kelly is home...

Good evening Team Kelly warriors!

We are so happy to celebrate Kelly's release from the hospital. She left this afternoon feeling much better. Her energy and her spirits were up, though she is quite tired from her time there. 

She came home with some very important doctor's orders that we knew you would want to know...very simply stated, Kelly needs rest!  On top of that, after a stint away from home, she needs some fun time catching up with her sweet kids who have been so patient through these days. 

So we are asking you all for two very special favors.  First, please pray for greater strength and energy as she continues her fight. Her meds are helping dramatically and we need this to continue. Secondly, please show Kelly your love and support with your notes, texts, emails and prayers. She needs to have limited visits for now and doesn't need to be exposed to any unnecessary germs. 

You all are the greatest team of friends and prayer warriors that the world has ever known. Let's continue to cheer Kelly through this fight and allow her some much needed rest and family time as we head into the summer. 

If you would like to stop by or drop something off at the house, please call or text one of her sisters before you go. 

Carol 214-392-2254
Kim 214-507-8073

Thank you for always praying and always fighting with Kelly!

  

TK at field day...

hi Team Kelly :)  Look who went to field day....

It was such good medicine for Kelly to visit with the Gunstream girls.  To get outside and see her kiddos enjoying their friends on field day felt good...felt normal!  She also went to a couple of her boys' ballgames too!  She is so grateful for her family time with the Stewarts and the Prewitts this past weekend.

Unfortunately, Kelly had to return to the hospital Monday night.  She needed plasma and platelets.  Please keep lifting her up in your prayers so she can come back home soon to be with her family.  Pray for peace and comfort and for her pain to subside.  Thank you all for being there for our family each and every moment.  Team Kelly is such a blessing to Kelly and all of us.  

From Jesus Today by Sarah Young...

Trust Me moment by moment.  This is all I require of you, and it is sufficient to keep you staning firm in the midst of fierce spiritual battles.  Just getting through each day is a victory as long as you stay in communication with Me.  Search for Me in your moments.  Keeping your focus on My Presence is the best protection against self-pitty and depression.

I am calling you to trust Me in deep darkness.  Take one step at a time, clinging to My hand for help and guidance.  I am always near you, and I know exactly how much you are struggling.

Though the battle is fierce and you are weak, your resources are unlimited.  My Spirit is ever ready to help you; you have only to ask.  Remember that this Holy Helper is infinitlely powerful and infinitely loving.  I also am eager to help you.  Call upon My Name with confident trust, for My unfailing Love surrounds you.

how great thou art...

Kelly saw Dr. Savin today.  He told her that her liver and kidney functions are good.  Her platelets are way up!  Her abdomen is enlarged from fluids from the tumor, so she is having it drained tomorrow.  This should help with her pain and her appetite.  Dr. Savin told Kelly that too many things are improving for her to give up! Tammy gave her some fluids and some other good stuff to get her nourished.  She has a fightin' spirit, Team Kelly!

Not sure if you remember, but last spring Kel was in the chemo lounge amongst tornados....her sweet nurse Crystal sang to her about miracles. What a miracle Kelly is!!  Sitting there today with the storms and the Oklahoma folks heavy on our hearts, there was a crystal clear reminder of God's hand in all of this.  In the storms of our lives, He is always present.

Kelly rarely watches tv, but she turned on The Voice last night 
with Ella and...

Don't you love how God speaks to us right when we need Him?

But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. 

Micah 7:7

got hope? YOU BET WE DO!!!

TK prayer warriors, please pray this...

-for pain relief

-for a normal every day life where she can get out and see people and do normal things

-for the stent procedure to happen

-that draining fluids tomorrow will help in a BIG way
-for peace and comfort tonight
-give thanks for HUGE blessings today!
-thank Him for Team Kelly...their steadfast support and prayers
-for jason, will, ben, sam, and ella...always

happy to be home...

Kelly is home and resting in her own bed! She is so happy to be home...she has been missing her kiddos!  She will meet with Dr. Savin this upcoming week and will see about treatment and where to go from here.  Thank you for continuously praying.  Team Kelly, you are such a rock for her and she feels every prayer.  We all love you deeply.
  

