My last chemo treatment was over four weeks ago and what changes have I experienced? The feet and fingers continue to be numb. It is difficult to describe, but from my thighs to my feet it feels like achy mush, and I’m not sure if my legs are going to give out. The tumor in my back always aches, but I control the pain with pills. One of the side effects of the pain medication is” faulty plumbing"! The good news is that my energy level has increased somewhat.
How do you enjoy life? Seems that most of us in America “enjoy” by having more stuff and doing more things. Interesting how our priorities for enjoyment change as our situation changes. If you lose your job, a new job may bring enjoyment. If you get sick, getting well brings enjoyment. Since I have terminal cancer, what do you think I need to “enjoy life?”
The wisest and richest man in the world, King Solomon, said, “Enjoy life with your wife...” I’ve been doing that for nearly 55 years and it’s been great. In August of 1956, Mary and I vowed to stay with each "for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish from this day forward until death do us part." We have both found that King Solomon was right. Real, fulfilling enjoyment is not found in the temporal stuff that the world has to offer, but in enjoying life with each other with Christ as the Lord of our marriage.
In spite of the cancer and chemo, your concern and prayers make every day brighter. Thanks.
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