Update for Friday, September 3rd........I finally heard from Dr. Friedman's office at Duke University. They want me there next Friday, September 10th. I was scheduled to start radiation on the 8th, but they want to see me before I start. In addition, I have to get another MRI and bring the results to them. We will leave Thursday, and stay over night, as the appointment is for 10am the next morning. Because of this appointment, my official start date for Chemo and Radiation is the following Tuesday, September 14th. (Monday the 13th is a dress rehearsal, more of a dry run than anything. They want to practice first, to make sure they are dead on target.) Once evaluated by Duke, they will contact my local doctors, and instruct them as to how my treatments are to handled. Please continue to pray for me as the fight is just starting. With God, all things are possible! I appreciate all the prayers and love that my friends, family and Church have shown me already. It is really heart-warming. On a side note, I have a co-worker that had a heart attack, and is having complications. He needs prayer also. Please include him in your prayers. I plead with everyone to stop and realize how precious life is and make sure you have as much fun as possible. Tell you loved ones that you love them, don't just assume they know. It is a uplifting for your soul to hear the words "I love you". And last, but not least, turn all your troubles over to God. He can carry the burden much easier than you can. Just trust in him. He won't put more on you than you can handle. Just have faith!!!. I have personally witnessed this since my surgery. EVERYTHING that I have prayed for help with as been answered, in one form or another. If I am stressing over something, God will supernaturally give me an answer, either by putting a solution in my head, or in the form of advice from a trusted loved one. God is awesome. Let him help you. He loves you, and wants only the best for you. But you have to ask for help, not assume that he is going to read your mind, you must ask for help and have faith that he will help.
With Love,
Bill Patterson
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