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Posted At : July 21, 2008 9:04 PM | Posted By : Ann

I had a wonderful week with my awesome and generous friends Tom and Susan Kramer at their beautiful home on Clear Lake near the Indiana/Michigan border.

I drove up with my friend Lois McEntarfer and we pretty much spent the week laughing and counting our blessings. Lois and I strapped our bikes to the back of the car and we put plenty of miles on them once we got there. In fact, our last full day we rode 22 miles through Indiana and Michigan. Susan and Tom have several friends who are Amish and we had some wonderful and interesting visits at their homes. I wish I could post a picture, but of course I couldn't take one. You should see their ten beautiful children! (Or as Rueben puts it, four and a half dozen kids. I'll let you ponder that for a second.)

We also spent a couple of blissful days boating and enjoying the sunshine.

Now for the bad news...my pain has escalated once again and I'm no longer able to sleep. We are waiting word from the IU Med Center to see if I can get in for another nerve block. The pain coupled with a lack of sleep amounts to me pretty much being a wreck. Completing a sentence is a challenge.

I'm still in treatment. Two weeks on and one week off. My hemoglobin remains very low...as do my white blood counts, but somehow I'm doing well and am still biking everywhere. My tumor markers are still in the 200 range so we know that is a trend we can trust. If you remember, those numbers were near 12-hundred at diagnosis. I have to admit though, the pain is wearing me down.

I hope to post some pictures soon of our week at the Lake...so stay tuned!

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Ann, I was at church camp last week and I had one of those moments where I felt like something hit me upside the head! Camp is awesome and the kids are so responsive to the Presence of God. My bop upside the head came as we were singing with the band. We sing songs like "RIVER OF LIFE" that talk about healing. "...I got a river of life flowing out of me...makes the lame to walk and the blind to see..." There was another song as well that had lyrics which spoke of healing. I felt like I owed God an apology because I realized I sang the songs for years, without really contemplating the words. I asked my friend why we sing those songs, if we don't really believe the lyrics. The words are right out of the Bible, and yet I sang them time and time again without really claiming the truth . I share this because all of us who read your website and are praying for you, need to claim a RIVER OF LIFE over you. The River of Life flows from our belief...our faith. It flows out of each of us, because of the gift Christ gave us at the cross. I think we often just give up on believing in healing because we don't understand and too many of us have honestly felt let down when we prayed for someone in the past. That may not sound very uplifting, but I am just being honest because I BELIEVE God wants to heal you Ann. I believe God wants to use US as the RIVER OF LIFE that heals MANY! The key is believing more than God can heal...but HE WANTS TO HEAL. I just challenge everyone to talk honestly with God about this topic, and PROCLAIM a River of Life over Ann Moore.

# Posted By amy gerth | 7/22/08 7:27 AM

Ann - I do hope you can get some relief for the pain. But I do believe God is hearing our prayers -- your tumor markers prove that. I will continue to pray for your healing and also for God to eliminate the pain so you can rest. I know He does not want you to suffer. With everything you are going thru you sure looked wonderful Sunday.

# Posted By Jan Dull | 7/22/08 9:12 AM

You're in my prayers, Ann, as always.

# Posted By Mitch | 7/22/08 10:49 AM

Ann, I got it!!! I got it!!!! I am so excited to get it!!! What Reuben said
about the kids. Didn't even have to ponder it. I will just say, after riding
22 miles on a bike, I sure would be in pain. I sure do admire you for
even attempting something like that. Am praying for pain free rest
and relaxation for you. You and your family have been an ongoing
prayer concern for us. Keep us updated on your progress, for I believe
progress continues to be in your future. Always enjoy the pix you post.
By the way, how do you get 2 vacations in one year. I seem to get only o
one, and that's if I'm a good girl.

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