The wait is over – It’s time to begin radiation treatment

After a few years of waiting, the wait is over. It's time to begin radiation treatment. This means it's time to update this series - Don't waste your cancer. Of course, like everyone else, I hoped surgery would remove all the cancer. But it didn't. And so, it's time for the next steps.

The wait is over - It's time to begin radiation treatment is article #12 in the series: Do not waste your cancer. Click button to view titles for entire series

Notice, I said steps. It's not just blindly move on.

And it's more than just the cancer treatment.

There are so many other things.

Overall physical health.
Mental health.
My wife.
Of course, our dog - Mikey.

And let's not forget about spiritual health.

After all, it's God who got me this far. It would be weird to abandon Him now. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be impossible. Probably not even all that uncommon.

But then, that's part of why I'm doing this series.

The wait is over - radiation treatment begins

Is radiation good or bad?

As I said, the waiting is over. Radiation treatment will begin in a month.

It made me think. Radiation is a complicated thing. The sun emits so much of it. And yet, we couldn't live without the sun. And we do things like make radioactive bombs. It's all very complicated.

Of course, there are things like bombs, that don't do anything good. But there's also nuclear energy, which brings out mixed emotions. Lots of energy without lots of carbon. But there are other side effects, like radioactive waste that lasts for a really long time. And accidents that cause damage. Even natural phenomena, like the earthquake that destroyed the reactor in Fukushima, Japan.

Even the equipment used for treating cancer. I have (and had) friends that went through radiation treatment. That includes a couple of other men who said, no matter what - don't do radiation! They had it many years ago. The technology and knowledge have changed greatly since then. It's much safer. And has fewer side effects.

Really, it's not unlike so many other things in this world. Knowledge comes from God. That knowledge, in its original form and for its original intent, is to do good things. But this is a fallen world. With fallen people. And God's knowledge gets corrupted. We do things with it that weren't part of God's plan.

Is radiation treatment from God?

So, is using radiation to treat cancer part of God's plan? Honestly, we don't know.

I could pick out one verse, and say it is.

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

However, that's such an overused verse, we better check for context. Which of course, we'd do anyway. Here's the entire passage.

More Than Conquerors

Ro 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

29 For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30 And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.