Cancer Survivors Network

Hey Donna -

We're "on a roll"--now it's up to Wildgoose to keep it going!

It's so uplifting to see more and more having success with pre-op treatments. I know you thought "it" would kill you before "it would kill the cancer"! You know what I mean. I had such mild reactions to chemo compared to what you and Wildgoose, as well as countless others have endured!

Truly, God must be running a special on miracles. You know there is a story in the Bible about a pool in Bethesda. Periodically the "angel of the Lord stirred the waters" and whoever stepped in the "troubled waters" was healed. (The invalid answered, Sir, I have nobody when the water is moving to put me into the pool; but while I am trying to come [into it] myself, somebody else steps down ahead of me. --John 5:7 (Amplified Bible)
Would to God we had one of those pools nearby. I know that God doesn't promise us that we'll never suffer sickness. It's part of the curse placed on the Earth. It began when our first "Mom & Pop" decided to disobey God. Of course, as is often the case today, (Loretta would say always), man blamed his wife. "This woman that YOU gave ME! We can surely attest to the fact that "Cancer is a Curse"!

However, God is still a God of Mercy. Unseen angels are still "stirring the waters" so to speak, and God is still working miracles even though we continue to disobey. But Revelation promises there will be a new day when there will be a new Heaven and a New Earth. ("Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." -- Revelation 21:1-4)

God has promised a "New World Order", but it certainly won't be brought about by any man living on this present planet! Call me crazy, but I choose to believe that God cannot lie and that I can depend on Him for now and always. In the here and now, we wrestle with pain and suffering. And yet He's "still stirring the waters" and miracles are still happening. Even if I die tomorrow, I've had my miracle--7 additional years "statistics" said I would most likely not enjoy!

We've put December 8 on the calendar. Suspense will build, but you have total confidence in your doctors. You have "weathered the worst storm". We'll be praying that the operation will be nothing more than a "clean-up crew", making things look like new!

May God continue to surround you with His power and presence. He deserves the credit.

And I always thank our extremely-gifted and talented doctors here in America who intend to give us the best that they can give--as long as Uncle Sam stays out of the operating room!

God bless you.

William W. Marshall
AKA "William66"
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

P.S. Has Ron messed in his "Big Boy Pants"? Let us know if we have to ship some more. Do you need another pair for the operation, or can you just "rinse out the ones you've been wearing". You know Faith Federal Express never takes a vacation.

Nothing like a good biopsy is there? Hallelujah! That is so fantastic!

So glad to hear the good news!
Praise God!
~Shelly