Update from the lounge...

Dr. Savin felt positive about the results of the scan. This chemo treatment is working! He says we should stay with it since seeing such good progress. Tumor indicator is still in normal range...35!! She is getting treatment today and will wait 4 weeks this time because of Thanksgiving. What a blessing to have a doctor that believes spending time with family is also good medicine :) Let's keep Kelly covered in prayer this week. Here is our devotion for today...

I am with you. Heavens bells continually peal with that promise of My presence. Some people never hear those bells because their minds are earthbound and their hearts are closed to Me. Others hear the bells only once or twice in their lifetimes, in rare moments of seeking Me above all else. My desire is that My "sheep" hear My voice continually, for I am the ever-present Shepard.

Team Kelly, listen for those glorious bells!

Written by Kim, Carol and Mom from the chemo lounge. Love you Kelly:)

Quick update...

Hey team kelly... It was a good day today! I don't know a ton of details just yet, but I do know it was a very positive scan. There is no new growth and the scan showed shrinkage! Our faith and trust in Him carried us through...thank Him for answered prayers! And please keep Kelly in your prayers tomorrow as her counts are high and she will receive treatment. More details to come...xoxo

thank you for prayers...keep'em coming!

Hi TK...thank you all for your prayers Tuesday.  Kelly was swarmed with texts and calls from all of you praying for her.  And God heard them loud and clear!  Her anxiety wasn't near what it has been before, and she was able to drink the yucky barium pretty easily.  As far as results, we won't know until her doctor appointment on Tuesday.  Keep those prayers going for encouraging results.

Laura and Bekah have hope...working the fall festival at church :)

Shannon, Gracie and Faith at Relay for Life!

Niece Jill on SUPER HERO day during Homecoming week...her hero is Kelly of course!!

And her sweet PI PHI friends keep showing crazy amounts of love and support.  This sweet paper weight was sent in the mail from Courtney Puckett. 

And "Crouch" sent her a big box of Juice Plus vitamins.  

And "Crews"  checks in on her week after week.

 And so many many more have sent her cards and 

FB messages, texts, etc praying for their soroity sister...TTF!!

This is a pic taken by Kimberly Wylie.  She graciously gave the Stewart family a portrait session back in the spring.  How beautiful is this? 

 Thank you to all the Gunstream gals who organized and contributed to this beautiful tribute to the Stewart family.  The friendships she shares with you all are priceless...she adores each and every one of you.  Thank you for loving my sister.  We love you to pieces...you are family!

  

Grey and his buddies at school

meg...mini kelly...ya think?

  

Uncle Glenn and Aunt Linda on their cruise

Campbell playin' soccer for TEAM KELLY!

Kelly needs you all to keep lifting her up, TEAM KELLY! Please pray this...

1.  For the scan to show shrinkage and POSITIVE results
2.  For her spirits to be high and anxiety to be low
3.  For a BIG HUGE fighting attitude
4.  For Kim and myself and our families to keep lifting her up
5.  For Jason, will, ben, sam and ella...always.

the purple stride...let's do this!

Hi there Team Kelly :)  Kelly is feeling like herself again.  She had a great weekend with her family.  Thank you for all of your prayers and love you send to her and all of us every day.  

We cherish every gesture.  

Sweet Lindsay in San Francisco has hope for Kelly...she ran the Nike Woman's Marathon benefiting the 

Leukemia Lymphoma Society.  

She wrote on her arm a list of people to pray for each mile.  

Tears fell from Kelly's eyes when she heard about this.  

Makes me cry writing it.  

Oh and by the way, Lindsay is winning her battle with Leukemia!  Go Lindsay!

Gayla has hope too :)  She donated blood at Carter!  

Love you Gayla!

Kelly's childhood friend Wendy shared this on FB:

My TEAM KELLY race and support gear is ready for the Healdsburg Half Marathon this Saturday in CA! I am running to support of my dear friend Kelly Prewitt Stewart, who is winning the battle against Pancreatic Cancer! Kelly, you truly are an inspiration ~ Ain't no mountain high enough! 

Wendy is also going to be walking in the Purple Stride benefiting Pancreatic Cancer research/cure.  You can find more info at thepurplestride.org.  Are you going to walk?  We would love for you to join us!  How cool would it be to flood the Katie Trail with TEAM KELLY?  You can look back at the last blog post for all the info.  It's Sunday November 11th at 8am.  

