Long Over Due Update ~

Last night I found myself reaching into the same drawer as I have so many times in the  last few weeks. In the drawer are a stack of beautifully engraved thank you note cards. I can't tell you how many times i have wished I could slow the world down just long enough to write each of you a personal note of thanks. But, I must confess there are many times I am completely overwhelmed and my goal is to make it through the day, to make sure Gary receives as much nourishment as his body can handle without ending up in the ER, to assist him during his treatments, to help him be as comfortable as possible, and manage the pain. That is what my day and many of my nights, I am blessed. 

I am very aware of the hand of God, the blessings in the middle of this trial and the hope that is always ours, when the world does not offer any hope.

When we asked for help to pay for Gary's treatment, we were completely overwhelmed by the response. We are almost half way to meeting our $50,000 goal. We have received $23,000, $13,000 in cash a pledge for $10,000. We are in need of further support as the the treatment is a six month protocol but the bulk of the treatment is done in the first six weeks, and we are paying each week as we go. Thank you so much for assisting Gary in receiving treatment in a clinic where a prognosis is not given, the doctor said, I am not God." A clinic where each staff member is thinking of us and Gary's well-being, and a place where all different approaches to defeating cancer are considered and implemented when it appears Gary might benefit from the intervention.    

Instead of saying we are running out of money!! We are saying the Lord in our Shepard we shall not want. Psalm 23:1.  

We are blessed to have each of you holding us up in prayer, assisting in our financial needs, reaching out to us and holding us close to your hearts as we walk this journey together.  

Our current prayer requests are that Gary would stop losing weight, that the Lord would guide the doctor in knowing if surgery is an option, that Gary would not have a total blockage, and that the treatments he is receiving would stop the spread of the cancer and kill the cancer cells. Prayers for endurance to run the race set before us. Several days after Gary was diagnosed I was studying the word of God and I read, "Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we shall reap a harvest if we do not lose heart." Galatians 6:9

So I reach in the that same drawer again, pull out the beautifully engraved thank you note cards, take a deep breath and then remember each of you to the Lord in thanks. I put the note cards back in the drawer again and know that there is a time coming when I will have the time to express my love and gratitude to each of you personally. 

Blessings, Dawn