Saturday with Dr. Malviya

Today was my pre-chemotherapy check-up with my doctor.
I will have my next blood draw on Tuesday morning, and I will schedule a CT scan for later this month.

Questions
I always type up a sheet of questions, and I had a couple about my future.

1) Last week when I saw my parents, my dad (who motorcycles and plows snow and a garden and drives neighbors to 2-hours-away-doctor's appointments and whose 75th birthday is May 30) mentioned something about "When you are in your 70's...."

I must have assumed that I would not be here in my 70's. But now that I thought about it, I wondered if I should make assumptions either way.

2) John and I have been leading an intensive high-commitment Bible study this year. It is the time of year to start making plans if we are going to do the same thing next year in the new place (if that fits into their programming). So what about next year?

Dr. Malviya's Response
Dr. Malviya said not to make assumptions, and to go ahead and make plans for my future. If "something unforeseen" comes up, then we will deal with it.

But go ahead and make plans for my life.

I can't tell you how many kinds of tree blossoms I noticed on the way home.

But a lot, and they were beautiful.

"For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord,

plans for your welfare and not for harm,

to give you a future with hope."

Jeremiah 29:11