What lies ahead in 2007?
For the past 3+ years, I have been to every radiation and chemotherapy treatment my wife has had to endure; I have been there for every procedure and office visit; and I have seen the hand of God work miracles. What began as cancer of the tonsil spread to 30+ lymph nodes in her neck and throat, and her liver. Through the best oncologist we know, and a fantastic surgeon, God eliminated the cancer in her tonsil, neck and throat. Since then, though, her liver has become one massive tumor; her chest and lungs are rapidly being overrun; and her left eye is in jeopardy again (having already gone through one round of radiation), this time with a tumor growing from the top-inside corner of her eye to beneath it. She has been through six or seven chemotherapy drugs, some of which were entirely experimental and had no history of working on her type of cancer. They didn't work. Liver transplant is not an option, nor is surgery on the liver; both will kill her, they say. Her system has become so fragile. And because none of the conventional chemo treatments are effective, there really isn't a systemic approach we can take.
Throughout all of this, God has shown himself strong in our lives. He has dealt with every care we have, and has given us the opportunity to show our two young boys how amazing God is in the midst of trials and challenges.
We believe more than ever that God is an awesome God. He has proven Himself. All there is left to do is wait for Him to do what no one else can. And I pray that He will come quickly, because time is short.
As for my golf game in '07, Jeseca blessed me with a membership at a local golf club. Now I can work on my short game every day and begin to lower my scores. I am also reshafting my irons with X-100s, have a new putter, will buy a new sand wedge, and hope to find the right combination of shaft strength, torque and launch angle for my driver. God willing...
As midnight approaches, I want to finish with this: As I prayed over Jes a few minutes ago, telling God that our hope is in Him alone, Jeseca awoke and said, "Don't forget to praise Him. He deserves all of that." It reminded me of a story Jeremy Camp told our church congregation 10 years ago; about how his wife died of cancer, singing with her head and hands lifted up to God. I'm blown away. How does she do that? I am the luckiest man on the face of the earth...my wife loves God more than her own life...and she loves me next.
So, I will praise Him. He is deserving. Happy New Year, everyone! And to God be the glory! JG
Labels: Jeseca's Fight Against Cancer
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