Cancer is not fair...and even though it seems to be everywhere, that doesn't make it any easier to handle. I find myself becoming angry at times -- even resentful, and I have to remember not to allow the resentment for the disease to become resentment for the patient.
There are things we can't do because of the chemo therapy. We don't go out as often as we would like and things that need to be done around the house have to wait, for example. It is easy to allow those things to come between us and to cause friction.
But... we have to keep in mind that we are NOT cancer! Cancer is a bump in the road that we have to handle -- to deal with, yes DEAL WITH!! Throw it on the floor and stomp on it and get rid of it!
We will win this battle -- we must keep this in mind... God will see us through!
You are right, Mom. Cancer is not fair! It's hard to understand, sometimes, why good people have to go throught bad things. It's almost as if we are being tested. Just hang in there, be there for each other, and know that you will pass this test and you will be an inspiration for alot of people because of it. Both of you!!
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Love Pam
Every day I need You Lord
ReplyDeleteBut this day especially.
I need some extra strength
To face whatever is to be.
This day more than any day
I need to feel You near,
To fortify my courage
And to overcome my fear.
By myself, I cannot meet
The challenge of the hour,
There are times when humans help
But we need a higher power
To assist us bear what must be borne,
and so dear Lord, I pray-
Hold on to my trembling hand
and be near me today.
Amen.