The first text - March 2

After suspecting for weeks (okay, if I am honest, months) that I was experiencing a recurrence of GCT, this is the text I sent to friends and family after seeing Dr. Robinson on March 2.

The sample taken from my abdomen on Tuesday is cancerous.   Based on this fact, we are making the assumption my left ovary is cancerous, as well.

Here is what I can say with certainty at this point:

1) I have requested a referral to a specific physician at UNC

2)  I will be having surgery in the weeks ahead, but I am not rushing things.  I want to be fully informed before we move forward, and fully informed means gathering info from multiple sources.

3)  This is a recurrence of the cancer I had in 2019.

Thank you for caring.  Thank you for praying. 

It is my desire in the coming days that my life be characterized by these verses:

Psalm 90: 12 -  Teach us to number our days so that we can comprehend the brevity of life.

Job 13:15 -   Though He slay me, I will hope in Him; yet I will argue my ways to His face.

Daniel 3:17 - 18 -  If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty.  But even if He doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.

John 9:2-3   “Rabbi,” his disciples asked him, “why was this man born blind? Was it because of his own sins or his parents’ sins?”  

“It was not because of his sins or his parents’ sins,” Jesus answered. “This happened so the power of God could be seen in him.

To quote a friend, “God is good, but God’s definition of goodness doesn’t really align with our human definition and understanding.”

He is the author of my story.  He has been in the past.  He is today.  And He will be in the future.

And that brings great peace in the face of much uncertainty.