3/09
Dear friends,
My final radiotherapy session was on Monday and Phil, Luke, Mady & I went out to dinner Monday night to celebrate!
Now I continue on with the hormonal treatment for the next 5years, possibly decide to have my ovaries removed but otherwise it's wait & see. A few people have asked me whether there is a test I can now have to see if I'm cured -the answer is no. There are statistics which tell me I have about a 90% chance of being disease free in 5 years but there is the other 10% and so you never know about the future ... But then none of us knows about the future much as we might like to which is all about us wanting to be in control of our lives. As Christians we know God is in charge not us and our uncertainty about the future with regard to the cancer is a good reminder of this. God's answer to the question 'am I now healed?' is : ' Trust me, whether the cancer is gone for good or whether it recurs, trust me to be working out my good purposes for you.' Focussing on this truth is a huge relief and blessing: "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1Peter 5:7
The more important question than 'Am I healed?' is 'Am I right with God?' because that affects our future for all eternity. There is a wonderful classic book called 'Knowing God' by Jim Packer which I have been reading through - a real gem which was first recommended to me when I was at university. I can thoroughly recommend it.
This will be my last blog entry so thank you to all of you who are still reading! Thank you for your interest, your care and your prayers for me-I have certainly felt very upheld and loved through this whole ordeal.
Love Jill
