Troubled Yet Not Distressed

This is a four year old re-post. It's about about strength in weakness: "Wife M. has bone marrow cancer, in an advanced stage. She is poorly. I find myself deeply affected by her illness, yet not morose or discouraged. I wrote to an old friend of hers: 'I suppose it is much like climbing a mountain with vision and enthusiasm, but the body is wearied and sore.' Similarly, Paul spoke about being 'troubled on every side, yet not distressed'. M. said this week: 'It's amazing that our household is so peaceful.' She went for a check-up last week at the hospital, and was effectively told that their third attempt to prevent her slide, namely EPO injections, was failing."