CELEBRATION!
Friday marked Caylea's final Interferon treatment at the cancer clinic!
After the last of the fluids were finished, the nurse got permission to remove Caylea's PICC line, which she had since early September.  My sister, Paula, went with Caylea for her last day and so took a video on Caylea's phone of the PICC being removed.  You can view it on Caylea's Facebook page if you so desire!
Then the nurses gathered around and handed Caylea a bell to ring, signifying her last treatment.  She gave it a good shake and apparently a piece fell off!  They all clapped and cheered and wished her well as she left the Allan Blair Centre.
Two special gifts arrived in the mail Friday, as well.
A compassionate woman from Ontario sent us matching bracelets to bless us!  Svarkowski Crystal?  Caylea was blown away by the lavish gift!
And a friend from Calgary, a cancer survivor herself, handmade a lap quilt in a matching bag.  It was like Christmas with all the parcels and lovely gifts!
To celebrate, Caylea invited Grandma Dinah and Mark & Amy for Chinese food supper.  No family occasion is complete without playing cards, so we played Golf.  Then Daniel had to leave for his curling game, so we played Dice after that.  Lots of laughter and fun.
It'll be different to wake up Monday morning and NOT have to plan our day around the treatment schedule.  For the next two weeks Caylea is able to rest and recover.  Then she will begin the self-injections of Interferon on November 21 and do that 3 times a week for the next 11 months.  That won't be nearly as life-invading.
This coming Tuesday, Caylea is representing Nipawin Bible College at a career fair here in Regina.  We are so excited and pleased that Caylea will now be able to pursue these and other opportunities without her physical side effects and fatigue dictating her activities.  She can curl a whole game, get a job (maybe part-time at first) and volunteer in some ministries...the possibilities are endless!
God is to be praised!  He has been my refuge, my strength, my comfort and so much more!  When this part of the journey seemed to be fraught with delays, glitches and adjustments, the Lord was superintending every day, every decision, every step of the way.
Psalm 66:5,16
"Come and see what God has done; He is awesome in His deeds toward the children of man...
Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for my soul."
The journey isn't over.  Caylea still has some physiotherapy to help restore and prevent swelling in her right arm (lymphedema).  She will be on the Interferon for 11 more months.  She has a permanent scar where the mole and now skin graft is on her arm.
But the faithfulness of our God will never fail.  He will grace upon grace to see us all through this coming year...
Psalm 66:1
"Shout for joy to God, all the earth; sing the glory of His name;
 Give to Him glorious praise!"