A Change

Dennis and I saw Dr. Dickson yesterday. I told him that weekly chemo was hard. He said that oncology theory says that you stay with a treatment until the cancer comes back. I could be months it could be years, usually months. But Dr. Dickson is not one to leave his faith at the door of his office. He said his colleagues would slap him silly if they knew he talked about faith with his patients and would say there is no place for faith in the doctor's office. Personally I can not imagine talking to Dr. Dickson without having a discussion about faith. He understands that for people going through cancer, you simply have to have faith (how can you go through any part of life without it?) So in the attitude of being diligent in fighting the cancer and taking into consideration that life happens and needs to be accommodated, he decided to change my chemo frequency. I now go every other week instead of weekly.

Dr. Dickson talked about the scripture in Ether about our weak things being made strong (see Ether 12:27). He said that the Lord will make up the difference. I know Dr. Dickson prays about his practice. I know he is prompted in difficult cases (he said mine was such a case.) I feel good about this. I'm grateful for my doctor.