"The joy of the Lord is my strength." Nehemiah 8:10

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Staying Positive

My throat feels like it's swelling up. My taste buds are all weird. I've had about 20 cans of ginger ale or sprite in the past 2 days because everything else tastes disgusting. I've had a queasy feeling in my stomach since yesterday morning. These are some of the realities of chemo and it's effects. It flat out stinks. I hate chemo. I wish they would call it something else. Something that describes it better. Instead, they call it chemotherapy. Therapy is supposed to be good for you and make you feel good. Chemo doesn't make you feel good until you're completely finished with all of it. Chemo is good only because it heals us, which is obviously great. I can stay positive because I will be finished with chemo less than 6 weeks from now, and I'm more than ready. God has a plan, and even if sometimes, things stink, you can always learn from them. He is in control, and He will be faithful, even through the storms of your life. Today I'm just being honest. It's easy to stay positive, and to have a good attitude, and to trust God, especially since I just found out that I'm basically already cancer-free, which is awesome. Praise God. But I also just wanted to be realistic. Chemo stinks. But God IS WAY BIGGER than chemo and cancer.