Dads Home!!

 

 Rocking the Mohawk!!!

 

     Great News!! Dad came home from the hospital late last night! Hes doing good; a little weak but that's fine because when we are weak our God is strong! I ask that you continue to pray for his strength as he should start to feel the side effects of the chemo and other medications through out this week. Continue to pray for our emotional strength as this is just the beginning and he will be admitted back into the hospital in two weeks for round two. Thank you all for your continued prayers! keep them coming!

     I want to give a special thanks to my Incredible small group! this is a group of ladies from my church that for the past four years we have been gathering weekly to have fellowship and grow in Christ. Well let me tell you, this group of ladies have become my best friends! When God talks about fellowship and friendship, this is exactly what He was talking about! i have been so blessed with the ten most beautiful best friends anyone could ask for!

     Last night I was told we where going to wear green and bring green food as a late celebration for St. Patricks day. little did I know it was all a scheme to show support for my journey through all this. and of course the entire room was green, because lime green is the color for Lymphoma Cancer. Take a look at the pictures below! If anyone is interested I am hoping to order more of the green wrist bands that say "No One Fights Alone!"

 

 

 

Chemo #1, Day 3

Missing Gia!!

Hello Everyone!

     I want to thank everyone for their continuous prayers! Keep them coming because God is listening and working wonders! My dad is still feeling good! He has one chemo left tomorrow and should then be headed home by night time.  It is amazing to see what happens when Gods people pray boldly as a whole!

     I want to thank my parents small group for being so awesome through all this, especially his leader Henry! Thanks to technology they were even able to join in on small group tonight through skype.

     I ask that everyone please continue to pray for physical strength for my dad: That God would allow the medication to destroy the bad cells and not harm the good ones, that God would continue to strengthen my dads body through out these rigorous chemo sessions, and that God would give wisdom to all of his doctors. I also ask that you pray for emotional strength for him and the rest of the family!

 

Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;  in all your ways submit to him,  and he will make your paths straight.

 

 



Chemo #1, Day 2

 

     Hi everyone, I am so overwhelmed with every ones love and support for our family during this difficult season! It means more than you could imagine! The best way to send my dad your message would be by leaving a comment on this blog.

     As you can see in the pictures, late last night we finally started chemo, and by this morning we were done with one of three of the chemos. Thanks to all your prayers and the powerful God we serve, up until now my dad has not felt any of the side effects. He has been walking around, watching movies, and of course working on his lap top! We ask that you continue to pray for a speedy recovery and physical and emotional strength!

     Thank you all for reminding us what a strong support team we have! God Bless!

 

Deuteronomy 31:6

 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.”

 

 

Round 2 , Here We Go!!!

   As many of you know, on Thanksgiving of 2011 my father was diagnosed with stage 4 of Lymphatic cancer. He was treated with chemo for six months and was in remission by June! God was so faithful to us as He carried us through this difficult time! Last Tuesday, during one of his check ups, the doctors found that his cancer was back full throttle. As scary as this news was we knew that God was still in control. This time around the doctors are taking a stronger approach to defeat the cancer once and for all.
   Today my dad began a much more intense chemo that requires him to be admitted into the hospital for three days to keep a close eye on him and make sure there are not any complications. This time around, instead of going in for Chemo 6 times it will only be 3 times and instead of once every month, it will be every two weeks. At the end of this process he will then need to undergo a Bone Marrow transplant.
   These next few months are going to be a bumpy road, but we know that God will not let us take more then we can handle! We ask that everyone be praying for physical and emotional strength for the family, especially my dad. At times like these, your prayers and positive reinforcements are what we need! The De Santino family would like to thank everyone for their love and concerns.

   2 Corinthians 12:9-10

9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.