Monday's coming too soon.
Hello,
Monday is another big chemo treatment day for me. I will be receiving all three chemotherapy drugs and will be in the hospital overnight. This round of chemo is really hard on my body and it makes me feel like crap for a good two weeks. I would appreciate all of your prayers as this is hard on me emotionally, physically, and spiritually. I hope my parents are able to drag me into the hospital because I am starting to feel a little bit better and may be able to put up a pretty good fight :). I will be praying that the Lord lifts me up and carries me through the treatment and pain that follows.
Nathan
Monday is another big chemo treatment day for me. I will be receiving all three chemotherapy drugs and will be in the hospital overnight. This round of chemo is really hard on my body and it makes me feel like crap for a good two weeks. I would appreciate all of your prayers as this is hard on me emotionally, physically, and spiritually. I hope my parents are able to drag me into the hospital because I am starting to feel a little bit better and may be able to put up a pretty good fight :). I will be praying that the Lord lifts me up and carries me through the treatment and pain that follows.
Nathan
posted by Nathan's Blog... at 2:59 PM
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The Lord is saying, "I will carry you my child, do not fear. Through the pain and great discomfort I will never leave you. Lift up your emotions and be comforted. Allow your spirit to bond with My Spirit during this time. I love you and I have great plans for you". Nathan, the Lord is close even when He seems far away. Be blessed by all the prayers that are reaching the Throne of God for you. God can heal!! PTL ~Goshen, IN
Nathan,
You are such an inspiration to me.......you looked great tonight at Jason's piano recital and I loved the hat!!! The recital was so great and seeing you there made it that much more special to so many of us!! :)!!!
We only have about 10 1/2 hour blocks of time to fill for your prayer vigil to be complete and literally happen 24 hours, 7 days a week! Nathan, God is making this a reality for you and I am so grateful to God and also to Becky for all of her work to get the message out and for all of the "gazillion" emails that she received then forwarded! You are so loved and cared for by so many many people......it is beautiful to observe!
I know that so many many people are praying for you! Your prayer vigil is a unique way for people to pray for you with others so if anyone would still like to be a part of your prayer vigil, I will not stop adding people until I stop getting requests......all it takes is an email to me (cjtmkd@yahoo.com)and suggesting a few times that would work into schedules for prayer times and I will add to the schedule........we have heard some amazing prayer experiences from this for you! We will "pray without ceasing!!!!"
Blessings to you, Nathan!
love, Jane
nate,
it's been a while since i've talked to you last and it seems that so many things have separated us this year. i just want you to know you have been in my prayers constantly and in my thoughts always. i went to work at the old essenhaus last night and had a good chat with linda gubi. she and i prayed for you and your big chemo treatment coming up. this morning i was also reminded of a Bible verse:
O Lord, you have searched me and know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.
You hem me in - behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me," even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men! They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name. Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord, and abhor those who rise up against you? I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensie way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139
nate, it's been a hard road for you and you are not done traveling. tomorrow, your enemy will not be the chemo treatment but the cancer and i pray that each and every mL of meds they give you will work 100%. even with the side effects and the pain, God will still be with you and ever single person you know will be with you. you have touched so many lives and continue to be such a witness of God's awesome power. i wish i could send a big hug through this blog too, but alas, computers aren't that high tech yet.
i love you and miss you,
blessings,
rachel slatter
Nathan,
We pray for your treatment Monday and your family. You were in our thoughts and prayers as your cousins and families gathered at Glenda's house Friday.
Nastassja and Tasjianna shared the story on how well you were able to Master their " ball on a rope " game at last year's Bachaman family Christmas party.
Eric and Kyungae
Nathan,
You are in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this day. I'm praying that your body and your spirit do well and that you will not be too sick or be in too much pain. I have been amazed at your courage and strength and I know that it is God working in you and throught you to carry you through this experience. I don't always know why things happen the way they do, but I know that God is in control and He has control over your life. Blessings!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY NATHAN DETWEILER!!!!!!!!
Tomorrow you will be 23 years wise, by the calendar! However, so many of us see you as "wise beyond your years"! God has gifted you with some of His very best qualities, wisdom, love, caring, and a very likable personality, to name only a few.
Even though this may not be your most celebrated birthday, I'm sure it will be one you will always remember. I pray that you will be able to savor the memories of your 23rd birthday as a time when you felt our Lord's presence touching you and holding you in a very "real" way! We will all be making a wish with you as you blow out the candles, and even more, we will be praying that God will bestow His blessings of peace and comfort and strength upon "a very special guy"!
Thank-you for being such an inspiration to us! Sincerely, Barb Ramsey
Nathan,
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I just wanted to let you know that I am thinking about you today. For your birthday I wish I could give you strength, appetite, a hug, or maybe even bake you a "Better Than....Chemotherapy" cake:) but I can't. BUT....I CAN give you encouragement not to give up, I CAN give you my friendship when you need to talk and I CAN give you my prayers and hope when things get tough. "God always answers our prayer, either he changes our circumstances or supplies the sufficient power to overcome them." I pray for power and strength for you this week. Have a good birthday and don't party too hard;). Hang in there!
Jill
Good morning Nathan, and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you from good ol' Goshen. Just reading the blogs that people post everyday has made me realize how much God has blessed us to be his children. You are one of His children and on this blessed day of your birth many people will be thinking about you. I know everyday at some point during the day be it when i am driving here to the Mennonite Offices or working throughout the day I am praying for you, your family, Kendra, and all the doctors and nurses and others that are supporting you throughout this rough bump in the road that you have been given. It is so very uplifting to read the daily/weekly reports on how you have been doing. I hope that this day brings you some joy amongst days that are difficult. Happy Birthday Nathan and i will always remember the happy moments when you and mark would play the accordion and guitar on everyones birthday last year at howell house. hope all goes well bud and that these next weeks and months you will draw strength from the vast support group that has lifted you up
HAPPY BIRTDHAY NATHAN
andrew
I've been memorizing this verse in my own life and it came to mind as I was reading your story. Hebrews 2:18 "Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested." You know this, but sometimes it is good to be reminded. Jesus is standing with you every step of the way, and is interceeding on your behalf to the Father.
I know that this cancer is affecting more than just your physical well being. As your spirtual life continues to be put to the test, know that I am praying specifically for you in that area, as well as for total defeat of the cancer.
Audra Booth
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR NATHAN!!! I just called up to the University Hospital and they said that you were no longer a patient there - yeah!! We are glad that you were able to come home! We are praying for you on your birthday. We pray that you continue to have hope in your soul and remember God's promise that He is always there beside you. You are a gift from God - I am sure God was smiling 23 years ago when He placed you in a wonderful family!
We love you,
Jon and Becky
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