Sixteen years ago today, our family headed to Arkansas Children's Hospital with a suitcase in tow, having no clear idea what was in store for us. We knew we would be meeting with Hannah's oncologist that morning to discuss the MRI results and find out what our plan was now that her cancer had returned. We had been told to come prepared to spend at least one night, maybe more, so a new chemotherapy regimen could be started immediately.

Our oncologist was kind but honest when we met with him that day. He showed us the scans and gently and thoroughly explained what was going on in Hannah's brain and spine. He looked the four of us square in our eyes and told us that Hannah had less than a 5% chance of survival with this recurrence.

Thank you for joining me for another bonus episode of the While We're Waiting podcast in this year-long series in which I share our family’s experiences as our teenage daughter Hannah battled glioblastoma brain cancer from February 2008 through February 2009. My desire is to process through the events of those twelve months with the perspective that 16 years has brought … and point listeners to hope in Jesus along the way.

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