I have no idea what religious beliefs my many doctors have, but I did get a huge "lift" compliment the other day. actually is wasn't given to me, it was given to my brother. One of my doctors that is very instrumental in the treatment of my brain said to my brother that i was a miracle because he had never seen anyone in his office that had had as many radiation treatments surguries and chemo and still be here. so, that is pretty cool, right?...such an encouraging comment. I've said throughout my entire experience that everything is in God's hands. I just got back my brain mri and the places in my brain have shrunk! so, let's first thank the Lord and second I want to thank all of you out there that love me, pray for me and are such a blessing to me. We're still doing chemo, but i don't know how many more treatments i will have. i'll write again soon. let's end with God's greatest commandment.

"The most important one," answered Jesus, "is this; Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. The second is this; Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these." Mark 12:29-31

p.s. please pray for my brother and steve willis as they finish up in Africa and their travels home. Thanks!

lyg,
sarah

It has been quite a while since I wrote on here and I'm sorry for that, but this whole typing is frustrating! Hopefully that will get better with time. Let's see...basically the whole month of April has been the same old same old. Lot's of Dr.'s appointments and PT. My best friend Julie and my mom pulled together a surprise 30th birthday party on the 25th. I was COMPLETELY shocked!!! I had no clue. It was a day of feeling just basked in God's love and mercy. Literally there were people here from the west coast to the east coast.

Although it was exhausting, I was so humbled and felt the Holy Spirit just quenching me with all the people that came. I'm learning that even though I have NO clue what is the next step for me, I will forever be grateful for the MANY blessings and just beautiful people He has surrounded me with. So, many thanks for all of you out there that support me in the name of Jesus. I believe that God has performed many miracles in my life and until He chooses my last breath, I will do my best to serve Him wholeheartedly.

Update on chemo and all that jazz: I'm taking chemo every two weeks. It's called Avastin. They also give me a lot of pre-meds (I don't know what they all are), but I have had 3 treatments and were able to complete 2 out of the 3. I'm not sure how long I'll be on this medicine. We'll just take it scan to scan.

Again, thank you so much for your support, love and encouragement.

LYG,
sarah

I know it's been a while since I've written and I do apologize for that. Since surgery and even before it has become more and more difficult to type. So, honestly, instead of getting on here and getting frustrated, I just won't get on to write and I'm sorry for that. It's selfish of me. I started chemo this past Tuesday and it wasn't that bad. I did have a reaction to it and they had to stop it and give me some drug that countered it and the reaction stopped. After a few minutes, they hooked me back up to finish the dose. The rest of the week, I've mostly slept. Literally.

Let's see.... mom and I are reading a book together. It's called Inside the Revolution. It's written by Joel Rosenberg. I would recommend any of his writings. The whole family is still doing good. Jason just got back from San Diego and Jeremy is still working. Extended family (that includes Julie, Hutch and Gracie) are also doing well.

Once again, my aunt is organizing everything for the Komen walk in Charleston. We are having t-shirts made for our team. I would love for everyone to come. Directions for how to sign up are written below.



We're doing a shirt for our team for the komen walk again this year. the shirt is chocolate brown with pink lettering. the front left-chest design says "never give up", and the back is zephaniah 3:17 "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save". they're $10 each. if you register with komen for the walk, they include a komen tshirt in your packet. if you would like for me to order one of our team shirts for you, please let me know how many you want and what sizes you need. i need to know by monday, april 20th so that i can place the order for us to have in time for the event day. we are participating again this year in the wv komen race for the cure, to honor sarah beth and to raise money to help find a cure for breast cancer. it takes place in charleston, wv on may 2. we'd love for you to join us - at the event itself, in fundraising, or both! please help in any way that you can. if you want to join our team as a walker, a runner, or if you want to "sleep in for the cure" (i like that option too!) you can do that online. this link will take you to our team page and you can join/register there. go to http://racewv.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=12&i=294247&g=3375127

for more information on this event, go to http://racewv.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=3&i=294247
Thank you Leigh Ann for getting this together. If you want a t-shirt, but don't know how to get hold of us, my e-mail is sarah_napier@yahoo.com, or leighannbc@gmail.com.

Thanks again for your prayer and support!! You might not think it's a big deal, but without your encouragement, I think I would give up. Ok, I gotta go now.

lyg,
sarah

I wasn't feeling well, again and I knew something was wrong. Of course, we all did. We had scans showing the tumor and necrosis size growing. Surgery again was an option, but we were trying to control it with the steriods, which i despise. Anyway, we had brain surgery on March 2nd and everything went great. I have no paralysis on my left side. I'm able to talk, walk, communicate and do anything else I want to do, which is ALL GOD!!!. My doctor was able to get everything he could see. I go to his office today, so I'm hoping to see some pics of my brain and where he was able to take the tumor out.

Now, it's just doing the normal getting over surgery stuff....resting, etc.

I do have a request. I would love it if you all could join me specifically for prayer in my next steps. I've felt for a while like I'm just kind of "stuck" and don't know what direction God wants me to go or what He wants me to do. I only know one thing....is that I want to serve Him wholeheartedly. I don't know what that means could use some prayer and discernment as to where God is leading me and what He wants me to do. After everything I've been through, there has to be a reason why He hasn't taken me home yet and I'm making myself available for whatever that may be. Thanks for reading and taking the time to pray. It means sooooooooooo much!

LYG,
Sarah

I'm super tired, so i'm trying to get motivated to write a few sentences on here. i'm doing good, coming along. i might get to go home either today or tomorrow. i'll be going back to stay with my parents for a while. i know this isn't alot, but my spirits are good. i'm very thankful for all your prayers, love and support. God is good and amazing and I praise Him for another miracle during this journey!! i'll try to write soon...

lyg,
sarah