Options!

Have you had the bill collector call on an overdue bill and you're short of cash? You may have asked, "What are my options?" Yesterday I presented a similar question to my oncologist concerning the 5 inch melanoma tumor in my back which is wrapped around my aorta and ureter.

Our discussion concluded that the tumor is too big for radiation and even if we did go that route, more damage could possibly be done to the surrounding organs and tissue. How about radioactive implants? I asked. Pretty much the same answer as before. Since the melanoma has metastasized, removing it from one area is not the cure.

Therefore the clinical trial chemo that I'm on is the only hope for killing the cancer cells. So I press on and am thankful that in spite of the side affects, that I'm basically doing well.

Writing this reminds me of all the options that I have when I get up in the morning. Number one is mentally deciding whether I'm going to have a good day or a bad day. Since I'm a follower of Jesus Christ, I normally decide on the good day. If not, wouldn't I be saying to God that, "You can't handle what I'm going through today?" My God is bigger than that and I trust that your God is too!

Thanks to each of you for notes, emails, cards, prayers, and to Bob and Anne for the uplifting CD.