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Life is good right now

July 16, 2016 by Paul Williams 19 Comments

Thank you Father for continued answer to prayer. We are humbled by Your blessings, overwhelmed to say the least. Thank you all for your continued prayers and following along with us.

Theresa had an appointment with her Oncologist on Tuesday. He set up a liver MRI, which was accomplished on Thursday. With Theresa’s initial work up in January we had a CT scan that showed 20 lesions consistent with mets in the liver and follow up MRI showed the same. After her 6 months of treatment, the PET scan came back completely normal, which in some ways was a surprise for him, so the MRI was done to confirm if this is true or not. The MRI came out pristine clear. Nothing. Confirming that God blessed us with a miracle. He is talking with a surgeon to figure out what next step should be done to solidify the longest remission possible. Most likely Theresa will have some sort of surgery, such as lymph node dissection and breast biopsy to look for any residual in the tissues that were packed with cancer. We are not sure to what extent her lymph node dissection and surgery should entail and that is where we need continued prayer for wisdom from above.

This just doesn’t compute. Didn’t finish chemo, only some of the cells over expressed HERs-2neu, and aggressive as can be. And now she is potentially free of cancer when in reality that shouldn’t have happened. It’s a God thing, no other explanation. Though we don’t know how long God has allowed her to be in remission and what part we need to play to maximize this. We are grateful for what He has given up thus far. So please pray for guidance.

This week Theresa went grocery shopping on her own, and this weekend took our daughter and spent the afternoon at the mall and Costco without me, something she hadn’t been able to do in 7 months. Her spirits are up. Life is good right now.

Mom reminded me of a verse that she has claimed for years. “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth!” It is easy to follow after man’s wisdom, the newest cure, be busy doing, manic. But God tells us to be still, stop doing, stop fretting, stop worrying. Clear our minds, sit before him, surrendered, opened and allow God to be God. Let him do, bless, love, and shower us with Himself. Ours should be a heart filled with praise, honor, and gratitude to our LORD who has made all of Himself available to us. Priority number one is God, communion with Him, free of that which weighs us down. My hour alone with Him each morning I hunger for, look forward to each day. It is when I force myself to “Be still” before Him and put aside any distractions. He is a good good Father, can’t imaging living life ignoring Him, when He has so much to offer.

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  1. Mitch says

    July 17, 2016 at 2:47 am

    Paul what absolutely awesome news. We are praising God with you and continuing to pray for Teresa and your family. For God’s favor and blessing protection and provision on all of you. Love and continued prayers,

    Mitch and DeLynne Dietz

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  2. Candace Wilber Horch says

    July 17, 2016 at 3:33 am

    The scripture your mother shared from the Psalms is a wonderful reminder of His awesome power and His love and care for us. We are praising Him for this latest answer to prayer for a clean MRI for Theresa! His Eye is on the sparrow and He continues to watch over your family… Thank you for sharing your story, as it provides hope for us, as well, as we continue our prayers for the days to come.

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  3. Philip says

    July 17, 2016 at 3:52 am

    Praise the Lord brother!!!

    To be still and experience His sovereignty… Awesome blessing for sure. Lord be with you all continually!!!

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  4. Kimberly Jones says

    July 17, 2016 at 1:20 pm

    Paul, this is amazing news! A definite answer to all our prayers! My heart is filled with such joy and admiration towards our awesome God for showering you both with such wonderful blessings! You sharing this journey with us has truly been an inspiration to me!

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  5. kimberly bennett says

    July 17, 2016 at 4:52 pm

    Bless You All
    Praise The Lord
    i am So Happy For You All;)) You Dr. Paul have spent your whole adult life healing others-You truly met your calling. Theresa nursed others back to health- giving of yourselves to others. You’ve dedicated Your Lives To Help Others & i for one Thank You. May the Lord Be With YouMy Prayers Continue For You AYouBless You

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  6. kimberly bennett says

    July 17, 2016 at 4:54 pm

    My Prayers Continue For You All Bless You”
    )Correction from above post):))

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  7. Ginny E. says

    July 18, 2016 at 5:19 am

    Trust the past to the mercy of God,
    The present to His love,
    And the future to His providence.

