Well, it looks like if I'm going to be miraculously healed the time for that miracle is getting shorter.
I just got back from the oncologist's office. He said my bloated belly is fluid buildup rather than fat. The good news is that they can readily fix that, at least temporarily, by draining it, which they'll do on Friday, 26-10-2007. After the draining I should feel a lot more comfortable, and probably look better, too. (Today is Wednesday, 24-10-2007.) And I can help reduce fluid buildup by eating more protein, which just means quitting two days early the "cancer cure" diet I've been on for the last two months, which required that I consume no animal products at all, which obviously cuts out a lot of protein, no matter how many beans I eat.
The bad news is that the fluid buildup probably means that the cancer in my liver is growing agressively again. They'll know more about that on Friday after the ultrasound, which comes before the draining.
So, whether God heals me or not, I'm in his hands and I trust him. But if I had my druthers I'd rather have the miracle. He still can and he still may, so please continue to pray for a miraculous, complete healing of the cancer.
In the meantime, I'll try to continue to do this day what he gives me to do, to reflect to the people around me his love and their worth to him.
God is still God and love is still enough.
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Brad, I have enjoyed reading your work. I don't get to talk to you very often, but wanted you to know that we love you a lot and are praying for you daily. Give Karen and Jake our love, and I will do the same for Charlotte and Wes if I ever get to see them. Keep your chin up.
I love you, Daddy! You're my hero!
Wish it was that easy to shrink my belly. That's going to be my excuse from now on...."its just fluid build up"
I love you and I'm praying for you.
Jesus H. Brad, please don't tell me your in Brisbane now ... we've already got one Brad Mercer here.
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