Trusting The Word & Not “The Wind”

Monday at Mayo was supposed to be pretty short, just a blood draw, then take Blu in front of the nurses, then meet with the oncologist an hour later, but since Mike has neuropathy in his hands and feet they wanted him to wait to take the drug until after he talked with Dr. Molina. We walked around Rochester a little and then met with the doctor around noon. Mikes bloodwork is still good but his liver enzymes are rising a little every time so we just need to keep a close eye on that. After an examination we, along with the doctor decided for a Mike to stay on the trial, but if the neuropathy gets worse he will need to go off of it for a week and then start back up at a smaller dosage, per protocol. We had to go back to the chemo area where they did another ECG, then wait for his next months supply of Blu-667 to be brought from the pharmacy. Finally at about 2:30 pm and 20 hours of fasting Mike took his trial drug and we were off to lunch, but... we had to wait another hour because of the “empty stomach” directions. Now we only have to go to Mayo every two weeks, so that will be nice. The neuropathy doesn’t seem to be getting any worse, so we are thankful for that.

On the way to Rochester on Monday we listened to Elevation church and Pastor Furtick’s sermon was titled Word vs. Wind (trusting God’s timing). Ecclesiastes 11:4 Whoever watches the wind will not plant; whoever looks at the clouds will not reap, and Matthew 1422-32...He preached about the disciples being in the boat and seeing Jesus walking on the water thinking he was a ghost. When Peter asked him to call him to walk on the water, he didn’t get afraid until he “saw the wind”. Basically his message was to keep our mind/eyes on Gods word and not on the “wind” or our problems! Human nature is to focus on what’s in front of us, but we really need to just trust God, his word and his timing. Good lesson for us! Have a great week!

Just Breathe,

Paula