Courtney Olson's Lymphoma Warriors

03/01/2022

I just found out today that a dear precious woman passed away a week ago. She too had battled cancer. She was known for saying "You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy.” She knew Jesus in such a deep and precious way. When her story came out, several people sent it to me. Because her story in a lot of ways was like mine. When she found out she had cancer, she also found out her husband doesnt love her. Same here. I had suspected it for many years. But my suspicions became a reality when I was diagnosed with cancer. As I read her story, I could feel her pain in a lot ways. I knew what she meant by “meeting God on the bathroom floor.” Because I too, have met Him there after puking my guts out and crying out in desperation for relief. But I also met Jesus in the chemo room. When you have cancer, usually your spouse goes with you to oncologist appointments and/or chemo. I didn’t have that. But every time I went to chemo, Jesus was there. He was so close I could almost touch Him. He stayed all day and He cared. He came with me to every chemo day. During the last two months, I had a toxicity reaction. My whole body would shake and I would projectile vomit (in a barf bag) until there was nothing left to vomit. Then I would just dry heave and shake uncontrollably the rest of the time. Jesus was there. He never left my side and He never stopped caring. I could feel His nearness like I could feel my own skin. It was the most awful time of my life and the sweetest at the same time. And for that, I will always be grateful.

Nightbirde and I got free in different ways this week. She was freed from sickness, disease and suffering. I was freed from an abusive man.

Thank you all for your support! I have an oncologist appointment in March and if I am still in remission- I will be moved to once a year check ups. Because that’s what they do when you are cancer free. 😊

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09/24/2021

It’s about time for a long overdue update......
I saw my oncologist today. My bloodwork is perfect. All the scar tissue left from the tumors is gone, which is pretty rare. And I am still in remission. He said that if I am still in remission in six months that my life expectancy goes back to that of the average person. I have no idea what that means. But I am going to take that as - I am cancer free!
I am also not a victim to circumstances in life.
I remember a month or two before I started chemo, I was talking to one of my best friends Katie Hancock. I had been treating cancer naturally for a while and I got another tumor. I was in a mood. Not a good one. I told her that I’m afraid I’m going to die and my boys are going to lose their mom at an extremely young age. She said that the only thing I can do is trust God.
I was like “What?!?! I do not trust God. I am not ok with my boys losing their mom this early in life. I can not trust God if He will let this happen!”
Katie, ever so sweetly, said “ Well you just say Jesus I trust you”
I said “well I can’t do that! Because He knows I’m lying!”
Can you tell I was in a mood?
Katie then patiently proceeded to say, “Courtney, this is your Abraham moment.”
I said, “Well I don’t want an Abraham moment.”
She looked at me like “Uhhhhh......”
And we agreed - I bet Abraham didn’t want one either. Then we cried and prayed.
Two or three weeks later, after lots of wrestling and crying out to God, I called her and said “I TRUST JESUS! No matter what comes my way - I trust Jesus! And most importantly, I trust Him with my children.”
I then proceeded to start the chemo process. That was a little under two years ago. And I can say today, just as much as I could say then, I TRUST JESUS! He is my Good Shepherd. And He cares deeply. We live in a fallen world where crap happens. Lots of it. But Jesus. He never changes. And He never abandons His children, no matter how hard life is. He is always good and always faithful. I never want to let the circumstances of my life cause me to trust Jesus less. I have been guilty of that. But I really don’t ever want to live as a victim to my circumstances. I want child like faith that never wonders if my Fathers plans for me are good. But just knows it.
That’s it. That’s my update. ❤️

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08/13/2020

I am in remission! 🥰

04/30/2020

Grammy and Poppy (my in laws) just left to go back home to Minnesota today. They have been living in our driveway in their camper for the past six weeks to help us out. We wouldn't have been able to do this without them! Thank you Grammy and Poppy!
We are now accepting applications for help!
In all seriousness, though, that is our top prayer request. Between Grammy and Poppy leaving, the quarantine, and a low white blood cell count, please pray that God sends the right person or people into our lives to help when we need it.

