Change of Direction

Last week the clinic told us the PSA readings had gone from the 80's to 120. Not the direction we want! The oncologist changed the medication and added a component. Over the course of the week, it created much more aches and pains than the previous ones. I was forced to cut back on work hours. It affected my sleep patterns.
Please pray that I would be able to get a good night's rest. Lack of restful sleep has meant that I face the new day tired, and without energy to finish the day.
Thank you for praying for me to get exercise. Until last week I had made good progress in this area. I may need it again as I try to re-establish it in my daily routine.
So many people at church have come up to me to let me know that they are praying for me. I have been told that I am prayed for daily. Some have said they wouldn't know how to open a blog, so they go on what they have heard months back. So I want to thank you all for your generosity with your thoughts and prayers. As the months have rolled on I have an increasing sense of being supported by threads of prayer forming a net of individuals who are parts of the Body of Christ. The net is local, my family, my church, co-workers, and friends. It is multi-lingual with prayers in Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Burmese, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Indonesian. It is also global with people across the States, in Hong Kong, Japan, Ukraine, and countries in Africa. It's an amazing realization and I hope it gives you a sense of this wonderful Body that we are all a part of.

-Cal-