Don’t waste your cancer

Don’t waste your cancer. Use it to help others. I wish I could take credit for the title. I borrowed it from a short booklet called “Don’t waste your cancer”, by John Piper. It’s true for more than “just” cancer, not that cancer is a small thing. Rather, my point is that even the way we deal with small problems can help others.

So this is what will be, I pray, a look at my now eight and a half year journey to being “cancer free”. Of course, nothing is guaranteed, but that’s my hope and prayer.

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Six months after radiation - my prostate cancer is undetectable

My prostate cancer is undetectable six months after radiation

I finished my radiation treatments six months ago. The blood test results showed that the prostate cancer is undetectable. Great ...
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Does my undetectable cancer test really mean God is good?

Does my undetectable cancer test really mean God is good?

When something positive happens, some Christians have a tendency to respond with "God is good". I got some of these ...
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My nightmare the day before getting radiation treatment results

My nightmare the day before getting radiation treatment results

I had my first nightmare about cancer in the three and a half years since I was diagnosed with prostate ...
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What's next now that radiation treatment is finished?

What’s next now that radiation treatment is finished?

My radiation treatment for prostate cancer is finished. So, what's next? Do I get to just move on with life ...
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Having cancer is a highlight of my life - True/false?

Having cancer is a highlight of my life – True/false?

What if I told you that Having cancer is a highlight of my life? Do you think that's true or ...
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Getting radiation treatment on my twentieth wedding anniversary

Getting radiation treatment on my wedding anniversary

It's my wedding anniversary. What else would I be doing? I'm sitting here writing. Waiting until a half hour before ...
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Radiation treatment week seven - I can see the finish line

Radiation treatment week seven – I can see the finish line

It's Monday of radiation treatment week seven. I can see the finish line. Nine more sessions to go. And yet, ...
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Radiation treatment week 6 - A milestone and a realization

Radiation treatment week 6 – A milestone and a realization

It's week six of my radiation treatment. Twenty five sessions complete with only 13 remaining. That 25 done is a ...
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Radiation treatment week 5 - a dark time or an opportunity?

Radiation treatment week 5 – a dark time or an opportunity?

Radiation treatment week 5. Is this a dark time or an opportunity? The hospital moves its staff from one room ...
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Halfway through radiation treatment side-effects and faith are both up

Halfway through radiation treatment side-effects and faith are both up

I'm halfway through my radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Not surprisingly, there's good news and not-so-good news. But the best ...
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