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Trust in the Lord, Jim for He is always with you and will never abandon you and He loves you. Put it all in His Hands and may His will be done. I had my Hodgkins Lymphoma come back on me late last fall after being cancer free for six years so I also am at IU Med. Center in Indy. I got here yesterday, had my first chemo from 10 to minight last nite and am in the middle of four hours of chemo right now which will take place four more days. I'm getting a stem cell re-introduction next Thursday and then will be getting blood/platelet transfussions and being monitored for hopefully no more than 10 days to two weeks as my white blood cell count has to maintain a certain level before I can be released. There is a 50/60% of this process ridding me of this cancer for good but if I just get some extended years it will be God's will. I am already in overtime so now I guess it's double overtime. I feel great and strong and am ready for the days ahead because of my faith in Jesus as my Lord and Savior and He is with you as well, Jim. My Confirmation verse is Matthew 28 verse 20: "And lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the world."
Trust in the, Lord, Jim, like never before and you will be closer to Him like never before. The Holy Spirit, also known as the "helper", is always assisting you. I know how scared you are as I've known for months that I would have to go through this and have been packing an 800 lb. gorilla around with me and I got so tired that being here now is a relief. I am so ready to slay this dragon. I'll pray for you, Jim, and know that God loves you dearly and loves His sheep so much He sent His Son to suffer horribly to redeem us all. Eternal bliss in Heaven is our ultimate goal and we all run our own race to get there. We'll be there one day, Jim, and God will wipe away every tear from our eyes forever. May God grant you His peace.
Tom
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