![]() And there it was again. "We did not see what we were hoping to see." And so starting in a few weeks, I will begin five weeks of radiation five days a week, in conjunction with chemo. This will be followed by three months of Big Guns Chemo. I feel like Pooh in the Pooh Corner flood, struggling to stay afloat. Just when I think I have found my balance and am staying upright, along comes the wind or a wave (or even a ripple on some days) and splash! there I am again grabbing for a floatation device of any description. Now for me the first and foremost source of rescue is found in God, and I am aware that I have yet to write about the foundations of faith on which my life has been and is being lived out. I think that is such a colossal topic and one that is still quite complicated for me in the midst of life with cancer that I just have not been ready to put it to paper. It will come. In the meanwhile, I have a myriad of photos that are records of the love being shown to me by family and friends; they have arrived as angels bringing light and beauty, counterbalancing the darkness and the ugliness of cancer. And lest any of you are thinking now that that all sounds so dramatic, perhaps even overly so, it is not. It is the reality of my experience these last seven weeks. The love, sacrificial giving, and kindness surrounding me has been astounding and humbling. It leaves me speechless. And so I will let the photos tell the story. And my apologies to those whom I was not able to capture on camera. These are indeed simply a sampling!
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Elizabeth Johnson
5/21/2018 12:16:40 pm
In a few weeks I will send close-up photos of it so you can see and appreciate all the hidden nooks and crannies and magical places. ;)
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Clarissa Webster
5/21/2018 11:19:21 am
I am so glad that I’ll be able to keep up with you in this way. You are in our prayers constantly. Also, I love your fabulous straw hat & I must know where it’s from!!! =)
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Elizabeth Johnson
5/21/2018 12:23:57 pm
It is a reproduction of a bonnet from near Revolutionary War times. Townsend sells it (more expensive than 15+ years ago when I bought it.) Search 18th century straw hat. You might be able to find cheaper ones.
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Margo Wilkinson
5/21/2018 12:05:08 pm
You are daily in my prayers! This is a different e-mail address which I will keep after we move.
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Elizabeth
6/23/2018 06:48:20 am
Could you email your phone number to me? Thanks!
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Connie Jones
5/21/2018 02:00:48 pm
I love the slippers! They are magical! I can see all the healing items are being brought out, cake, tea, flowers, popcorn! And so much love from family and friends. I am here in ME cheering you on!
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Elizabeth Johnson
5/21/2018 02:36:01 pm
Connie, it gladdens my heart to know that! Brad and I, in attempt to believe in a future on the other side of this that will allow for modest travel, have already decided that the Maine coast is our first destination. May I be so bold as to request an invitation to tea when the time comes (months & months away, but maybe in time for the tail end of the foliage - being optimistic here!) ? ;)
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Note from ElizabethAlthough I am determinedly declaring that I will not allow being a cancer patient to define me, I recognize that in truth, for the next several months, it will in many ways do just that, This blog, Fighting with the Wind, is where my medical updates, philosophical musings, humorous anecdotes, heart-warming stories, spiritual contemplations, angry rantings, and joyous celebrations can be found. Archives
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