I get it now....

kind of.

Ron came upon a very informative piece online from Johns Hopkins Medicine called 7 Keys to Treating Prostate Cancer. (www.hopkinsreport.com/prostate/) It is a PDF file that is quite lengthy but it covers 7 important things to know and consider about prostate cancer. The info in the following paragraph would have been most helpful to have the day we met with the first doctor and the word cancer was thrust upon us.

The good news is that reliable diagnostic tests and numerous treatment options are available for prostate cancer, and death rates from prostate cancer are on the decline. Moreover, most prostate cancer is slow growing, so usually you can give yourself time to learn about and carefully weigh all the options available to treat prostate cancer. And it's important that you take the time to do so. Of all the cancers, cancer of the prostate is unusual in that there is no consensus among doctors about the best treatment-or whether any type of treatment is absolutely necessary.

I added the bold type to the sentences above. I have been trying to figure out why the docs have been in no rush to do anything. My thinking has been: You have cancer in your body. You get it out. NOW! Not so with this cancer.       Now I know.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, July 21) we meet with Doctor #2. This time we are prepared with our list of questions, pencil, and paper. My prayer is that we will leave this meeting with a clear direction and peace in our hearts.

You will hear from one or both of us! Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.