At the risk of being self-referential, since we want this blog to be a one-stop shop for all things related to our journey, I'm archiving our "announcement" Facebook posts and emails to friends below.
Please forgive us if you didn't hear about Ashleigh's diagnosis until now; ninety percent of our time so far has been developing a plan for the future (insofar as that's possible at this point), and the other ten percent has been trying to enjoy time as a family (especially last weekend).
Dear Friends,
Last week Ashleigh was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, and advanced case of breast cancer. For those who don't frequent Facebook, we are currently 34.5 weeks pregnant with David, and Noah is 17 months old. The last week has been a week of extremes: very busy meeting with doctors and deciding on a team and treatment plan, very emotional dealing with the reality of the diagnosis, but most of all we have already experienced an amazing depth of God's love and grace. We have experienced His comforting presence directly through His Spirit, through the attention and confidence of the doctors and nurses, and through the support of family, friends, our local church, and the body of Christ corporate.
We want to be respectful of not clogging your inbox and news feeds, so from this point forward all updates will be posted to a Blog we're updating at www.myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com/. We will keep you updated there with what is going on, how you can be praying for us, and if we have any specific needs you can help meet.
The only immediate request I have of you is to please be understanding if we can't respond to you directly in a timely manner, whether on Facebook, on the blog, or via texts/calls. Please send encouraging emails to Ashleigh for her to read during chemo treatments and long wakeful nights, but please avoid calling or texting her directly (you can call/text me with anything urgent). I hope you know my heart in this - a husband jealously guarding my wife's time so she can focus on healing and being a mom.
We trust Jesus entirely with our lives and with this journey since he is Sovereign - there is no rogue atom in the entire universe outside of his control. He is also utterly good - see the blog for stories of ways he's already proven Himself faithful . We covet your prayers for our family, for healing, but most of all that we would be faithful witnesses for Christ through this ordeal. To God be the Glory.
Romans 5:3-8
Love,
Brad, Ashleigh, and Noah
Please forgive us if you didn't hear about Ashleigh's diagnosis until now; ninety percent of our time so far has been developing a plan for the future (insofar as that's possible at this point), and the other ten percent has been trying to enjoy time as a family (especially last weekend).
Dear Friends,
Last week Ashleigh was diagnosed with a rare, aggressive, and advanced case of breast cancer. For those who don't frequent Facebook, we are currently 34.5 weeks pregnant with David, and Noah is 17 months old. The last week has been a week of extremes: very busy meeting with doctors and deciding on a team and treatment plan, very emotional dealing with the reality of the diagnosis, but most of all we have already experienced an amazing depth of God's love and grace. We have experienced His comforting presence directly through His Spirit, through the attention and confidence of the doctors and nurses, and through the support of family, friends, our local church, and the body of Christ corporate.
We want to be respectful of not clogging your inbox and news feeds, so from this point forward all updates will be posted to a Blog we're updating at www.myjourneywithibc.blogspot.com/. We will keep you updated there with what is going on, how you can be praying for us, and if we have any specific needs you can help meet.
The only immediate request I have of you is to please be understanding if we can't respond to you directly in a timely manner, whether on Facebook, on the blog, or via texts/calls. Please send encouraging emails to Ashleigh for her to read during chemo treatments and long wakeful nights, but please avoid calling or texting her directly (you can call/text me with anything urgent). I hope you know my heart in this - a husband jealously guarding my wife's time so she can focus on healing and being a mom.
We trust Jesus entirely with our lives and with this journey since he is Sovereign - there is no rogue atom in the entire universe outside of his control. He is also utterly good - see the blog for stories of ways he's already proven Himself faithful . We covet your prayers for our family, for healing, but most of all that we would be faithful witnesses for Christ through this ordeal. To God be the Glory.
Romans 5:3-8
Love,
Brad, Ashleigh, and Noah
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