Pathology Results - May 11, 2012

Dr. Goff called and gave us the results from pathology.  He said it is a thymic carcinoma and it just happens that only about 10% of all thymoma tumors are malignant.  Too bad I can't have this luck with the lottery or winning tickets to see the World Cup. He said that he is going to have a cancer conference with several other specialists that include surgeons, and oncologists to discuss my case and to come up with a plan of action. So another few days waiting and thinking about what is to come.  In the words of the prophet Joseph Smith, "I am calm as a summer's morning."  I thought it would be difficult to say but it is not, I have thymic cancer. When we think about life's struggles I am reminded that we are here to tried and tested. Jesus Christ himself told Joseph Smith:

if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.

The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?

We are called to pass through trials and even though cancer is a tough one to go through I am at peace knowing that I am a child of God and that he loves me and knows my worries, trials, and afflictions.  I know that he is mindful of me and my physical and spiritual needs. He is mindful of my dear wife Gloria and my beautiful daughter Zoe. I have faith that everything will be fine.  I don't know how many of you get the Ensign the LDS Church magazine, but we were on the back cover of the most recent issue.  The quote fits perfectly for what we are going through and it was comforting to have it.

How blessed we are, my brothers and sisters, to have the restored gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives and in our hearts. It provides answers to life’s greatest questions. It provides mean­ing and purpose and hope to our lives,” said President Thomas S. Monson during the closing session of the 182nd Annual General Conference. “We live in troubled times. I assure you that our Heavenly Father is mindful of the challenges we face. He loves each of us and desires to bless us and to help us.”