La Dolce Vita - The Sweet Life. Does that sound like a strange name for a blog about a husband undergoing prostate cancer treatment? Let me explain...
D was diagnosed with prostate cancer back in mid-March. We were in denial for a while, kept busy doing life for several weeks, and then finally got down to researching treatment options. There are many different treatment options for prostate cancer and none of them are perfect. Each man has to select his own route for treatment. D's doctor mentioned a cancer clinic in Sarasota, FL which seems to be a good fit for D, so we are planning to leave for sunny Florida on Monday, July 27th.
Getting things together to leave home for over 2 months has not been an easy task. We're like Santa, checking our list twice. One of our main concerns was finding a place to stay for 2 months while we are in FL. I began searching online a few weeks ago (the clinic provided a listing of potential rental properties, too), and I came across a condo named "La Dolce Vita". Now, this is not the name of the condo complex, but the name of that particular condo. I do not speak or read French, and I was a very poor Latin student, but I remembered that Vita had something to do with living. As I made a L-O-N-G list of "hopeful" places, I made a notation beside this one - "best place yet". I said a prayer and asked the Lord for favor as I called the owner. Long story short - she reduced the monthly rental fee, let us come in early at no extra charge, and the rent is 1/2 what other condos are charging! God is so good to us!
My plans are to post updates on this blog as we go through D's treatment. We really appreciate your prayers during this time. We are believing for "La Dolce Vita" - a sweet life!
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones” (Proverbs 16:24)
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- Donna
- "Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body." Proverbs 16:24
You two are in my thoughts daily. Here is what God has laid on my heart to share after our talk in Washington. On Sunday one of the scriptures used was James 1:2-4,10 When these were mentioned I remembered a Women's Seminar I attended a couple of years ago and pulled out the notes.
ReplyDeleteThese are annoying verses that we wish we not in scripture-being asked to be joyful in trials (all will be from Beth Moore) The explanation was: The trials in my life would have gotten a "NO" from God is He was not going to do something with them. There is something that God is aiming at completing in me. Every true trial evokes a test of faith. Every trial will expose a need for a new wisdom. We cannot be victorious is we view ourselves as victims.
We will pray the blood covers all aspects of the treatment, from clinic receptionists to the doctors in charge, to the equipment. We pray for a peace for Danny that surpasses all fears knowing he is in God's hands. Nothing will go on that God does not already know about. We are praying for encouragers to be placed around both of you.
We love you and let us know if there is anything we can do for you while you are away.