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"But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord God my refuge, That I may tell of all Thy works" Psalms 73:28
Ashley was diagnosed with "Osteosarcoma" a type of bone cancer in May of 2002. Praise God she is now considered to be CURED and is enjoying life to its fullest. We GIVE ALL THE GLORY TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER. We are also so thankful for the incredible staff of doctors and nurses at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital who have dedicated their lives to saving children like Ashley. Ashley will undergo scans annually at St. Jude. We would appreciate your continued prayers as this journey is never really over. We have learned to just walk by faith and trust that God is ordering our footsteps. Please stop by and sign the guestbook. It means so much to our family to see the army that God has surrounded us with. We love you all!!!
Journal
Saturday, January 5, 2008 9:54 PM CST Hey everyone! This is Ashley. My mom has been slacking off big time with the update so I thought I would do it for her. =) Our lives have been very crazy these past few months. Tyler and I are both very involved in school stuff and are always on the run. I am very happy to say that Tyler made the eighth grade basketball team this year and I am very proud of him. He has been really busy with that, but he loves it. I have also been very busy. Our varsity basketball season began back in November and that was the start of my very crazy life. Cheering at two to three games a week plus practice does not leave very much time at home, but I am not complaining. I am so blessed just to be able to cheer. Cheering is one thing that meant a great deal to me before cancer and I am so glad that it was able to remain a big part of my life. Even though I have some limitations, I am still so very glad to be out there. I also have to say that my school has an awesome basketball team which makes cheering so much more fun. I am also a Sophomore in high school this year which is going very well. I do enjoy not being a freshman anymore. This year has been a great year with tons of fun memories. I also am approaching my 16th birthday, which is exactly 2 weeks from today. I am very excited and can not wait to finally be 16. I am not sure how excited my parents are that I am going to be 16, cause that means to them that there baby girl is growing up, but I sure can not wait! I do know that the years to come will defiantly be fun for all of us. =)
I am sure most of you are probably wondering how everything from my surgery this summer is going, since that was the last time my mom updated. I am happy to report that my life is back to normal from the surgery. The journey after the surgery was harder and longer than I expected though. I have had some problems with my foot, but they are getting much better. I still don’t have feeling in part of my foot and I can’t pull my foot up. The doctors are saying that it still can come back, but there is a chance it might not. So please pray with me about that. I am believing for the complete and total healing of my foot and I believe that it can and will happen.
Going in to this new year I have decided on a few things and I thought I would share them with you. One thing that I decided was that I was going to make the best of this year and live it to the fullest. I also decided that I was going to put the past behind me and move on. Cancer is something hard to get over and just let go. I am reminded everyday of what I went through when I look at my leg and that can be hard. I am a 15(almost 16) year old girl and I can be very concerned with how my leg looks and how it looks to others. I never want someone to look at me differently because of the appearance of my leg. I am here to say that I am going to stop letting the way my leg looks bother me and I am going to move on with my life. It doesn’t matter what other people think of me, it matters what I think of myself . I am happy with who I am and how I look. God made me this way for a reason. I know that God has a purpose and a plan for me. I also know that I was called by God to do something great for Him. I am not going to let my fears or past get in the way of that. I would like to share a verse with you that really stuck with me when I read it the other day.
Romans 8:30 says, “And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified; those He justified, He also glorified.” I believe that God predestined me for greatness and I can not wait to see what He is going to do in my life. So I hope that those who are reading this will see what truly is on my heart and that in some way I will be able to help you. Thanks everyone for signing my guest book and being there for me and my family.
In His hands,
Ashley Garrett
P.S. New photos coming soon!
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