His Grace, My Journey

    Trials Can B loom  Into Blessings -  Meeting Baby Owen   SEPT 19th-28th,  2012 It was a long day at the hospital on Sept. 18th but God was so good to allow me to get all the tests I needed done in  one  day   (Chest X-ray, ultra sound of my organs, bone scan) my initial meeting with Dr. Mohiuddin [radiation oncologist] & initial meeting with Dr. Burnell [chemo oncologist] and blood work.   Jamie's first full day off was a busy day at the hospital with me, but we felt blessed to be able to be together.   My heart sees through his deeds, how much he truly loves me.  Honestly, it was an overwhelming day trying to comprehend all that had been done and shared with us.  We arrived at the hospital  at 8:30am  and by the time I had the required blood draw for my chemo panel it was  5:45pm .  At first, my mind was befuddled with trying to understand & process these things.   This is when satan l...

  Sent: Sat, Sep 15, 2012 5:49 pm Subject: Reflections of Journey's Past Meets Today's Journey... Acts of Kindness Miles to go before I sleep... yes this journey has indeed had miles this week.  I went to St. John to see my surgeon, Dr. Scarth for my post-op check-up.   My friend Suzanne drove me to my appointment in St. John.  Not only was she my Chauffeur but she also way my assistant secretary.  Anyone who knows a school teacher, realizes that they love to be prepared... ok, well over-prepared.  You see in the teaching profession it is better to be over-prepared than under-prepared.  I am sure Dr. Scarth will be able to spot a teacher a mile away, especially after my visit this week.  How you ask?  Well perhaps it was my 4 pages of typed questions!  Yes, I gave Suzanne a typed set of questions too, so she could also takes notes.   Two heads & sets of ears are definitely better than one in this instance.  After all I am j...

Shorter Hair Cut in Preparation for When My Hair Falls Out During  Frenamee (Chemo) Treatment s 7 September 2012 It has been a week of lessons for me to learn and just as in school, some lessons are harder to learn than others.  The teacher in me would love to have a lesson plan to go by, but the beginning of the journey with cancer does not even have a map with a designated route.  It is more like a roller coaster ride because you really don’t know what to expect next.   Like school there are many tests involved but the difference is, that with cancer it doesn’t matter how much you study as it doesn’t affect the outcome.  What’s funny though is that you still have to study to understand what the results of the tests mean for you.  In this case, it feels like the more I know only makes me realize that I haven’t really comprehended what I thought I understood.   The more I learn about my test results the more essential...