What better way to spend a Sunday morning?!?!  

Our devotion from a few days ago~

Anxiety is a result of envisioning the future without Me.  So the best defense against worry is staying in communication with Me.  When you turn your thoughts toward Me, you can think much more positively.  Remember to listen, as well as to speak, making your thoughts a dialogue with Me.  If you must consider upcoming events, follow these rules: 1) Do not linger in the future, because anxieties sprout up like mushrooms when you wander there. 2) Remember the promise of My continual Presence; include Me in any imagery that comes to mind.  This mental discipline does not come easily, because you are accustomed to being god of your fantasies.  However, the reality of My Presence with you, now and forevermore, outshines any fantasy you could ever imagine.

Kelly has a CT scan tomorrow (Wednesday at 10:30am)  Will you pray for her to repeat this devotion in her head, keeping her eyes on Him? That He will squash all the anxiety!  Pray she can drink the barium quickly.  Pray this scan gives her the encouragement to keep WINNING this battle!  

Much love to all of you TEAM KELLY :)

PURPLE STRIDE DFW 2012 Pancreatic Cancer Walk

Team Kelly, we have a powerful way to DO something about this pancreatic cancer.
It's the upcoming PurpleStride DFW 2012 Pancreatic Cancer Walk that will be held in Dallas on Sunday, November 11, 2012 starting at 8:00 AM on the Katy Trail at Reverchon Park on Maple Avenue.  To join TEAM KELLY, or to find out more information about the walk, click this link below:

JOIN TEAM KELLY AT PURPLESTRIDE DFW 2012

If you have any questions about this event, please contact Gayla at 214-533-4260 or email gaylacruikshank@yahoo.com.  Kelly is going to walk with us, so let's support her physically, emotionally, and spiritually through this fight.

Stacey White, a friend of Kelly's, wrote this inviting us to support the fight:

"I know most of you know Kelly and follow her story and I wanted to share what I am doing this year at a golf tournament that I have every year in honor of my father.  I lost my dad to Pancreatic Cancer 4 years ago in November.  This year I wanted to honor Kelly.  The tournament is on Saturday, Nov 3rd at 10:00 am at Frisco Lakes Golf Course.  All of the proceeds are donated to www.Pancan.org for research.  I am also a Dallas Affiliate for Pancreatic Cancer and we do a walk every year called Purple Stride which is on Nov 11th at Katy Trail in Dallas.  Last year at the walk Dallas raised $300,000 that was donated to PanCan.  I donate all of my proceeds at the walk.  Last year I raised over $14,000 at my golf tournament.  Would love to have you guys and anyone else you know or who knows Kelly come out and support Pancreatic Cancer Research at the golf tournament or the walk. Wear your Team Kelly shirts to support Kelly and come join the fun.  Please feel free to pass this along to anyone you know who would be interested.     

Here are the link to the golf tournament fundraiser:  

http://www.golfdigestplanner.com/22044-4thAnnualJimPresselMemorialGolfT

The new update from PANCAN (please read the link below) The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has released a special report called, The Alarming Rise of Pancreatic Cancer Deaths in the United States: Why We Need to Stem the Tide Today. This report was written by the organization's Research and Scientific Affairs team, led by our Vice President of Scientific and Medical Affairs Lynn Matrisian, PhD. 

The alarming findings presented in the report include the fact that by the year 2020, and possibly as early as 2015, pancreatic cancer will move from the fourth leading cause of cancer death to the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

Here is the link if you would like to read the story: http://www.pancan.org/section_research/reports/pdf/incidence_report_2012.pdf

Let's join forces, Team Kelly!  Register for the golf tournament that will raise thousands of dollars, tell you friends to register to play, join TEAM KELLY at the PurpleStride, and tell your friends to join to walk or become a virtual teammate.  Let's cover the Katy Trail with TEAM KELLY SHIRTS!



Oh, and here's a little tidbit of blogger information for you to chew on:
Want to know how many times people are logging into Kellybridge around the world to check on and pray for our little Kelly Stewart since February 2012?

113,489 times in the United States
129 in Sweden
88 in the United Kingdom
44 in Russia
42 in Australia
25 in Canada
18 in Switzerland
16 in Rwanda
12 in Ireland
12 in Mexico

TEAM KELLY IS GLOBAL

Love you KELLY!

Quick update...

