Tea Time with MeMaw

Well today I had my ten year check-up from my last chemo treatment. I was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer in June of 2012. I went through 6 months of chemo-therapy after having a colon resection in which they removed part of my colon. After my treatment, I remember telling my doctor “It won’t be back!” That just came up in my spirit, and out of my mouth. I remember the doctor looking at me stunned and saying, that he couldn’t say that. I understood because in his practice, I’m sure he dealt with many cases that never came back and those that had a recurrence. Inside my heart I kept that feeling of “It won’t be back” close to my heart.

After 5 years of remission, I remember saying to my doctor, I guess I’m considered healed now (having heard that 5 years of remission was a milestone) The doctor told me that with the kind of cancer I had he couldn’t declare anything until after 8 years. I was disappointed, yet determined to come back after the 8 year check-up to declaration of healing. I did celebrate after the 8 years, but by then my doctor had retired. So, you can see why this 10 years of being cancer free is another milestone for me. I’m believing God for that word He placed in my heart of “It won’t be back” to be true forever.