Monday, February 5, 2018

Justin's hearing, medical update and I have had a difficult time with this post because of the links...please let me know if they do not work, (they are working in my "Preview"). Blessings


As you may recall, Justin has some hearing loss in one ear. He has had an awful ringing in his ears. This ringing has been very loud and difficult. He had some loss of hearing in his Right ear and now the Left ear has hearing loss as well. Justin is worried that he will go deaf....and with cause; he could loose his hearing, he could indeed go deaf... How? This is not an "ear" malfunction~Justin shared that this is a chemo issue. The strong chemo he has been given to fight his cancer is damaging the portion of the brain that deals with hearing. It is causing a type of brain damage.

Something more to pray about. God heals!

I would like to ask the Dr. if this is permanent? Can the brain heal itself over time and thus Justin regain his hearing? 
and which one of these is causing the problem
(Meds from his treatment): BEP (5D) REGIMEN
B= Bleomycin
E= Etoposide
P=Platinol
 I have so many questions, I wish I had gone to the doctors with him, but he has had dozens and I could not go to all of them.....
Please pray and ask God to continue to bless Justin. He does seem to be responding well to the treatment in spite of the hearing loss, nausea, fatigue, etc. 
He had a Cat Scan today~ we will find out tomorrow if the tumors have reduced in size.  Please, lease pray for good news~
+JMJ+ Pray for us
~Blessings,
~Tina

Two very interesting videos...Enjoy!
I did have a difficult time posting these, please let me know if they do not work:) These pictures [in the link] represent a very rare occasion when three carrier groups can be in the same hemisphere long enough to do a photo op.  And then a surprise! Don't miss the last few photos! (click the link)




 and this one......

This was a presentation done for a fundraiser for the American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. It is a 5 minute adaptation of "Orchestra of Exiles" by Josh Aronson.amazon.com/Orchestra-Exiles-Thomas-Kornmann/dp/B00AZ43C4M/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1485908197&sr=8-2&keywords=orchestra+of+exiles

https://vimeo.com/97556294


A "vintage train" ride. Enjoy the sounds of long ago, ( and yes, I did get soot on me). This is a coal powered steam train.