Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - One year post diagnosisThis day last year we were sitting in a hospital room receiving confirmation about Elijah's cancer. Having it confirmed brought on a wave of emotions. A big part of me was devastated and stunned, but still trying to hold on for him and the boys. The other part was relieved to know that what was making him feel so bad actually had a name and there was a course of action to try to make him better. His first oncologist came in, one kidney specialist came, another kidney speicalist came in, then someone came in stating he needed to be transferred to another hospital and within hours, the journey to get him to where he is today began. We still don't know how Dr. Berryman came in to the picture. Dr. Berryman was Elijah's second oncologist. He's also considered to be one of the best in the business when it comes to myeloma. For good reason, his mom had myeloma, so it's a cancer he knows professionally and personally.
Under Berryman's care and through all the prayers, Elijah was brought back from the brink. I remember all the weight he lost, how his muscles shut down, his adverse reaction to the medication, but no matter what, he fought. He fought for the boys, he fought for me, he fought for the kids he knew were depending on him to come back and coach them. He knew we had plans for him and needed him around, so he never gave up. And now he's like the man on the beach looking for two sets of footprints and only seeing one, realizing that those were the footprints of God because he carried him when he was at his lowest.
