Seeing God!

Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the fundraiser that was held at Gold Hill Wesleyan Church last Sunday!  Thanks to those of you who continue to donate via this blog!  Thanks to those who are sending donations to Maresa and Ron's home address!  Thanks for your thoughts, encouraging words and PRAYERS!  We are seeing God's face through His people and it is AMAZING!   -  Melody -

In need of prayer!

I'm sure this post won't be very enjoyable to read but please bare with me. I woke this morning in tears and immediately headed to the shower where I could let it pour out in secret. Oh..what a safe haven that shower has become to me. I have to be strong for those of my children who are falling apart and truth is I mys...elf am falling apart. We are broken we are completely shattered and torn. We put on a happy face and we appear to be doing well but seriously we aren't. We are faced every single day with conversations from people all around us, most are total strangers...of multiple myeloma. We hear things that only make us more broken, afraid and completely helpless. We are totally aware that our time with Ron is totally in God's hands. We are aware that when we have asked the doctor point blankly how much time we have with and without treatment he flat refuses to answer us. Rons question last week was " if I make it to remission how long will I have"? The doctor has no answer....he simply said" maybe 2 years...maybe 4"? The treatment is so new for multiple myeloma that at this point there is only patients at the two year mark. Well..2 years even 4 years is NOT enough!!!! I am completely overwhelmed this morning at the reality that we are loosing Ron. I just this morning was made aware of a number of myeloma patients that have been in hospice since Ron's diagnosis. A harsh reality to read .....to listen to. We are no longer the people who only hear of others going through this...we are now those people. My prayer today is that we can focus on today. The fact that we have him here and now and even though he is fighting to live right now....he is living and breathing and he is ours as God permits. We are hopeful but we are also human and it is our nature to fear. The fear of loss runs deep in our home and among our family. Please pray for us today....for me that God will give me the strength I need to be hopeful in such a hopeless time.    (copied from Maresa's fb page today 11-11)

Fundraiser a Success

The fundraiser today at Gold Hill Wesleyan was a huge success!!  God showed His Faithfulness through His people!  Thank you God!!   Here is a post from Maresa's fb page....

Our family has been touched in a way that seriously there are no words to describe it. We have never felt so loved in all our lives. We watched our church family work so hard for us today and God's people come together on our behalf.... we are in awe. "Thank you" has become a regular part of our vocabulary for the past 5 weeks but every time we say it..... it seems so small in light of how we really feel. Please know how very grateful we are to each and every single one who had a part in the fundraiser you did for us today. This has taken a huge burden off of a very sick man and his family. May God bless you abundantly. We love all of you

Spaghetti Lunch Fundraiser 11-10

Tomorrow (11-10), Gold Hill Wesleyan Church (830 Liberty Rd, Gold Hill) will be having a Spaghetti lunch fundraiser to benefit the Ron Davis Family.  This will be held after church in the Family Life Center.   (12 noonish)  The cost is donation based.  There will also be a silent auction/bake sale after the lunch.  Please be in prayer that this funderaiser is successful! 

11-6-13

Maresa posted.....Hubby has no energy. It is being zapped away by radiation. Went outside to pump up his lawn mower tires and couldn't even get it done. Came in the house completely wore out. My heart hurts for him. It's been somewhat of an emotional day. Thank you to the friend who randomly sent a text and the one who ran across the gas station parking lot just to give me a hug today. The one who is trying to get some Christmas things going for my babies. My sweet daughter who is bringing supper tonight. Thank you. Ya'll are awesome!!

Gifts Given So Far

A special thanks to the following people for their donations!!  May God richly bless you!


*  Tim and Laura Calhoun (Fairbanks, Alaska)

*  Leslie and Jeannie Soules (Salisbury, NC)

*  Eunice Kirksey (Easely, SC)

*  Laura Crocker (Myerstown, PA)

Trying to have positive thoughts!

This was an update from Maresa's facebook status today...

Tooth pulled, stitches and staples out. Blood work done.....now at radiation. We are on a roll. My back is still killing me but I'm coping and God continues to help me. My heart is full of praise as we drove past Hospice. Thank you Lord that we aren't going there. Happy Monday everyone. The sun is shining too... Yah!!!!

The financial need is great!

Ron and Maresa are still waiting on word about Ron's disability benefit. Everywhere they turn they are running into problems. His medicaid application was lost at the medicaid office, the grant through the hospital (that they thought would help pay for Ron's medication) has been depleted - there are no funds available there to help them.  A local business was suppose to help them with their mortgate this month but even that hasn't panned out.    They have no medical insurance, no income and now.......Maresa has hurt her back and is in severe pain!! It is simply RAINING BUCKETS on this family! Please pray earnestly that God will provide for them during this time! Please be in prayer about how you could give to help ease their financial load. Any amount would be greatly appreciated! Thanks to those who have already contributed....but the need is still very great! There is a DONATE button on this fundraising page that can be accessed to make a donation or you can email Maresa and Ron at scrapincrazy@windstream.net to obtain an address to mail it to them.  Thanks in advance!!

Some Good News - Oct 30th

Ron's blood work to check for prostate cancer has come back NORMAL!! THANK YOU JESUS!!! Thank you for praying! They will do a CT tomorrow to check his kidneys and bladder to find out where the blood is coming from. He had a pretty rough night but seems to feel better this morning. We are to be at radiation today at 12:15. We often time take so much for granted until we are given a wake up call. We will thank God for what we have right here and now. We will thank God for every good moment... every good day. Embrace the people you love and don't take a single moment for granted.

1st Radiation Treatment

Ron ended up at the Urologist today after test showed blood in his urine yesterday and not infection. He has had a very rough past two days and even though we have been told his kidneys appear to be okay at this point.... there is obviously something going on. Dr. Cline wants to do a CT scan of his bladder to rule out tumors that sometimes will cause blood in the urine but he has to okay it with Dr Brinkley ( the oncologist) to run the contrast needed for the scan. The very first Ct that they did 4 weeks ago in the ER showed his prostate very enlarged. They did blood work today that will tell us if Ron has prostate cancer as well. We should have results tomorrow. Please pray for him tonight as he is under a tremendous burden of physical pain and emotional stress. His first radiation treatment was today at 4 pm. They are applying radiation to his femur and hip and also there is a very bad place on his spine. They feel this is where most of his rib pain is coming from in general. We aren't sure why he is so sick tonight but has been throwing up and not feeling well since we got home. Please pray we find answers to these other problems soon. Thanks for all your prayers. We covet each one. We are depending on every single prayer to get us through this. Hope everyone has a wonderful evening.

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