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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bedsworth, Philip, 1950 Fight the good fight / Philip and Joyce Bedsworth. p. cm. ISBN 0-8361-3568-7 1. Bedsworth, Philip, 1950Health. 2. LeukemiaPatients United StatesBiography. 3. Chronic renal failurePatients United StatesBiography. 4. LymphomasPatients United StatesBiography. 5. Chronically illUnited StatesBiography. 6. Christian life. I. Bedsworth, Joyce, 1950 . II. Title. RC643.B42 1991 362.1'9699419'0092dc20 [B] 91-20148 CIP
The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the mini mum requirements of American National Standard for Informa tion SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible: New International Version. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT Copyright 1991 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7 All rights reserved. Library of Congress Catalog Number: 91-20148 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-3568-7 Printed in the United States of America Cover and book design by Paula M. Johnson
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To Sara Joy Bedsworth and Steven Philip Bedsworth You are precious, and we love you.
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Contents
Authors' Preface
9
1. White Blood
15
2. In the Beginning
18
3. I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
23
4. Can Dem Dry Bones Live Again?
31
5. Off to See the Wizards
43
6. Bear Ye One Another's Burdens
49
7. God Be With You Till We Meet Again
55
8. Life in the Cocoon
63
9. Coming Home
78
10. Starting Over
83
11. Two Steps Forward, One Step Backward
89
12. The Dark Night of the Soul
93
13. Dying to Live
107
14. Each One's Life Is But a Breath
117
15. When You Pass Through the Waters
123
The Authors
127
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Authors' Preface
This is the story of one family's struggle with chronic illness. Over a period of three and a half years, doctors discovered that Phil had leukemia, kidney failure, and lymphoma. Our family has faced bone marrow transplant, dialysis, kidney transplant, and chemotherapy.
There is a significant difference between acute illness and chronic illness. In acute illness, the disease is resolved, The patient either recovers or dies. In chronic illness, the affliction may be controlled or in remission; it is never gone. Acute illness demands courage. Chronic illness requires perseverance.
Phil does not remember many of the events that follow. He was too sick. The text printed in italics comes from the journal Joyce kept from 1986 to 1989. Through her journal, Joyce managed and interpreted the stress of those days.
What prompted us to write this book? One motive was selfish. Writing provided us with the opportunity to make sense of chaos.
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As Phil's illness progressed, one medical emergency followed another. Unexpected surgeries. Life-threatening infections. Fractured vertebrae. Congestive heart failure. Hypertension. We channeled all our energies into facing the crisis at hand. Time blurred. Fatigue settled in. There were few occasions to step back and reflect.
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