I choose Joy!

Thank you so very much for your beautiful words they are a huge encouragement on this hard journey. We enjoyed makin some good memories seeing family on Easter so I’ve attached my Big joy of the week photo including our lil tree climbing grand boy who lives in Oregon. 

I've been pondering this week between the CT scan and Radiologist Oncologist appointment the fact that this is definitely not how I would choose to make new memories. I have learned over the years that when we have an opportunity to make a choice it is more palpable than when something is chosen for us.  So this week I’ve been struggling with swallowing and digesting the information that has been provided for a journey not of my choosing however, I've made a defined choice to choose Joy.

 

I have concerns regarding radiation side effects.   I experienced unusual side effects with my legs from the robotic surgery and was prescribed a couple of months of PT, my ability to drive was delayed, and I walked with a cane for a short while so I've learned my body doesn't always  work as expected.   Now the cute, young Radiologist Oncologist is super confident that things are going to be just fine.  I choose Joy.

Scheduled for this coming week on Wednesday is the 3D CT scan for the Radiologist to use to determine the precise prescription for the radiation. I understand external radiation is going to be 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week, for 5 weeks plus 3 treatments of internal radiation. I choose Joy.

What life difficulties are you walking through? What choices are you making even when you feel you did not chose to walk through the current unpleasant circumstances?  There are lots of feelings to explore and lots of feelings surface however, even in circumstances not of our choosing we have a choice to make. Do we allow these circumstances to affect us negatively or positively? As for me this week I've decided to choose Joy.

Encouraging words:

Nehemiah  8:10b  For the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Psalms 16:11  You will show me the path of life: in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalms 5:11  But let all those that put their trust in You rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them: let them also that love Your Name be joyful in You.