Kelly was able to get treatment Tuesday. Now we just have to pray her through it, TEAM KELLY! She received 2 bags of fluids yesterday and is getting 2 more now. She is wiped out with very little energy. Pray her thirst and appetite come back today. Pray for her spirits to rise above the chemo side effects. Pray that the hardest part is behind us. Thank Him in advance for healing Kelly. Expect a miracle!!! YOU CAN DO THIS KELLY!!!

This is the day...

Hello TEAM KELLY, yes it's been a while...I know, I know!  (there ARE other authors of this blog...uh um...kim? kelly?  Of course I'm only kidding...I love being Kelly's scribe :) Forgive me for my breaks...usually due to mental melt downs and writers block!  But hey, I guess we all have our moments of insanity right?  Kelly is feeling great right now.  The last two weeks have been full of blessings.  Lots of time with friends and family and of course a whole lot of the kids' football and baseball games.  This weekend alone, she and Jason attended more than 12 baseball games.  Tired yet?  4 kids = LOTS of time at the ballpark!  

Backing up a bit, the week following chemo was not easy.  Kelly wants this blog (her story) to be positive.  But unfortunately, it's not always positive.  Treatment is really hard.  It knocks her to her knees.  Breaks her spirit. Demands her to fight.  It forces us all to reach deep down for strength that none of us think we have.  It takes her a full week to pull herself out of it.  But last Sunday at church, God showed her how His grace is ever present.  So many cancer patients undergoing treatment are hurting as the side effects are horrendous.  Her strength is a God given miracle every day.  Her pastor, Paul, mentioned Kelly in the weekly email as a young mother battling a serious cancer (wearing  a cute hat to cover her wig) smiling BIG thanking him for showing a video of a cancer patient who is enduring a extremely hard treatment.
She is so grateful for her endurance and ability to be there for her kids and for Jason.  She really did go to 12 baseball games this weekend in the freezing cold weather!  

Every day's devotion speaks to us.  Yesterday's devotion (the day before chemo) was this...

~In order to hear My voice, you must release all your worries into My care.  Entrust to Me everything that concerns you.  This clears the way for you to seek My Face unhindered.  Let Me free you from fear that is hiding deep inside you.  Sit quietly in My Presence, allowing My light to soak into you and drive out any darkness lodged within you.  Accept each day as it comes to you, remembering that I am sovereign over your life.  Rejoice in this day that I have made, trusting that I am abundantly present in it.  Instead of regretting or resenting the way things are, thank Me in all circumstances.  Trust Me and don't be fearful; thank Me and rest in my sovereignty.
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! Psalm 118:24

Thank you all for your constant prayers and always being there for my sister and our family.  Whether it be a ride to practice or a game, a place to stay after school, a meal, a care package (thanks Crouch), an email, a text, a facebook message, a hug or a YOU CAN DO THIS card in the mail...they all keep her fighting!   Reminds me of the children's book about the little engine that could.  --I think I can, I think I can--TEAM KELLY is truly amazing...and YOU CAN DO THIS KELLY!  God's love shines so bright through all of you!

us girls just before chemo 3 weeks ago

Remember Jack's bracelets he made?  This is what Kelly did with the money he raised...filled the candy jars in the chemo lounge!  The other patients, their families and nurses were so grateful!  

Candy is just plain happy...it cheered a bunch of people that day!  Thanks Jack :)

Here is Grey sporting his purple TK sweat bands staying in bounds no doubt!

And here is Cass...or his leg anyway...he scored 2 TDs, an extra point, a whole bunch of QB sacks, forced fumbles and a fumble recovery!  TK and Cass were dominating!!!

 Haley and Madison had a lemonade stand for Kelly :)

 College roomies spent the day together Friday...crafts and laughs...well julie crafted while angela and kelly watched...but they did all laugh a lot :)

sweet grand at sam's baseball game...burrrrr

 some TK cookies made with love by carly and mallory :)

Ok, so tomorrow is Chemo day if her counts are up.  Wear your shirts to support our sweet kelly and please take and send pictures!  (even if you are not in Hawaii)  She loves seeing them and they pump her full of spirit and fight!  

Please pray this:

1.  Counts to be up!

2.  For her anxiety anticipating treatment.

3.  For her doctor appointment...that he may give her some encouragement.

4.  For hydration...the cold weather is not helping...she's not thirsty at all!

5.  To always be grateful first.

6.  And for jason, will, ben, sam and ella...always