The whirlwind

Dealing with cancer is like living in a time whirlwind.  Sometimes you find yourself at the center, with an eerie calm, and you are unsure what to do.  The rest of the time you are being driven in the gale-force wind.  The last 25 hours for me has seen two doctor's appointments, a trip to Santa Fe to pick up scans and slides, a new appointment with a new doctor for Monday morning, a blood draw, a visit to an office to sign a release form, and lots of questions-- some answered, some not- and lots of phone calls. It is exhausting.  And I find that even on good days I am worn out by the evening, and have to cling to God to keep my footing. He is good to never let me completely slip.

After the appointment on Monday, I may be able to post a more-sure plan.  But for now, please keep the following items in prayer, Gentle Reader:

• Ask that the results from the oncotyping would come back showing a low-risk, no-chemotherapy-needed cancer.
• Ask that the results of the genetics test will be clear and help us make treatment decisions.
• Ask that we would make wise decisions about surgery: how much, which things to do in one surgery, which to put off, which to ignore.
• Ask that while all of these decisions are being made, that little tumor would not become any more nasty.
• Ask that I could rest in God, find me peace there, and wait in hope.

And please praise God with me for:

• A great support team, headed by my best friend and sweet husband. God spared his life 20 years ago from a "terminal" cancer, and now he is here with me. Praise God for His generosity to me in Dave!
• A good local breast specialist who has some great ideas about how to make pretty massive surgery bearable and successful.
• Dear doctor friends who give me their opinions, help me get in to see doctors i otherwise wouldn't, and who are all-around great friends.