    God Bless.

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  8. Rod and Dianna Samuelson says

    July 18, 2016 at 12:54 pm

    Praise God for all He is doing in your
    Lives. We continue to pray. ♡♡♡

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  9. Michael Dujela says

    July 18, 2016 at 3:05 pm

    Powerful . So thankful for Teresa’s improvement !

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  10. Rebecca Harbour says

    July 18, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    What a testimony and witness of God’s amazing love and provision !
    Thank you for sharing your journey !

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  11. Kris Miller says

    July 18, 2016 at 4:12 pm

    I had Breast cancer in 2002. Very aggressive type. Used a chemo that was just out in a clinical program. Herceptin. Seemed to be working until it caused heart failure. Went off it, Cancer returned in neck and lots of lymph nodes. Herceptin seemed the only drug that would work but I couldn’t take it any longer. Was suppose to take for 5 years because I had an 85% chance of return. With lots of prayers and a decision to not proceed with the drug we decided to go forward with Faith. I have been Cancer free for 10 years. My point is……I believe in the drugs used for cancer but also believe that God does miracles. Praying your wife will continue to heal.

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  12. Pearl Moltz says

    July 18, 2016 at 4:35 pm

    What a blessing your journey has been to all of us who have prayed and asked for this miracle. God is good all the time and all the time God is good! You can rest assured that Theresa is not just on remission…..GOD HAS HEALED THERESA! What God has done is everlasting my dear friends. God bless you and Theresa and your wonderful family today and until the end of time……

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  13. Debbie says

    July 18, 2016 at 7:13 pm

    Praise the Lord!! That is my favorite scripture! I think of it often! Dr. Paul probably tires from all of my messages, but I don’t care. You all have fought for this, and have never lost your faith. There is always someone smarter than us, all empowering -full of wisdom and love ..and when we listen, no matter what the outcomes..we are blessed. It is one of my greatest life experiences being a small part of this, love you guys so much. Please tell Theresa she can hold off on organizing all those pictures she was worried about, for a good 50 years or so

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  14. Annette says

    July 18, 2016 at 10:37 pm

    What wonderful news. The power of prayer works. We will be continuing to pray for your family.

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  15. Priscilla Christenson says

    July 19, 2016 at 12:50 am

    Praise the Lord for all His blessings and answered prayers!! Will continue to pray and ask for wisdom and guidance in all things! We are so happy for you and Theresa and the family!

    Chris and Priscilla

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  16. Julie Wilber Gamewell says

    July 19, 2016 at 8:11 am

    Amen. Thanks be to God.

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  17. Charlotte says

    July 21, 2016 at 5:57 am

    Glory to God in the highest! We bless God’s infinite mercy and grace, His amazing grace. Continue to pray for you all.♡

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  18. Lori James says

    July 23, 2016 at 12:21 am

    What awesome, amazing news! You and your family continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. So happy to read this!

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  19. Jennifer Young says

    July 24, 2016 at 1:21 pm

    Praising God with you, Paul and family!!
    This is awesome, faith building news ~ His tender, loving heart wanting to bless and heal and restore our souls!
    He gives us new life, and I hope many people will read this and turn their lives to Jesus, who is the author and perfecter of our faith in God. Worthy is the Lamb, to receive all honor, glory, and praise ~ it is the song of heaven!

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Dr. Paul Williams, MD is a small-town family practice doctor working in Centralia, Washington. He works from the same office where his primary care practice was established by his father over 38 years ago. He believes strongly that the art of the old-fashioned primary care doctor is an important feature of our medical system that should be preserved and protected from excess interference from insurance companies and government regulation alike.

Due to changes in the health care industry and regulations affecting it, and in an effort to preserve the art of old-fashioned primary care, Dr. Paul has shifted his practice to a Direct Care model, meaning that patients pay an affordable monthly fee to purchase primary care health care services directly, rather than having their services billed through an insurance company.

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