My Cancer Journey: Part 5: Chemo Week 2
Day 27 Worship and Weight It has been just about 48 hours since the last chemo treatment, and I felt pretty good when I awoke. Since it is Sunday, I tried on my suit....
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My Cancer Journey: Part 4: Chemotherapy
So I never realized that there are hundreds of different chemicals to fight different cancers. The list is quite extensive! I am on only 3 of these drugs, known together as BEP, to combat my cancer. I...
Cancer: Overwhelming
A common theme that underscores many conversations I have with others, is that my cancer diagnosis must be overwhelming. I understand why this is so. Cancer should be overwhelming. It is a terrible disease. In...
My Cancer Journey. Part 3: Pathology Report
Day 11 Saturday 3 days post surgery. Today I awoke with an appetite and a tiny bit of energy, so I made omelettes. I had two bites and couldn’t eat it. A side effect...
My Cancer Journey. Part 2: Surgery
This is part two of my cancer journey. Feel free to read Part 1 – Diagnosis and the first week Day 7 continued Tomorrow is surgery day. In the evening our elders came for a...
My “Cancer” Poem
15 years ago my dad was diagnosed with Terminal Renal Carcinoma (kidney cancer). It was a difficult time for him, and for us. So, late one night, I wrote him this poem entitled, “My...
My Cancer Journey: The First Week
Now that news is getting out of my cancer diagnosis, I thought it was a good time to post. I was unsure how to do it, so I did it journal style. Here is...
In Daddy’s Arms
Daddy show me your muscles! I do my best superhero impression and flex my ‘massive’ arms, she pokes my muscle and giggles. Then she does her best body builder pose with both arms flexed…and...
Does Jesus Command Us to Love Ourselves?
Question: I was talking with some friends at bible study. We were talking about the two great commands and we were debating if the second greatest command, as Jesus explains it, is also a...
Depression: It is Not a Sin and Jesus Understands
I find that as I come out of a depressive episode (I am thankful that this one was not that intense or long), that the creative juices often flow with thunderous velocity for a time...
