The Snowball Effect

We were moved to a regular room yesterday from the ICU unit.  It felt like a step in the right direction, getting us closer to getting home. Plus, Bobby was finally able to take a shower after four days - that certainly helped him feel human again! He had the CT Scan which had previously been scheduled as part of his chemo treatment plan. And today, he's getting a gallbladder scan - the ultrasound from a Tuesday showed some "sludge" in the gallbladder, so they're checking that out.  Of course, that would open up a whole other issue which would be unrelated to either cancer, chemo or the current "skin condition of unknown origin." He's not sleeping well, and has little to no appetite.  It's beginning to feel like the snowball is heading down the hill.  I'd like to stop it in it's tracks, and just get home and back to "normal," whatever that is.

While it's easy to get discouraged, as I consider the devastation in Tuscaloosa, where our niece, her husband and two young children live, my perspective gets readjusted.  They are ok (they sought shelter with a friend who has a basement), but they haven't been able to get to their home due to roads being out. My heart breaks for all those whose lives have been irreversibly altered in just a moment. May we all be assured that our loving God is still in control, still on the throne, despite what our eyes see.

"As for man, his days are like grass; as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. When the wind has passed over it, it is no more; and its place acknowledges it no longer. But the lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him...The Lord has established His throne in the heavens; and His sovereignty rules over all."  Psalm 103:15-17, 19