That Doctor was Wrong afterall!

Hi there, everyone...it's been a long time since I blogged but battling Pancreatic Cancer is a fulltime job. Some of your may recall that when David was initially diagnosed the doctor told us it was inoperable....well, he was wrong but I am so glad he was. For the past year I've been battling the emotions that go along with being told you are going to lose the one you love... Fear, sadness, anger, numbness, doubts. But David's CT scans kept showing the tumor was shrinking until finally they said it had shrunken so much and the metastisis to the lymph nodes appeared to be gone that he might possible be a candidate for resection (surgery to remove the tumor) afterall. Bless his heart, when David heard that good news he just shook all over; so badly he couldn't stand up. we've since met with the surgeon, Dr. Scott Marotti in Little ROck, who says he can remove it...So we now have a date, Sept 10th, to have the Whipple procedure done. David's oncologist says the WHipple is the second worst surgery a person can undergo, so eventhough we are excited about the prospects of beating this cancer, we are also scared about the surgery and the long recovery it requires.
So...one week from tomorrow we'll know if he has a shot at beating, what some call The Unbeatable Cancer...but The Great Physician has made another diagnosis and we are so thankful.
I know, some of you may be thinking that if the tumor couldn't have been removed that we wouldn't be so thankful..True, but I would still have faith that God knows what He's doing.
All things work together for good, to them who love God, for those who are the called according to His purpose. (roughly paraphrased) but you get the idea...if you don't then pray that GOd will give you understanding and then find a God-believing pastor or friend to help you.

I hope to carry my laptop with me so I will try posting updates while David is in the hospital