Waiting, Again!

Once again we wait and pray as time passes. We are back in a familiar place, "hurry up and wait". A routine scan at Wake Forest Medical Center revealed an unexpected tumor near the ones removed in 2009. Friday was a quick trip to Winston Salem for a needle CT biopsy in Interventional Radiology at NC Baptist Hospital. I continue to thank God for the dedicated men and women of WFUMC and their compassion, professionalism and level of care.

"Suspicious for lymphoma," was my doctor's words given my history. Although scar tissue, a benign tumor, or a rare peritoneal condition are also among the possibilities. We leave this time to God and those handling the pathology, knowing that God is the One who created human pathology and DNA! This is familiar territory for us. Waiting, watching and praying are a spiritual discipline for us. I'd like to think we have improved in the application of this discipline since the medical ride of 2009. Once again we wait with eyes fixed on Jesus and hope that abounds no matter what word comes back from Wake Forest.

It looks like some type of chemo cocktail, or surgery but we will wait and not get ahead of God-gifted physicians. We will take the next step with fervent prayer and the wise counsel of a seasoned medical team led by my personal favorite, Dr. "A"! I owe that man and Wake my life, or at least a kidney :)

Join us as we pray and remember Job's words to his wife who said he should curse God and die: "Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity ?" (Job 2:10b NAS)

Hanging on only because of sweet Jesus!