LIFE AT 60 - RADIATION BEGINS

Well this has been an interesting couple of weeks.  Got the very much expected awesome news that God had healed my cancer!  PRAISE GOD for His awesomeness!  Then yesterday, Wednesday, started radiation.  If you recall, I said they wanted to include chemo with the radiation.  I investigated the drug, Erbitux, and was confused, and concerned about the side effects.  I started asking God for guidance, and I got it.  I had signed up for a marketing research interview about cancer drugs, and my thoughts on them.  I did not know everything that would be discussed, but knew that one possibility was the drug Erbitux.  Do you really doubt that God has incredible timing?  I dont.  I will admit, that though taught different, I still often used to have doubts.  I NO LONGER DO!!!  Some of the things I saw during that interview convinced me that this drug was not one I should be using.  Like I said, God's timing is incredible.  Now there is still a possibility of more chemo treatments, but NOT with the Erbitux.  They are talking about using one of the drugs they have been using all along, but nothing is positive just yet.

I am however doing the radiation.  I really did not totally know what to expect, except the medical people telling me that I would be miserable, and all kind of negative things.  I guess that is what they know are the possibilities, and with some people the likely outcome.  However, Im believing something totally different.  God has been so faithful to protect me thru this journey, why should I believe anything different  at this point?  I shouldn't!  Im totally believing that God will not allow the new tissue he created in healing to be damaged in any way by radiation or chemo.

Ive only had 2 radiation treatments at this point, 3rd one is tomorrow.  To date, NO side effects aside from some fatigue, but thats nothing compared to what it could be happening.  According to the calendar they have given me, I should be done by the end of the 2nd week of July.  That sounds to me like Im on the downhill side of this treatment.  There will of course be followup visits over the next year, then maybe even more after that.  Im confident they wont find anything then either.  When God heals, He heals completely.

Ive had such an incredible journey during this time.  People I dont know praying for me, strangers asking me to pray for them.  Being involved with a community choir and a group of people there that care.  An awesome church with people that believe not only in prayer, but the power of prayer and what it can do.   Some of them do not know me, only by name, yet they are praying.  I know that there are people literally across the country and around the world praying for me.    Prayer is our lifeline to God, and He loves it when we call on His name in prayer.  He hears and answers. Sometimes yes, sometimes no, sometimes not now, but keep on asking and seeking.  Praying and reading the Bible is the way to draw closer to God, and knowing Him more.

If you have been one of the people that have been praying for me, THANKS!!  Please do not stop.  I will never be able to thank people enough for taking just a few moments to mention my name to God.  I have some incredible friends, known and unknown!