Patience….Anyone who knows me (Marc) knows that has been an ongoing struggle my entire life. As unbelievable as it may seem, I have exhibited some pretty impatient tendencies in my life 🙂 … just ask my Dad!
Well today we got a chance to exercise the “patience muscle” once again. Val continues to do great healing from surgery. We were on track to start chemo on Friday of this week pending we “passed” all the various requirements from the medical appointments this week.
One of those requirements is that Val’s drains need to slow down output enough so they can be pulled. Today was the day to check in on that “slowing down” process and unfortunately they still have too much output to be pulled. The next window for checking drain output is next week Monday which means we are not starting chemo treatment this Friday liked we wanted.
Due to how the chemo cycles are planned, the next possible start date is Friday May 13th pending the drains are out. The project manager in me is wanting to put a giant chart together to start mapping out duration and completion dates for each task to see if this whole “get Val healed project” is on schedule …. but I digress.
The great thing is the Lord (who is the best project manager) knows the plan and in His time we will move to the next steps.
So with that being said, we continue to really focus on each day as a gift from God and enjoying that day. Val has been pleasantly surprised with a shower of head coverings to use when her hair starts to fall out. One constant realization is that there are many, many people holding us up in prayer and also showering us with love and acts of service. We are very blessed!
Marc
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