Unfortunately most of us have been affected in our own lives with cancer or someone close to us has battled this cruel disease. The past six months have been a mixed bag of emotions including fear, hope, stress and courage. While my husband is fighting this unrelenting pain and enduring chemotherapy treatments, I have become his health advocate and prayer warrior. God is constantly sending messages to us that He is right here with us weathering this storm.

Since Derrick’s last chemo session, he’s had severe nausea and difficulty keeping any food down for an entire week. When he received the approval today for an infusion to reduce the nausea and counteract the dehydration in his body, the infusion center had already closed. Our dear friend graciously arranged for a nurse to come to our home this evening to administer the infusion therapy.

Leo, the nurse was scheduled to arrive at 9 p.m. so I messaged him around 8:00 to give him some basic directions. He responded immediately with a phone call saying he’d left work early and could arrive within 10 minutes. We felt so comfortable with him from the moment he walked in and had incredible conversation during the infusion. He informed us that another client had cancelled at the last minute for this 9 p.m. appointment, so it had freed up his schedule to treat Derrick. Leo is a strong believer and as he was leaving I gave him a hug and blessed him. Then he muttered the words, “I’ll walk right through it”. I laughed and told him that was the exact title of my first published book! God is always with us.

Definition of infusion: Infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance.