I was serving a client (handyman stuff again) and we began talking. During the course of the conversation with this elderly husband and wife it came up that she is a 7 year survivor of breast cancer. We shared some common experiences between her and Debbie and one that came up was the fact that every time there is a new ache or pain, the first reaction is, "Has cancer come back?"
It's strange to be living under that kind of shadow. It taints things in an unhappy and nervous way. I hope eventually we'll get over that, or at least manage it better, but in the meantime, it's another exercise in trust.
Pro 3:5 NKJV - Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.
Pressing on,
Jack
Forever Hope
9 years ago
It is probably similar in some ways, psychologically, to Post Traumatic Stress... when you live through a nightmare, be it any form of trying to survive then all things that go bump in the night bring back a sort of panic reaction.
ReplyDeleteMay God grant your beautiful family peace to plow forward in the full knowledge of healing that has been given to Debbie's body!