The future is called “perhaps,” which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the only important thing is not to allow that to scare you. ~Tennessee Williams, Orpheus Descending, 1957
Over the past couple of months I have devoted most of my free time to take care of some existing health problems, only to see new ones arise. I am currently recovering from surgery I had not even two weeks ago, and I am healing fine. My strength and endurance increase each day.
A few weeks before my surgery, I was told by my urologists that my PSA test results which scan for possible prostate cancer came back high. For a man my age, the high range should be no more than 2.5 and my PSA score came back at a whopping 8.5. They then put me on some antibiotics to rule out the possibility that an infection I had was causing a false positive and then retested me the day before my surgery. Today I got the results back, and they were not what I was hoping for. My PSA score did drop from an 8.5 to a 2.7, however the Free PSA test score which should be 25% or higher came back at a 6.7%, which anytime the number is 7% or below, indicates a very likely chance of your having prostate cancer. The next step is another test, and then biopsy.
So what am I grateful for in light of all of this? I am grateful that every day I wake up I am surrounded by those who love, care and and have respect for me. I am grateful to be back to work. I am grateful that my health continues to get better and better each and every day. I am grateful that I continue to learn and grow spiritually and financially. I am grateful for every morning I wake up on this side of the dirt and I get another chance to play this game called life. Yes I am still grateful, I am extremely grateful, even though I have not put it out in my blog. I live a very blessed life, and no one knows that better than me.
