

They are able to set up a benevolence fund via their paypal that will help take care of certain expenses, med bills, power bills, misc expenses that the Adams family are having and will have.

You don't have to be a member of this church to donate!  They have made it simple and easy to do no matter where you are! Plus all gifts are tax deductible!

To donate, simply go to the church's website:

http://www.lakeshorechurch.info

and look for the "donate" button 

Then, through paypal your donation is taken.  Simply write in "benevolence on behalf of the Adams family" in the section that says- "add special instructions to the seller".

here are pictures that show you how to do it...

 Church website- (arrow points at the donate button.)

This is the next page you'll see. Simply write in the amount you would like to donate, if you would like it to reoccur every month, and then log in to your paypal account.

 

 Then you will see this page.  Here you will click on "add special instructions to the seller" (arrow pointing to it) and type in  "benevolence on behalf of the Adams family"

If you have any questions please reach out! I would love to help you with the process!

I will be putting this info as a button on the blog- 

Thank you so much for taking the opportunity to give!