Team De Young

Roughly 19 years ago the De Young two became the De Young three.  We then became team DeYoung.  When you are a family of three you do everything together.  We rarely did anything without Lydia.  She often went to dinner with us, grocery store with us, church with us etc. 

This Summer has been a bit different. Lydia has been at Camp Geneva all summer long.  She would come home on weekends to see Kent and myself and Me or my Mom would do her laundy. Most importantly she wanted to see her Dad. Today was her last day, as of 10 am she said good bye to her campers and Camp Geneva. Lydia throughly enjoyed every moment at Camp Geneva and was very sad to leave camp life behind and will be saying hello to College life as an RA very soon! 

A bit of about Team Lydia. Yesterday, Lydia's good friend and family helped us move Lydia into college. Lydia was finishing camp and unable to move herself this year. As she was to arrive early due to training for becoming an RA. Wednesday night my brother and I, loaded up things here into Kent's car. Kent and I drove from our home and dropped Lydia's college items off at her friend house, in which they generously offered to tackle the 3 flights of Dykstra Hall for us and then move their own daughter in a few short days later to Gilmore hall both located at Hope. What blessing it is to have friends and family to walk along side Team De Young.  Lydia will welcome freshman girls for their first year of dorm living on the Aug. 25th. Lydia will offically start College August 29th. We could not be more proud of her leadership this year at Hope! 

Team Kent....Lets take a bit to share what has been happening.  Last we shared with you that in a Doc appointment we were told we were going to take 6 treatments (the 6th heppneing Aug 31) and then get a scan.  The scan has been set for September 7 at 9:15 am and then as we move into the follwing week , September 14.  We will again have another Doctor Appointment to share the results of the scan and then move right into treatment number 7 from the scan appointment.  Please pray right along with me for awsome results in the scan so we can have a treatment without the heavyiness of bad news from the scan.  

Today is Friday, a day following the 5th treatment.  In the fifth treatment itself Kent had a lot of Anticipatory Nausea.  We try very hard to stay on top of this but it does become difficult when he would like to not take medicine until he has conversed with those who need to ask medical advice.  Today Kent has done great.  He has slept less, conversed with several people, gotten around the house with very little assistance and ate quite a bit.  We are thankful for this. From Team Kent he wishes to thank everyone for your loving prayers and care! 

Now for Team Leah.  Not a ton to report on me.  I have taken my summer to be in Kent's words Their  Cheerleader! I have no problem taking on that role.  I have taken much of my summer being at home supporting Kent in anyway he needs.  When you have Cancer many routine things that are normal day routine become very difficult.  I have been very thankful it has been over the summer when I have a time away from school.  As I move into a fall schedule I will become a little less avalible but a phone call away.  I will be starting aiding in JCS preschool program again in the middle of September along with babysitting now two afternoons a week for my nephew.  Any additional time I will be found doing a bunch of College laundry or being by Kent's side for anything medically he would need.  

We all  together like many other families support each other and I am so thankful I get to be part of it! 

So as we are done with Chemo 5 and on to Chemo 6 we ask your our friends and family to pray for all of us even though apart we will still be team De Young strong! 

~Leah