Just Taking Notes
Nov. 19, 2007 - Dave's Cancer Fight
My husband has been employed with the same company for nearly 11 years and for 10 of those years he has worked 1-2 levels under the same man, Dave McCalley who is in his mid-forties. This year my husband has had a much more intimate work relationship with Dave and his respect for him has increased though my husband has always had great respect for this Christian man who is the son of a well known pastor here in town.
I am not fully informed, but from what I can remember my husband telling me, about two years ago, Dave began experiencing severe pain in his neck area. Cancer was ruled out and he was diagnosed with Trigeminal neuralgia, street name- "suicide disease". Just 2 weeks ago he was to have surgery performed to ease the pain and suffering of this horrible condition. However when he woke from his anesthesia, he found that the surgery had not taken place because of last minute complications. Within a day or two he learned that he has a difficult to diagnose stage 4 cancer, giving him a mere 50/50 chance of surviving.
This week he began treatment for his cancer which will last several weeks. I believe it is a clinical study treatment (or maybe that will come later). He has started a blog, Dave's Cancer Fight, for all to follow his progress. Please pray for him and his family as you read this and in the coming weeks when he comes to mind.
This has hit my husband rather hard. Dave is the third person in my husband's department to get cancer in the past 3-4 years. Tom did not survive his cancer and left his wife with 2 baby boys to raise. Mary had a bilateral mastectomy and is in remission and doing well.
Our mortality is staring us clearly in the eyes and, it is not easy to face.
Praise God this is not the end and that we have hope of eternal life with our Saviour. I praise God that he can take something so terrible and use it for His Glory. I know that no matter how Dave's condition leaves him, that he will glorify God in it all. |
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