226 | Living on Earth with Our Eyes on Heaven (Part One) with John and Lisa Cleland

10/23/24 • 66 min

While We're Waiting® - Hope After Child Loss

I had the great privilege of visiting with John and Lisa Cleland on the occasion of their son Zac’s 29th birthday recently, and I am pleased to share our conversation with you today. In today’s episode, we hear about Zac and his service to our country as a proud United States Marine right up until his death under mysterious circumstances in December of 2021. Be sure to come back next week for the rest of his story, and to hear how the Clelands have learned to live on earth with their eyes on Heaven.

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Bonus 118 | No More Needle Sticks

By this point in her treatment, Hannah had endured hundreds of "sticks" ... often two or three in one visit because it was so hard to find a good vein on her. She was such a pro at it, she would often calmly coach the nurses on just which vein to use or how to hold the needle just right in order to have a successful blood draw.
With all the platelet infusions she was needing and the IV-administered chemotherapy drug she would soon be receiving, it was finally time to give her some relief from all the needle sticks.
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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Bonus 119 | No Need to Hurry

One frustrating thing about Hannah's care is that we rarely had the opportunity to talk privately with her healthcare providers. Hannah was always present, listening attentively, while her doctors and nurses talked with us about her most recent scans, blood work results, treatment plans, etc. I always wondered how honest they were really being when Hannah was sitting right there with us soaking it all in.
When Hannah was taken back to have her PICC line inserted, I had a rare few minutes alone with her primary care nurse. The nurse spent part of that time reviewing the at-home care that the PICC line was going to entail, then asked if I had any questions. I did have a question ... a burning question ... but I wasn't sure I could pull myself together well enough to ask it.
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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