Dear friends,
I have a different attitude today, yesterday I was reminded
of something that I was told a month ago and had forgotten. And it makes a big
difference in how I am looking at things. Thank goodness for this reminder, it
has put my mind at ease. Brooke you’re great!
When I started the Mitotane treatment it was explained to me
that if it worked correctly that my tumors would swell. The dying cells would
be in the center of the tumor and they would swell for a while before being
dissolved and washed out of my body! What a big thing to forget!
So now realizing that the tumor on my neck is larger than it
was just a few weeks ago no longer discourages me. Instead I am very ENCOURAGED by this development. So I am now very hopeful that this treatment
is working and that the Lord is blessing me.
Although the swelling of the tumors is very painful I think
it could be well worth enduring the pain if it means either the stopping or the
reversing of the cancer. Of course, reversing would be the greatest outcome for
me but either outcome would be great.
I do not remember if I explained this when I posted about
this treatment or not so I felt that I needed to post about it now. I want all
of you to know why I have greater hope, now caused by the greater amount of
pain. The pain medication is helping to keep me comfortable. But let me ask you
to consider something. Would you be
willing to endure a few weeks of pain on a level of about a 5 or a 6 if it
meant that down the road you would be much better off? That is what I
think I am going through and my answer to this question is YES! I am willing to
endure this pain if it will stop the tumors and possibly give me a little
longer to live.
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