Catching Up

So, the past 6 weeks or so has been a pretty stressful time in our family. Complications started shortly after Thanksgiving when we found out that Tyron has Stage 2 Melanoma. We were immediately referred to an Oncologist and supporting Dermatologist, and a procedure to remove the spot was immediately scheduled. The oncologist and dermatologist checked Tyron out really good and found 3 other spots. 3 procedures later, we finally got clear margins except for one spot that is considered "advanced displastic cells" which means they are cells that are changing but to an unknown end. So, we are faced with a decision to do more surgery (which would involve a skin graft), low dose radiation, or waiting it out for 3 months to see if anything progresses to cancer again. So, with our doctors blessing we decided to wait it out for 3 months and re-biopsy in March. The other options seemed like over kill to us, and they did to the doctors too. They just had to give us all the options. So, for now Tyron is cancer free. Praise God. Talk about stressful and scary though. People act like Melanoma isn't a big deal, but it can be very aggressive and fatal. It's truly no less serious than any other type of cancer...it just has a higher survival rate because it can be detected earlier. Thank GOD for that! Tyron is the glue, and my life wouldn't be right without him. I trust God, and I am so thankful that as we walked (and are still walking this road) He has been right beside us the whole time.

During the whole Melanoma incident, I got pneumonia too. Talk about good timing! Wouldn't be December in our house without at least one case of pneumonia!

Christmas was fantastic! We got to spend time before Christmas with Tyron's family, and we got to spend time with my family after Christmas. Christmas was just us though...and it was GREAT! We very rarely get to just be a family because of football, basketball, and track, so Christmas was extra special family time. Not to mention the snow! What a fantastic treat! God really went all out this year!

The Christmas season also brought with it a lot of change. We moved Hannah and Faith into a room together, so Luke is now in a room all by himself. Crazy to think that we don't have a baby in a crib anymore! It's so fun to watch them all grow up together and love each other. Hannah is now potty trained, so not only does she sleep in a big bed, she is in big girl panties too! No more diapers and no more cribs! Our family is growing up so fast! Now if Hannah would just be done with her paci...maybe after her 2nd birthday I will work on that. This season has also brought about some teaching opportunities for me. I am interviewing tomorrow at BRISD, and I am so excited. So much change in so little time would usually leave my head spinning, but it has all happened so naturally that I am nothing but excited and grateful. God is leading my family, and that is all I need to know. I trust Him explicitly and totally. God has also led us to a new church. It's been amazing!

So that the 411 on the Lee's. It's been a scary and exciting time in our family, but through it all God has remained faithful to us...as we knew he would. Maybe life will settle down and I will be able to post some pictures, but if not, you can see them on facebook. Hope you had as fruitful and blessed Christmas as we did!