2 days and counting.
Julie's first chemotherapy treatment is this Thursday, September 8. These last two weeks have been hard. Julie describes it as the "gorilla in the closet". You know he is in there, and you don't want to go in the closet because you know you are going to get clobbered. And, you've done everything you can to avoid the closet...worn wrinkled clothes, used every last t-shirt in the dresser...but eventually you have to face the gorilla (or walk around half naked).
We're really hoping and praying that the gorilla is more like the "gorilla in the mist", not King Kong.
We are as prepared as we can be, and maybe more than we should be:-). We are all "learned" up on the treatment, the side effects, the medicines to counter the side effects, and even the medicine to counter the side effects of the side effect medicine! I am convinced that Julie is going to do awesome!
We have been in a concerted time of prayer and reflection, and we have both been camped on a number of powerful verses, many of them is Psalms. Psalm 103 has been particularly helpful. What an amazing set of verses, but especially verses 2-5 : "Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits — who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's."
A few more that have been very helpful
Isaiah 41:13
Psalm 147:10-11
Proverbs 2:8
Jeremiah 29:11
While we are not looking forward to the next 5 months, we put our trust in the Lord, knowing he will carry us, knowing its just a season. We are so blessed to have so many of you praying for us. Thank you. Please continue to pray for Julie during her chemo treatments - for minimal side effects, for strength, courage, and perseverance. May she be a shining light to others, and may the power of God within her be released to bless those around her.
I will update everyone again on Thursday.
Soli deo Gloria
Thinking about Julie so much this week. She is in our daily prayers. Wonderful verses. The Lord prepares a table before you - in the presence of your enemy called "cancer" - His provision is already there in each day you encounter. The meal (provision) is never the same. It is specific to what you need each new day.
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