Lesson #8, the 2 to 1 thumb rule One month of chemo treatment requires two months of recovery. I am pleased that readers have found value in the series of articles we’ve posted regarding the cancer journey. Because of that positive feedback, I’m sharing a new experience with post-chemotherapy. In lesson #7 – 5 weeks …
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Chosen
I learned of a potential physical challenge a year ago in August 2022. From the beginning, I have prayed the leper’s prayer, which he pleaded to Jesus, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” From the beginning, I believe I was chosen to be made clean. That conviction was validated yesterday morning when I …
Dealing with Cancer #5, Pray
Lesson #5 Pray The power of prayer is obvious in each of our lives whether or not you are free, open, and willing to acknowledge it. For years on our home page, we have featured a quote from the late Irish poet, writer, and spiritualist John O’Donohue. “Prayer is the presence that holds harmony in …
Dealing with Cancer #4, You Can’t Go It Alone
Lesson #4 A reliable support system is mandatory. Despite how physically, mentally, and spiritually tough you think you are, you cannot face this challenge alone. In his 2017 life manual Make Your Bed, Admiral William McRaven discusses 10 things that ‘can change your life and maybe the world.’ Number 2 on his list is ‘You …
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I Have Cancer
I have cancer. It is aggressive. I am convinced that I have been made clean like the leper in the Gospels, but I am engaged in chemotherapy. It is not fun, but I am blessed with the strength to endure it. I learned about my condition in September 2022, eight days short of my 73rd …