Today I had my appointment with the oncologist, as part of the research clinical trial that I had been a part of, I return annually for an exam. This was my ninth year, the study is over there was been no recurrence of the lymphoma so I guess you can say my doctors idea to use monoclonal antibodies to treat the cancer was a success. A new oncologist examined me today he told me both the original doctors had retired. He told me monoclonal antibodies are how they normally treat the rare form of lymphoma I had, and they currently have four patients they are treating. I am indeed thankful to God and to my doctors for the outcome of this journey I have been on for the past almost nine years. As I said years ago in the email telling by family and friends that the lymph node they removed from my abdomen was cancer.
"Jesus has always taken care of Helen and me and nothing has changed. HIS love
for us never fails HE does not grow tied of us or weary, and for that I am truly
gratefully".
Now almost nine years later I can say that statement is just as true as it was in March 2006, HIS love has never failed us. Hopefully, in this entire journey into the unexpected we have brought glory to the GOD. GOD is good not just because the situation has worked out this well for us (we rejoice and are glad it has), but because GOD is good. So with that we close this chapter of our life.
This blog started on March 6, 2007 when I expressed thanks to God for HIS love and faithfulness on the first anniversary of my surgery.
http://rawthoughtsfromterry.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html
The world has changed, people do not use RSS feeds and the place God has placed me has radically changed and the purpose for this blog is over. So I think this is good time to end this blog with Thanksgiving just the way I started it.
