Results (dad)

02/25/2010
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jer 29:11
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
And whose hope is in the Lord.” Jer 17:7
If you’ve read Janice’s blog you know the news today was as good as we can expect at this point. The biopsy did confirm cancer, but we already knew that, but the CAT scan showed no masses in the abdomen and the blood tests were negative for cancer markers. That is a huge praise because it means it is not Stage 4. It was a long day waiting for the news. I spent the first part of the day playing golf. The game was as bad as it ever is, but at least I had something to blame it on this morning. You just can’t shoot in the 80’s if your wife has cancer. When I got home Janice had recovered from her little attack of the Enemy and was feeling much better. The Lord certainly does a much better job taking care of her than I do. As the afternoon progressed, the apprehension grew; no fear, but apprehension. What would he say… what did the test show… how would we handle it if the news was bad? When the time came we prayed and headed to the doctor. Debra, our daughter, met us there. And, of course, there was a wait in the doctor’s office. By the time he walked through the door of the examining room, Debra and I were working off a lot of nervous energy, but Janice was kicked back reading a chart about constipation, or something. It must be a pleasure for a doctor to be able to give good news. He said he was pleased. That’s doctor talk for “COOL!!” It was certainly a pleasure for us. We celebrated by going to Baja Fresh for a Chicken Baja Burrito. How wild is that?
Next step is an appointment with the surgeon on March 4. Eventually, the surgery will determine whether there has been any spread outside the colon to the limp nodes, and whether or not there will be further treatment after surgery. It’s not over. There will still be some bad days. There is still a lot of prayer to go, and there is still a lot that God is going to teach us through this. (Judy A., I think He recognized that voice.) But today is over. And it was a good day. Thank you all for sharing it with us. Ya’ll are awesome, and God is amazing.
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its trouble.” Matt. 6:34”