What's Next?
November 19 2013
The James Cancer Hospital at Ohio State has a
tradition of "ringing the bell," when radiation has been
completed. I
say "we," as Mary has been at my side throughout this process. What a
trooper she is.
The team of radiation therapists at The James along with their support staff are an
amazing group. They all possess an exceptional gift of gentleness and compassion, which demonstrates this is more than a job.
They show their gentleness and concern in so many ways, as they engage
with patients of all ages and types of treatment. I have been
absolutely blessed under their care and have been fortunate to have formed new
friendships over the last several weeks.
This group gets the "Mother Teresa" award for
compassion...assuming there is such a thing.
They are being Jesus to those under their care.
With the end of
radiation the next step is a four week reprieve: no radiation and no chemotherapy. Daily chemotherapy was also part of the past six weeks of treatment. Around the 2nd week of December a new chemotherapy regimen will be initiated. In the interim we are looking forward to
seeing family and enjoying a temporary
reprieve from treatment.
Finally, to all of
you who have been so kind to contact us: Thank you. We find great encouragement in your notes,
your texts, phone calls, emails...and the list goes on! We see the love of Jesus in the many gestures
you extend to us. We are blessed in this
time by your expressions of kindness.
But because of His
great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even
when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.
And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly
realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages He might show the
incomparable riches of His grace, expressed in His kindness to us in Christ
Jesus. Ephesians 2: 4-7
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| The Bell at The James Cancer Hospital |
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| Mary, Tim, and daughter Krista |
