Today has been a long-awaited day as I made another trip to the Urologist’s office to have my catheter removed and to learn of the pathology report from the surgery.
First things first… the lab report showed no cancer around the margins of the removed prostate. An answer to prayer… Praise God!!!
And the catheter was removed as planned. I should not drive for 5 days and can very slowly increase my activity level. I am looking forward to a brisk walk without a bag hanging off my side!
I am so thankful for all the people who have been praying for me. Many of my friends and family have told me that people at their church or in their Bible study have been praying for my healing. I imagine that hundreds of people that I do not know personally have kept me in their prayers over the last few months and for that I am grateful. Boy it sure is a beautiful thing to be part of God’s big church family!
In three months the doctor will have another PSA test done to confirm that there is no remaining cancer.
If you have read my posts over the last 6 weeks and prayed for my health, I thank you. I have tried to provide others insight about my personal experience with the faith and health connection at a time when my faith was tested with the prostate cancer and my paralyzed vocal cord. Hopefully, what I have shared here has provided some readers with a glimpse into how one’s strong faith can get a person through a challenging time.
Still turning to God for my strength and peace,
Dale
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How do you handle gaining your voice back for a day or two and then seemingly lose it again?
What do you say to people who read your post about a miracle healing and then call you on the phone and you’re not able to talk with them in much of a normal tone of voice… you’re whispering again because your vocal cords aren’t as they were when you “boasted” about how God has healed you?
You pray. You ask God to help you understand. You remain steadfast in claiming that you’re healed. You tell your friends that God is at work even though it is really difficult to understand. You grow in your faith…. and grow, and grow. And you wait… on God.
Drawing even closer to Him…
Dale
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So the surgery for prostate cancer is back on again. Thursday May 17th.
The laryngitis I have had for 31 days has been diagnosed as a paralyzed left vocal cord. The ENT doctor will begin to treat that problem after I begin my recovery from the surgery. He tells me that it may take 6-9 months for the vocal cord to heal….. and that about 75% of patients can expect this type of result.
Who could believe that a significant surgery would be postponed because of laryngitis and then be told you have a paralyzed vocal cord!! This series of events has brought me closer to God… for sure. I have been reading more about how God heals people. The last four days I have been very intentional about trying to be in His presence to be as close to Him as possible.
It’s during times like this that I have experienced the loving touch of God. As I write this, I realize that I have a choice, a free will, to turn to God and be with Him more, or to turn away from Him and to try to do this on my own. I’ve chosen the first path. And I know I have been better off for it.
I have also tried to remain in touch with friends and professional associates during the last few months… to remain connected and to receive support from them, which has helped tremendously. I am a blessed man because of the people I know, many of who have reached out to me with their support and prayers.
No doubt the closeness I have felt to God has helped me write yet another article on Spiritual Exercise for Faith and Fitness Magazine. Amazing how that happens isn’t it!
Praise God.
Keep running your race…as I run mine,
Dale
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Today has been a long-awaited day as I made another trip to the Urologist’s office to have my catheter removed and to learn of the pathology report from the surgery.
