Keep those cards & letters coming ...

Another overwhelming day from the postal box and the e-mail box. A package of gingerbread from my newspaper editor (helps settle the stomach during chemo, he says), tons of encouraging e-mails and the usual doctor and/or hospital bills and insurance statements. I know my wife, bless her, starts an e-mail campaign on my behalf just before chemo. I also know I hear from several well-wishers not on her e-mail list. It is amazing how kind words, thoughts and acts show up just when you need them. ...
Tomorrow is a day of radiation and then chemo runs Wednesday-Friday. Five-hour days of sitting in a recliner, reading and watching TV. Maybe I'll sleep some this time. But I don't want to miss the gossip. I sit across from the nurses station so as not to miss anything. ...
Again, I'm anxious about the chemo. I keep waiting for it to slap me upside the head. I appreciate your prayers during this time. ...
We have several friends named Susan, and one of them sent these words of wisdom from St. Francis de Sales: "Have no fear for what tomorrow may bring. The same loving God who cares for you today will take care of you tomorrow and every day. God will either shield you from suffering or give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations."