Year’s end update from U of C

Happy New Year to all,
This visit has gone very well for which I am thankful. The treatment is the same but my numbers have been very good. I feel well, just need a couple of naps more often. Lots of football on this week which helps pass the time. I am able to read and check e mails and watch a little TV for 30-60 minute and then that gets boring. My excitement for the day was having some equipment issues at the office that I had to coordinate with Trish from long distance. Problem solving is good, and I was pleased to feel well enough to do it.

I was able to get an extra week at home due to last round’s complications so it was very rejuvenating to be home and have the family home. I can understand how people can get battered around with illness and it does take some of your “fight” away from you as you enter the next round, especially if you don’t know if it will be the same as what was just experienced or will go smoothly like this time. Having it go smoothly this time helps gear up for next round.

I read a great devotional today on John 14:12 on our unlimited potential we have with the Holy Spirit living in us and the promise Jesus gave us. I recommend you read it a couple of times – the entire chapter.
Andrew Murray writes “Your Christian life is to be a continuous proof that God works impossibilities.”

I am thankful that I feel well and the treatments are reducing the size of the tumor. The doctors evaluate after each treatment to determine which direction to head. I look to be out Saturday or Sunday with a couple of local visits for treatment.

Trish came to visit today. It is great to have her sitting by me and visiting – although the phone works it is different when she is by my side. Whose side are you by? Text messages, phone calls, cards and letters are important yet being there in person lifts the spirits in a different way. It does take more time, and more effort, but it doesn’t have to be a long visit. I encourage you to make a visit to someone who would benefit from see your face, and getting a handshake or hug. Maybe even a tasty treat.

Blessings,
Neal