This is David.
He is my loving husband.
He is a Father to Eric, Michelle and Michael.
(l-r Billy, Michelle, Charlie, Jane, Miles, Eric, Michael, Jackie
He is a special Papa to Charlie and Miles
He has been an ordained Lutheran Pastor for over 40 years, now retired.
He is a friend to many people.
He loves to fish.
He loves convertibles
He loves the Steelers and the Penguins
He loves the beach!!
Which is why we moved to Delaware in August, 2014
And now, six months after our move, David has been diagnosed with cancer.
A tumor at the Esophagogastric Junction.
(where the esophagus and stomach meet)
He was diagnosed 2 1/2 weeks ago and our lives have been a blur since then.
We have had scores of Doctor visits, lab testing, procedures and education meetings. As of this moment, he is scheduled to begin chemotherapy and radiation, concurrently, on March 23, but that might be subject to change. The Doctors here have been great. There has been much to coordinate and they want to get started as soon as possible. We have no time to waste. After he completes his course of treatment, they will evaluate to see if he is a good candidate for surgery to remove the tumor and involved lymph nodes, if they have shrunken properly.
This will be the fight of our lives and we getting ourselves armed and ready!
We have family and friends all over the country, praying and cheering.
We are being comforted with the faith and belief that no matter what happens, we are safely in the hands of our Heavenly Father.
I thought that I had finally gotten to the point where I could resume blogging and participating in swaps. It's amazing how your life can change in a moment.
Priorities have been all rearranged.
I am sharing this here today, because my friends in the blogging community have always been the most supportive and loving people I know.
May I ask you to keep David and me in your prayers?
I will keep you posted on the progress here and while I am spending lots of times waiting while David has his chemo infusions, I will try to get around and visit my favorite blogs.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and support.
xoxo
Joyce
