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My weight has gone up by seven pounds in the last ten days, all due to excess water in the legs and chest. Water retension has been a problem since my heart attack eleven years ago, but now we're investigating to see whether chemotherapy has exacerbated it. I plan to have an echocardiogram on Wednesday and to go over the results with my cardiologist on Friday. If I have more information after that, I'll post it.
posted by scott becker @ 8:39 PM
thoughts personal, public and everything in between
In 2003, after 17 years in ministry, my beautiful wife and I moved from Seattle to Pasadena so that I could pursue a PhD in Christian Ethics. I hope to help Evangelical pastors teach their congregations how to ground social and political commitments in basic biblical affirmations concerning Christ's life, teachings, crucifixion and resurrection, so that they might promote such kingdom values as economic justice, interethnic reconciliation, nonviolence and care for creation. I've meant to start a blog for some time, but what finally got me going was the recent discovery that I have terminal cancer. My journal presents ongoing reports on my condition, personal and theological reflections on what it means to affirm one's faith at the end of life, and social comments on the world around us.
5 Comments:
Gad, Scott.
Sorry to hear about the heart attack. Do you have any idea of what would have caused it? On the bright side, my dad had a heart attack at the age of 34 and is doing fine now...thanks to beta blockers and blood thinners that he takes on time.
Your friend,
Bruce Ramsey
hey scott, it's ur nephew nick, my dad was telling about ur blog so i figured id come check it out. i couldn't remeber the name of the blog so i just typed in "scott becker" on google and sure enough your blog came up. it was really good to see you during christmas and ill be checking ur blogs as often as i can. if you ever around San Diego gimme a call, id love to hang out with you sometime. we could go see the San Diego Padres lose some games (there not that good)i hope to see you soon and your always in my prayers.
- love nick
Well, I knew that you were going to check with your cardiologist, I just did not understand about the excess water. Well, that is not true. Of course I knew of the water retention, have known for the past ten years. We have just sort of learned to accept whatever is present and move on. It just part of your on-going health experience. One of those "And, otherwise, Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play" moments. I must confess that having seen your legs at Christmas time, and then hearing of your hands swelling so badly the following week, it took on a fearome quality. At that time, there was also some pretty awful pain involved. Is that part of the current condition too? When we last spoke, you were pretty joyful about the fact that you had your hands back and your feet "hurt only a little." You amaze me, my dear. You know how much I hate that you have to go through all of this. I just want you OK.
How is the Thursday teaching going? Are you able to stay with that, or is this current situation too incapacitating? Love you, Mom
Well, what a relief talking with you last evening. I am both pleased and astonished that you are able to be so mobile. I think the same compliment that Mother received while traveling in Europe with her crutches applies to you. "You are just abominable!" (Oh, was that indomitable?) How blessed we are that we can still laugh in the middle of this storm. Love you, Mom
Nick, how neat to see your entry. Love you too, Grandma
Dear Scott, your mom called this morning with good news. My prayers and thoughts are with you always. Love, cousin Janet
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