LIFE AT 60 - P16

I really had no intentions of writing today, mainly because I had no news, good or bad, to talk about.  HOWEVER, I got a phone call during church this morning.  That I think is a bit unusual that the Dr will call you on a SUNDAY!  LOL, I did not answer, but left and called him back.  He just wanted to basically give me the same information that his nurse practitioner did on Friday, then he said "for some reason" they tested for the P 16 gene!  He said patients who are positive have a "much" better recovery than those who don't.  He then said that I have this gene.  YAY God!!!  Only He would have known to give that gene to me, and only He would have prompted the pathologist to test for this, when they normally dont!  Imagine that, "for some reason" they tested!! HA, I KNOW the reason!!!

In doing a quick google search of this, it appears that this gene keeps tumors etc from mutating and spreading, and actually make them shrink.  Imagine that!  Do you think God could possibly know what He is doing??  YEAH!!!  I think He just might!  You need to remember that this is the same God that fed 5000 "MEN" with 2 fish, and 5 loaves of bread. The key word there is "men".  Typically in that day, they did not count women and children.  So you could actually probably at least double that number, and maybe triple it.  Not that feeding 5000 is not a miracle with that little bit of food, but think about the much bigger miracle of feeding at least 2 times that many, AND have food left over!!

One more thing.  I received a comment on my last blog from the wife of a friend of mine.  His name is Greg Clark.  He is in dire need of a HEART TRANSPLANT.  He has been on the list for 11 months, and has been close a couple of times, but in addition to just needing the heart, it has to be large enough for a 6'5" guy.  Greg loves the Lord and has served him basically his whole life.  I went to church with him when we were kids.  I pretty much know the whole family.  GREAT  family, and now they need help.  Please add Greg to your prayers.  The downside to a heart transplant is that someone must die so that someone else can live.  If you are reading this and have not considered putting your name on an organ transplant list, perhaps it is time you did that.  Peoples lives are changed everyday because of an organ transplant.  Whether it be something as common as a kidney, or as drastic as a heart, the wonder of all this is that God gave Doctors the ability to make organs work in people that need them.   If you would like to donate financially to Greg and his family, here is a link to donate to the cause.  This, as you can imagine, is a very expensive operation and insurance will not cover all of the expenses.  I would encourage any of you who can, to donate liberally and help make this happen.   You can donate either directly or to the web site, directly is to this address.
National Foundation for Transplants

5350 Poplar Avenue, Suite 430

Memphis, TN 38119

Be sure to mark your donation

"In honor of Greg Clark, Missouri Transplant Fund"
www.transplants.org/donate/gregclark.  


THANKS for reading my blogs, and for praying.  I can feel the power of the prayers.  Please keep me in prayer, but also for my friend Greg