When soldiers march in place without moving forward, it's referred to as marking time. They continue this march until they receive orders on what to do next. They are in a waiting mode. Like a soldier, Harry has been marking time, in a waiting mode, since March 21, 2016.
Today, March 21, 2018, marks two years since Harry's collarbone snapped as he was getting ready for work. You may recall in an earlier post that a trip to the emergency room revealed a lesion on his collarbone caused it to fracture. The doctor told Harry the lesion was a probable indication there was cancer elsewhere in his body. After two months of testing, we received the diagnosis--stage four lung cancer.
That was May 2016. Since that time Harry has received uninterrupted chemotherapy--until today. Harry's doctor suggested today that he take a break from the treatment. No, this does not mean he's in remission or that the cancer is healed. He has been struggling with side effects from the chemotherapy, especially fatigue. His doctor believes the break will give Harry a chance to regain some energy.
At first Harry balked at the suggestion to come off chemo. After all it has been instrumental in saving his life. The chemo is his lifeline. But after careful thought, he said yes to the break. Harry realized that a break would give his body an opportunity to regain some strength and get him back closer to a normal life. In our thinking, this may also give this particularly chemo, immunotherapy, an opportunity to work even better. So Harry will be off chemotherapy for six weeks. His next treatment will be May 2.
Since March 21, 2016, Harry has been marking time, waiting for his next order, waiting on God. The Bible provides encouragement to those who are marking time, waiting on God: "They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint" (Isa. 40:31).
Please pray that over the next six weeks as Harry continues to wait, his strength will be renewed and he will begin to soar. God bless each of you.
My sweet sister and brother! It is such an honor to pray with you through this journey...so now as you turn and go down a slightly different road for a spell, I pray renewed strength and even more ability within your body to heal and renew itself! Indeed, our Lord will give you strength to mount up as eagles!!!
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