Monday, August 22, 2011
The scan showed no real change in the tumor. We will find out at 3 today what time the surgery will be so I'll post that when we know a time. We have seen all the doctors, now we just wait. Just the preparation for this surgery is scary. All the waivers to sign and all the what ifs will kinda freak you out! Dave is on a clear liquid diet today, so he had some chicken broth and lime jello for lunch. : ( Good thing he had a yummy dinner last night.
This morning Dave is having his anesthesia assessment and seeing his Urologist and Surgeon. We will know scan results in a couple of hours. For those of you who are interested, you can read about Dave's surgeon Dr. Raphael Pollock.
I wish all of you could have been with us at Bethel Church yesterday to hear Dave give his testimony of God's grace over the past year. He talked of his appreciation for Grace Fellowship and the way they loved us, encouraged us, gave to us sacrificially, sent us books, emailed, called, and the list goes on and on. He also thanked the families of Bethel that were so kind to us and our children. They were "the church" to us during our time in Houston and have become our friends for life. The pastor there at Bethel as well as Carlton at Grace Fellowship have both been teaching through the book of Ephesians for a while. It was really neat yesterday how what Dave had to say related so well to what both churches have been learning through the study of Ephesians. Dave talked about how a pretty wise man had told him that what you have going in to suffering is pretty much what you have going through suffering. He said he had all these great aspirations to study and learn alot of scripture, but much of the time he could only sit and stare. Chemo takes a toll on your mind. He told them if they haven't been through a time of sufffering that they probably would eventually and these are the 2 things he would encourage them with before they go into a time of suffering.
1) Know God and God's Word
2) Be an active, plugged in part of the church body.
He finished his talk with this quote from John Piper, "Cancer doesn't win if you die, it wins if you fail to cherish Christ".
I wish all of you could have been with us at Bethel Church yesterday to hear Dave give his testimony of God's grace over the past year. He talked of his appreciation for Grace Fellowship and the way they loved us, encouraged us, gave to us sacrificially, sent us books, emailed, called, and the list goes on and on. He also thanked the families of Bethel that were so kind to us and our children. They were "the church" to us during our time in Houston and have become our friends for life. The pastor there at Bethel as well as Carlton at Grace Fellowship have both been teaching through the book of Ephesians for a while. It was really neat yesterday how what Dave had to say related so well to what both churches have been learning through the study of Ephesians. Dave talked about how a pretty wise man had told him that what you have going in to suffering is pretty much what you have going through suffering. He said he had all these great aspirations to study and learn alot of scripture, but much of the time he could only sit and stare. Chemo takes a toll on your mind. He told them if they haven't been through a time of sufffering that they probably would eventually and these are the 2 things he would encourage them with before they go into a time of suffering.
1) Know God and God's Word
2) Be an active, plugged in part of the church body.
He finished his talk with this quote from John Piper, "Cancer doesn't win if you die, it wins if you fail to cherish Christ".
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