From Jesus Today by Sarah Young...
Use your trials and troubles to draw closer to Me.  Whenever you start to feel distressed, turn that around by talking with Me.  Let pain and problems remind you of your constant need for Me.  Create a collection of brief prayers, such as: "Help me, Jesus.  Fill me with your Peace.  Show me Your way."  These requests are spiritual nutrients -- soul vitamins.  the more you use them, the healthier and happier you will be.



Prayer requests for the weekend...
-for her pain to subside
-for anxiety...she is a nervous to not be in the security of the hospital and having nurses on hand
-thank Him for the incredible nurses on the 10th floor 
at medical city
-for peace and rest and nourishment
-for her to give all her worries to the Lord
-for some good kid-time this weekend
-for a BIG fighting spirit
-thank Him for Tammy...who always fights for us and right along beside us
-for jason, will, ben, sam, and ella...always

trust in Jesus...

Kelly's radiologist was not able to put the stent in today.  The pancreas is swollen and there is lots of fluids in her abdomen from the tumor.  However, he was able to place a drain in that will help with all those fluids in her tummy.  The stent can be placed easily once her fluids are drained.  She was so incredibly brave today and yesterday.  Thank you Team Kelly for praying us through this!  

Jesus Calling yesterday...

I am a Mighty God.  Nothing is difficult for Me.  I have chosen to use weak ones like you to accomplish My purposes.  Your weakness is designed to open you up to My Power.  Therefore do not fear your limitations or measure the days demands against your strengths.  What I require of you is to stay connected to Me, living in trusting dependence on My limitless resources.  When you face unexpected demands, there is no need to panic.  Remember that I am with you.  Talk with me, and listen while I talk you through each challenging situation.  I am not a careless God.  When I allow difficulties to come into your life, I equip you fully to handle them.  Relax in My Presence, trusting in My strength. 

Elizabeth texted her the lyrics to this old hymn...

it did wonders for her spirit...

Team Kelly decorated her room today too :) ...

TK prayer warriors please pray this...

-pray for her nurses and doctors 

-for her anxiety and spirit

-for the nerve block to continue to work

-for appetite and thirst

-for peace and comfort and restful night's sleep

-for jason

-for kim & kevin, carol & blake, sheila and ken, grand & pa-paw, nana & pops

-for will, ben, sam, ella, blake, brandon, bradley, tatum, jill, cate, cole & meg

nerve block update...

The nerve block procedure went well. Kelly is feeling so much better and is even able to lay flat...it has been weeks since she has actually slept in a bed. Still in some pain and having to manage it but we have hope this nerve block is going to help and keep her fighting! Tomorrow the surgery placing the stint and draining fluid will be under full anesthesia. With that being the case, we feel pretty certain she will stay another night.

Thank you all so much for your persistent cries to our Father. He was with her today and all of us. We feel you prayin' and we love you all. I'm always so moved at the amounts of support Team Kelly gives us. Every single prayer, facebook message, text, visit, card, email, dinner, lunch, picking up kids...each gesture builds her up and helps her spirit renew.

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-24

Prayer requests for now...
-for this nerve block to continue to work.
-for the doctors to place the stint with ease and no complications
-for her kiddos as they come to visit her tonight
-thank Him for Joy who made sure the nurses and doctors knew that Kelly is a VIP and took great care of her today
-for jason
-for Team Kelly's prayer warriors...for Him to hear us and comfort us and love us through each day.

Team Kelly...we need your prayers

Kelly is staying over night at medical city tonight and tomorrow. The nerve block procedure will be done tomorrow morning. A CT scan today showed that the tumor is pinching the bile duct. They are going to do another procedure on Wednesday to insert a stint that will open the duct.

Pleas pray this...
-for both procedures to relieve her pain and discomfort.
-for each doctor to have steady hands and no complications.
-for her anxiety and her spirit.
-pray she can sleep and feel God's presence.
-for Jason, Will, Ben, Sam, and Ella...always.