04/25/2020

Update on my bestie, Courtney❤️

Hi there here's the latest update. Allison, my best friend, is a nurse and they turned her unit into a corona virus unit. So we don't get to see each other anymore 🙁 And that's why there haven't been any posts lately. She's the best updater! But today, I'm going to give it a try. I'm bald. The boys thought it was really interesting and weird at first. They couldn't stop staring at me, but Samuels good buddy Troy loved it and said I look like a rockstar. So ever since then they call me rockstar. Like "hey rockstar, can I have a la croix?" Or "hey rockstar, can I watch a show?" Or "good morning rockstar mommy!" Being bald isn't really my favorite hair do but I do love my new name!
Chemo makes me sick and I don't like it but the tumors are shrinking. So that means it's working. I was treating this naturally before chemo and I felt great but tumors didn't shrink. So this is the road I have to walk and I am trying some new meds and remedies for side effects this round, so hopefully they help.
Samuel and I have been reading about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. I love their response to the king "our god can deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and he can deliver us from you" I also love that they didn't walk through the fire alone. Their hair wasn't singed. Their bodies were not burned. And there was "another" in the fire with them. That is what samuel and I have been thinking about and thanking God for. That He is in the fire with us. We haven't gotten one of this miraculous healings, but we do have the gift and the promise of Him walking with us through this. Samuel has had a lot of hard questions lately but we always go back to the fact there is a man who is greater and stronger than cancer. All power in heaven and earth is His. And He is walking through the fire with us.

04/24/2020

Hi there here's the latest update. Allison, my best friend, is a nurse and they turned her unit into a corona virus unit. So we don't get to see each other anymore 🙁 And that's why there haven't been any posts lately. She's the best updater! But today, I'm going to give it a try. I'm bald. The boys thought it was really interesting and weird at first. They couldn't stop staring at me, but Samuels good buddy Troy loved it and said I look like a rockstar. So ever since then they call me rockstar. Like "hey rockstar, can I have a la croix?" Or "hey rockstar, can I watch a show?" Or "good morning rockstar mommy!" Being bald isn't really my favorite hair do but I do love my new name!
Chemo makes me sick and I don't like it but the tumors are shrinking. So that means it's working. I was treating this naturally before chemo and I felt great but tumors didn't shrink. So this is the road I have to walk and I am trying some new meds and remedies for side effects this round, so hopefully they help.
Samuel and I have been reading about Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. I love their response to the king "our god can deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and he can deliver us from you" I also love that they didn't walk through the fire alone. Their hair wasn't singed. Their bodies were not burned. And there was "another" in the fire with them. That is what samuel and I have been thinking about and thanking God for. That He is in the fire with us. We haven't gotten one of this miraculous healings, but we do have the gift and the promise of Him walking with us through this. Samuel has had a lot of hard questions lately but we always go back to the fact there is a man who is greater and stronger than cancer. All power in heaven and earth is His. And He is walking through the fire with us.

03/27/2020

I'm getting my first chemo right now. I'm not going to lie, this is pretty scary. Say a prayer or two for me!

03/14/2020

The oncologist was so nice! He stayed after office hours at the end of his day to fit her in as quickly as possible and took extra time to answer all of Courtney's questions. He comes off as 1000% confident that he can get Courtney into remission with only a few cycles chemotherapy. Which would be awesome!
Here is what the next week looks like:
On Monday, Courtney will get a central line placed and bone marrow biopsy to confirm, beyond any shadow of a doubt, what stage of disease she is dealing with. The procedures will be done by the same team. Pray for her safety and peace that surpasses understanding.
On Tuesday, Courtney will get an Echocardiogram and Pulmonary Function Test just to establish a baseline to compare to incase any issues arise during chemo. Chemo will start tentatively on Friday the 27th. Courtney has an amazing friend coming into town to help her get ready and go to appointments with her this week.
Here is Courtney with her Oncologist. No hugs or handshakes allowed due to Covid-19 (which he is not worried about with her starting chemo, by the way.)

03/13/2020

Waiting for the oncologist at the office to go over the exact plan of care; kind of chemo, how long ect. More info to come soon.