What Cancer Cannot Do

It seems like each day I am getting a little stronger. Although very, very sore, I am not taking as many pain meds and I am moving my arm more. I am still not supposed to really lift till the stitches come out on Monday. This has been made easier with my husband and mother at home with me, but it's been a little confusing for Micah. I don't think he understands why I can't pick him up like I did just a week ago, or why I flinch when he comes running toward me. :) I'm trying to love on him all I can while he sits next to me on someone else's lap.

Now is a short waiting game while I heal and before treatment begins. My appointment with an oncologist has been made for the first week of February, so I have a brief respite before beginning my chemo and other drugs. My husband gave me a small book in my stocking at Christmas that is called "What Cancer Cannot Do," by Phyllis Ten Elshof. I guess this is a great time for me to meditate on the scriptures, quotes, and encouraging stories of survivors that are found in this book.

Cancer is so limited...

• It cannot cripple God's love
• It cannot shatter hope
• It cannot corrode faith
• It cannot destroy peace
• It cannot kill friendship
• It cannot shut out memories
• It cannot silence courage
• It cannot invade the soul
• It cannot steal eternal life
• It cannot conquer the spirit