Let me start out by saying that like most people I never dreamed that I would get Cancer. However, around April of 2016 I started losing my appetite and was having a hard time keeping food on my stomach. A few months after that I started getting better but still had a problem keep food down. By the end of August, I noticed that I was losing weight, which I did not mind at first but by the middle of September I looked like I did when I was in my early twenties. I went to my family doctor and was told that he was going to put me through several tests to see what was wrong.
I had blood work, X-Rays, MRI and a CAT Scan done on me. The morning I had the CAT Scan, I was on my way to work, just before I arrived at work my phone rang and it was my doctor’s office calling me. One of the nurses told me they had the results of the CAT Scan and it showed that I had a 12 Centimeter spot on my Liver. He said before you go into a panic we are not sure what it is, it could be an infection or something else and yes it could be cancer. He said he was scheduling a biopsy and then we would know for sure. The Biopsy showed that it was cancer and the doctor said it was Large Cell Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. He sent me to an oncologist and I went through a week’s worth of tests. By the time I got ready to start my Chemo treatments, I had lost 45lbs (in two months) and was so weak I had to have help to walk. I was scheduled to have eight treatments of Chemo.
I was at home after one of the treatments, weak, sick, and depressed. I was worried, not about me but my wife, sons and grandchildren. What would happen to them if I did not survive? While I was thinking about and praying, I felt the presence of God and I could almost feel His Hand on me. He spoke to my heart and said “I got this”, at that moment a peace came over me and the worry was gone. I continued to have chemo, I was scheduled for eight treatment but ended up only having six!
I have been in remission for over five years and I am doing well.