Declining health in late summer led to tests and scans, and about five weeks ago, to a cancer diagnosis. My excellent medical team said I had an excellent prognosis — still says so — but fast action was warranted. I spent nine hours on the table and the bulk of the last month recovering in hospital rooms. I am writing from one now.
Throughout this ordeal I have had many blessings: chiefly my beloved family, and especially my wife April, whose steadfastness has shone forth every day; close friends who have brought us food and help of all kinds; kind and accommodating colleagues. I can’t adequately thank all those, near and far, who have been praying for my family. If you, readers, are so moved, please add your prayers to theirs.
If I’ve been slower than usual to respond to queries, submissions, and invitations, this is why. But I hope in the weeks ahead, with God’s help, to return to cruising speed.