Find the reason to get out of Bed

Scripture of the Day:

Matthew 4:23   

     

And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the people

March 7, 2012

            I had my oncology check on Tuesday and told her how hard the side effects were on me. I am switching to arimidex for a month to see if it’s better. I start it tonight after a couple of days off the leterzole. So I read up on it. It’s dangerous to pregnant women. They aren’t supposed to even touch it, let alone take it. That concerns me. When I was getting chemo treatments, I was supposed to flush the toilet twice so that I wouldn’t dispense any chemicals into the air. I’m thinking that I radiate this stuff from my skin. Emily who is pregnant may come home for Spring Break. I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to hug her or even hold the baby when the time comes. I’d stay on the leterzole and suck it up if that were the case. So I called the nurse at the cancer clinic. She assured me that it would be fine. I could hug my daughter and hold my grandchild when it’s born. Then she said, “You just can’t breast feed it!” …like I could! We both got a tickle out of that.

            I’m really tired and I’m thinking I need a day off. But I keep finding a reason to get up and go to work. I suppose that’s a good thing.

July 30, 2014

This was a very hard time. The cancer medicine caused me so much pain and still does. My bones, muscles and mostly my joints just ache. Different doctors have given me medications to help the pain. Those have side effects of their own. So, I don't take them. I'm at the point now that I don't really notice the pain all that much. I'm told that it will all go away when I stop taking it in 2 years. I cannot wait. 

I was able to hold our new grandchild and now she is pregnant again. This time it is a little girl. I cannot wait. She is due December 18, 2014. We'll be spending Christmas in Germany. There is always a reason to get out of bed.

If you are making this journey as I am, may God bless you with His healing touch. I know He loves you.

1 Year Anniversary of Notification

Scripture of the Day:

Jeremiah 30:17

I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord, because they, called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

March 4, 2012

It was a year ago yesterday that I found out I had breast cancer. Only a couple of times in the day did I get a little sad. The weather was like the weather last year…gloomy. I did post on Facebook and got a lot of encouraging remarks. Johnnie said, “…and Thank God you found out and got it taken care of early!” You just can’t argue with that.

July 16, 2014

I really find it amazing that this little bit is all that I wrote about the one year anniversary. March 3, 2011 was one of the most devastating days of my life and a year later it gets barely a paragraph. I guess I should look at it as a good thing that I gave it no more weight than that. 

I have this book called A Woman's Daily Prayer Book and I read it daily and actually post some of them on Facebook. Today's scripture was:

I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thinkg I do; forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.  Phillippians 3:13-14. Maybe that's what I'm doing...forgetting what lies behind. I know that I did not get here on my own. God has been with me all the way.

If you are making this journey as I am, may God bless you with His healing touch. I know He loves you.

Reasons to Survive

Scripture of the Day:]

Jeremiah 17:14 (NLT)

O Lord, if you heal, I will truly be healed; if you save me, I will truly be saved. My praises are for you alone.

February 29, 2012

I was up front at school looking for a student when a breast cancer survivor came to pick up her daughter.  How did I know? She looked like me 2 or 3 months ago. She was wearing a scarf with a breast cancer pin.

All I said was “congratulations”. She didn’t have to ask why. She knew I knew. She also recognized it in me. I was wearing a wig yesterday. We just hugged. Her’s was worse than mine in terms of stages and I got a tickle out of her reason to survive. She didn’t want her ex-husband to get her kids.

            Everyone I’ve ever met that has had it always has had a joke about it. That alone, can be so uplifting.

            I don’t know if God sent her to me or me to her. I hope our meeting accomplished what He intended. I know I smiled for the rest of the day.

July 11, 2014

I never really had to look for a reason to survive. My survival was never in question and always the only option. But I'm sure others handle their breast cancer differently and the lady's reason from above is as good as any and what a wonderful attitude. 

I also believe that God sends people our way every now and then when we need them the most. I believe that God sent her my way that day and it has not been the last time. 

Even though my survival was never in question for me, I still had and have rough days. God lets me know that he has not deserted me. He won't desert you either. 

If you are making this journey as I am, may God bless you with His healing touch. I know He loves you. 

One Year Anniversary of Biopsy

Scripture of the Day:

Isaiah 38:20 (NLT)

Think of it – the Lord is ready to heal me! I will sing His praise every day of my life with instruments in the Temple of the Lord.

February 28, 2012

One year ago today, I had my biopsy. It was just inconceivable that it would result in anything but good news. As upset as I’ve been the last couple of weeks, the Lord has really stepped up and let me know I’m NOT alone and it’s ok. He did so again today. John sent me an email with the Lord’s Prayer. It also said that this was going to be a wonderful year, that He (God) had taken care of everything!

July 9, 2014

It was a rough day and really is every year. It is getting easier to go through that particular anniversary. John is my brother who has just recently accepted Jesus Christ in his life. It is just wonderful to know that he has done that. 

People still tell me how good I look. Then I realize how far I've come. I truly have come a long way and I am a walking blessing because I am healed. 

I've taken up working out at the recreation center here in Virginia Beach. I swim daily and they have an aquatrack that I just love. I'm becoming even more healthy. Thank you Lord, God.

If you are making this journey as I am, may God bless you with His healing touch. I know He loves you.