Today is day three since my surgery to remove the tumor on the left side of my brain. It was a success as far as I can tell. I have no memory loss that I know of (hehe) and all seems to be working out well. The recovery was relatively fast and I am now home and feeling fairly well.
The tumor was described in an earlier post and it was totally removed - at least as much as they could see. There was a smaller tumor that does not seem to have grown and it was in a more precarious area, so they left it alone for radiation treatment. I will now have 6 weeks of radiation treatment accompanied by Temador chemotherapy. That will be followed by 1 week of radiation and chemo and then a 3 week rest for 6 months.
I am feeling quite well. I feel stronger each day. I slept a little better last night. I didn't get up until 5 a.m. - my usual time to arise and I'll try to make it through the day today and every day and enjoy each day as it comes. There is so much to see and do and I have so much to be thankful for.
Now that the tumor is removed and Thanksgiving is almost upon us I am looking forward to a visit from my family over Thanksgiving weekend. My father and son Stephen and his wife are flying in from California. My brother Dewan and his wife Linda are driving down from Seattle and we will all meet at my son Nathan's home in Washougal, WA for the day and more. It should be a nice gathering. We will have to wait for another time to see Jay and his family and Josh and his family.
After that it will be time to concentrate on the radiation and the chemotherapy treatments for awhile. Six weeks to be exact. Then it will be followed by a week of chemo/radiation and then three weeks off.
I am looking forward to a lot of fellowship with the brethren here locally. It is time to slow down and to concentrate on studying God's word and applying it to my life. It is time to learn how to apply it to special situations like now. I need to know what to pray for and what to not pray for. I don't want to go against God's will. But I don't want to under capitalize it either. I do believe in the power of prayer and why God will choose to exercise a choice he has give to us all - "free will."
I want to look into other opportunities to serve the brethren here in the USA as I have opportunity. I am suspect of traveling now. We will have to see what the future brings. I also want to enjoy the works of God's creation and leave things well set up for Lois. It is funny how a couple of days leaves one with new hopes and dreams and a feeling of new possibilities. The reality of a resurgence of the cancer is an ever threatening incentive to keep busy and to to capitalize on the opportunities that God has given us each day.
I am so thankful for the prayers of the brethren and for the prayers of my friends over the years. They have all been well received and I am recovering well - or so it seems to me.
I now want to do some research on diet and reach out to the knowledge of clinicians and technophobes in this area. They all "know" more than they "know." Nevertheless, I'll do my best to ferret it all out. I do believe in the philosophy of "alkali or die". So I will start with that trend.
It seems relatively easy to do and some sacrifice on my part will surely help.
Better close this for now and get to work on the basics.
God bless you all.
by grace,
Wade
Ps 37:4-5
Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.
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