Better safe than sorry!   I just wanted to clarify a bit of my last post that has caused some confusion.   I mentioned in the letter to my church that the cancer is assumed to have traveled to the rest of my body, though it has not formed tumors that we know of, etc.

Please understand that I am not saying that I have cancer everywhere in the sense of having it metastasized in my lungs, brain, and other spots.   I am simply saying that the lymph system is the door to the body.   If those nodes hold back the cancer it is localized to the breast.   They did not, they were overcome by the cancer, and thus my doctors assume that they’re floating throughout my system, seeking residence.

Hopefully the naturopathic things that I am taking along with herceptin and God’s mercy will block those cells from forming a new cancer.   The odds are against that, but hope is not. 

So to those of you who were picturing my body full of disease, I’m actually fine just now!  It is the risk being so high that has my docs concerned.  

Psalm 3 talks about God breaking the teeth of our enemies and saving us.   I had pictured those cells almost like wolves, breaking through the protection of my lymph system and seeking to devour me left and right.   Now I’m picturing these little pac-man like cells, gumming their way around until my immune system kills them, unable to do harm because they’re teeth are broken!  Hurray!

Not much new, just waiting for doctor’s visits, following up leads, and trying to catch up from jet lag!   Thanks again for praying!