An awkward anniversary: 8 months since the tumor was discovered


Somehow the day nearly slipped by before I realized that 8 months ago was February 18.

On Monday February 18 I got some news that changed everything. We've been living in the world of cancer, chemotherapy, radiation oncology, CT scans, PET scans, etc. ever since. If things had gone by the statistics, I would have been "cured" by early August.

It's been quite a fight, and there's plenty left to go.

After 8 months my weekly mailing list has grown to over 230 people; I am regularly contacted by people who tell me that they pray for me daily (!), and Viva and I continue to work hard to keep a positive attitude. After the wonderful news of early September, we're back in the middle of a period of uncertainty, but we're still working hard to give the doctors the tools they need.

I must still regularly review the question, "Why are you afraid?" Doubts attack all of us when confronted with the unknown. The fundamental principle that we must embrace is that God loves us and is with us. That's the part of the great commission (Mt 28) that we often forget to look at; we see it as a passage of duty rather than a statement of promise.

It's both. We continue pray that I'll be able to fulfill it long into the future.

Posted: Sat - October 18, 2008 at 11:55 PM           | |

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