You must
You must think I'm strong
To give me what I'm going through
You must think I'm strong
To give me what I'm going through
Well, forgive me
Forgive me if I'm wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own
Forgive me if I'm wrong
But this looks like more than I can do
On my own
I know I'm not strong enough to be
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us
Everything that I'm supposed to be
I give up
I'm not strong enough
Hands of mercy won't you cover me
Lord right now I'm asking you to be
Strong enough
Strong enough
For the both of us
and we know that He is able.
This week has been emotionally taxing. We started the week with the regional golf tournament that didn’t end how we wanted, but know she’s got one more season ahead. It ended with the loss of a sweet friend who was mom to one of Abby’s closest friends.
So what was in the middle of the week? Tim and I saw his oncologist on Wednesday to get the results of his latest scan. Once again, it didn’t go how we wanted, but we’ve had a few days to process and are putting all of our efforts in purposeful prayer. Dr. Nelson used the words “mixed results.” All of Tim's labs looked good and the tumors in his lungs are stable - some even showed some improvement. However, the liver tumors and original rectal tumor all increased by significant margins. Because of this, he will not be continuing this last chemotherapy drug Lonsurf. What this means is they’ve exhausted all currently approved drugs and traditional therapies.
This does NOT mean, however, that they’ve exhausted all possibilities for treatment. His care is being transferred to the Center for Targeted Therapy at MD Anderson downtown to see if he qualifies for any clinical trials. We will have our first consultation Monday.
Now what? You pray without doubt. We pray without doubt. Because James 1:6 tells us “But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”
2. Pray that insurance agrees to cover their part.
3. Pray that whatever trial he is on works!
4. Pray for tolerable side effects.
5. Pray for the strength that only the Lord can provide.
One more request...pray comfort for our sweet friends the Bakers as Janice met Jesus face to face today after a long courageous battle against cancer. She and her family are an inspiration to us walking this road called "Cancer Sucks"!
Strong Enough
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