You might have thought I forgot about my formerly faithful blogging habits. I have not. Truth is, there's not much interesting to report on my health status. I suppose it has been 4 weeks since I finished up chemotherapy. That's pretty exciting! Praise God for that! (there are few things in live not to praise God for, but this one may deserve particular attention, for me anyway). So I've been at full strength for the last three weeks and am enjoying it heartily! Unfortunately, there are many other things that take away from the joys of life, such as other people dying of cancer at young ages. Yuck! It stinks to think about. But I know some of them from a distance, and it's very disturbing to me. I still believe that God has a purpose for it. Life is NOT about escaping from suffering. God is found most closely IN suffering. e.g. our salvation was only made possible by the suffering of our risen Savior. How cool is that!!
So what am I going to do now? Well, on Monday, I look forward to a PET / CT scan. That will perhaps show my doctor what sort of, if any, treatment I need next. I'm hopeful that I won't need Any! That's why I'm exercising, doing fun things, eating healthily for the most part, enjoying life, and not thinking about disease. Some of these things might be helpful in staving it off. Oh, and my theory that eating a carrot and a sweet potato per day may keep the doctor far away ;-) (carrots must be chewed carefully these days and usually take me about 1/2 hour to eat!)
And next week I'm off to see my awesome relatives in New Mexico! That will be great times! I need to bring a book or two while they all teach during morning and afternoon. It will be good relaxing time while I catch up from all the later activities of the previous day. I think I asked for book suggestions in previous posts, so I won't ask again. Besides, I have 10 books that I'm actively / passively reading right now. Wohoo!
Well, that takes care of my duty to up date you all in a new post. Perhaps I will write of my experiences in NM, or I will wait till I get back. Stay tuned for some health updates in about 2 weeks when I see my doctor next.
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