Just
What We Need
September 25,2016
Well, here I am again!
It’s Sunday afternoon and I’ve had a blessed and full
weekend. I’m on day four of my five day detox
cycle. This one makes me very irritable
and I’d like to apologize to all of you that have had to live with or work with
me these last few days. I’m taking a bulking agent that targets my
large and small intestines. I think I
can say I know what it’s like for women on their monthly cycle. I will forever be more sensitive around
females during “that time of the month.”
My hat’s off to you ladies.
Our trip to NYC was a success! Doctor Isaacs says I am doing great and am on
target. All indicators are neutral or
have started to go down. The cancer
cells are mostly inflamed and appear to be larger but are not. When the supplements target the cancer and
begin to break it down, white blood cells rush to the area and it appears to be
“worse” before things start looking better.
Actually it’s a good sign that our treatment is working. The next six months will be critical in
attacking this monster. She upped some
of my supplements and added about four or five to my daily intake. Now I’m taking over 200 supplements a day instead
of just under 200. I know what you’re
thinking; when you’re taking that many what’s a few more?” That’s what I thought too. Lulu was a bit concerned about the amount of
weight I’ve lost, but Doctor Isaacs said that my weight loss was normal for
anyone who is eating exactly what their body needs. In fact, she said, I could lose ten to twenty
more pounds and still be just fine. Not
sure, but I think Doctor Isaacs might have been calling me fat! Lol
I continue to feel great most of the time. I do have my moments and I try to rest more
on days that my body is telling me I need it.
Work can be very stressful, but I really try to leave it at work and not
take it home with me. After my
encouraging meeting with Doctor Isaacs I have much more resolve to give this
treatment all I have and more. Thank you
all so much for believing in me; loving me and my family with your gifts and
prayers. God always comes through just in
the nick of time. When we arrived home
we weren’t sure how we were going to make a much needed supplements order, but
God used some new and beautiful friends to bless us with just enough to
complete our order. He’s amazing and I
love how you are able to be blessed by giving to us in our need. I am well aware for most of you, to give is a
step of faith. I also know that it’s in
those moments when it doesn’t make sense on paper to give and you do it out of
obedience, that your biggest blessings come.
I look forward to hearing how you were blessed by your giving to us in
our need. God is faithful and always
cares for His own. He’s worthy of all
praise!
Our trip to the Big Apple this time was a variety of new
experiences. We stayed in an apartment
instead of a hotel. We used public
transportation instead of taxis most of the time. We didn’t eat in any restaurants; we shopped
at the local market and ate in. We walked
to Whole Foods and ate from their buffet. We used Uber and ended up being late to the
airport and missed our flight home. We
flew back on standby all the way home; never sat together, but met several new
people! We did all this in the attempt
to save some money; some things we’ll do again and some not so much. Our splurge this time was a carriage ride
through Central Park. It started out
beautiful with little sprinkles of rain and ended up in a torrential
downpour. We made the best of it and
quickly realized we could have been walking in the rain; instead we were semi
dry in a covered carriage. NYC is a true
melting pot of color, sights and smells.
I love the city but can only take it a few days at a time. I loved taking the subway and being among
people that live there day in and day out.
I look forward to our next trip in March.
We arrived home very tired Thursday night and then had the
eighty year old newlyweds at our door early afternoon on Friday; (the wedding
Lulu attended in Michigan the Saturday before heading to NYC.) It was wonderful having them stay with us
until Tuesday. I love the wisdom and life
lived stories people of that age have. I
want to be them someday. God is good and
we were blessed to have them in our home. Auntie Easter and Freeman we love you both. Thank
you for blessing us with your presence.
They were heading to Reno next then to Los Angeles and on to San
Diego before driving; stopping along the way back to Michigan where they live. Keep them both in your prayers for good
health, stamina and safely. They are
truly eighty years young and not old!
What is going on in my head these days? So glad you asked;
let me tell you. I’ve been praying for
quite some time for a home group to connect with during this difficult time and
God has answered. We were privileged to
attend a startup group last night and are both very excited to see how it will
shape up. Love the hosts and everyone
that attended. All but one couple is new
to us including the hosts. They are all
from our church. Some of them we sit next
to every Sunday and didn’t even know each other before last night. The group is quite diverse in age, back
grounds and life experiences. I love it! Looking forward to what God will do with this
group.
I’m in a good place right now and continue to go through the
Bible daily with The Daily Audio Bible.
This has anchored me and keeps my attention focused on God and His
goodness. I love that it is a worldwide
community of people. Check it out if you
can; https://dailyaudiobible.com/ . You will be blessed. I am
amazed daily at the greatness of God’s love toward me and my family even in the
smallest of things. The last several
years leading up to my cancer diagnosis were very hard and extremely lean years
for us as a family. I can go into
details, but I’ll spare you for now, except only to say, I can see a bit more
why God kept us there for so long. He
was preparing us for this tough battle and we needed to be strong to battle
this demon of cancer. When we are weak He
is strong and sustains us through it.
Every day is still a battle but I’m a bit more hopeful and am completely
convinced that God has directed us to fight this way. I love who my family is becoming. I love who I’m becoming and the list goes on
and on. I’m feeling quite hopeful as I
draw closer to His goodness during this time.
I’m learning to lay my life down daily in order to gain it back
completely transformed into His image.
What a privilege it is to serve the God of all creation who desires to
know us intimately.
Please continue to pray for His provision over the next few
months as we move forward more aggressively.
Please share my story and needs with friends, post links on Facebook,
share my giving page and blog. Let’s
keep it alive by sharing it again. It
would be nice to be able to pay off the medical bills we are making monthly
payments on along with having a surplus in our treatment account. The monthly stress of figuring out how we’re
going to make our supplements orders can be and is tough. Pray for creative ways of fund raising that
won’t take a lot of effort by either one of us.
Dealing with keeping me on track on a daily basis is a full time job and
doesn’t leave much time to focus on working to raise money, but we’ll do
whatever God gives us the grace to do.
Keep us in your daily prayers; pray a hedge of protection around us
continually. The enemy would like
nothing better than to destroy the testimony of God in our lives.
Have a blessed time as we approach the holidays that will
soon be here. Not looking forward to
winter; I’m always cold these days, let alone when the weather gets colder.
Love you all,
Dave
