Thursday, May 7, 2015

To God be the Glory....

...great things He has done!! I am now one week post radiation and chemo and I feel so much better!! The nausea is gone and my energy is coming back. On Sunday I went for a three mile walk by the river with my family! It was a slow go but it felt so good to be outside getting some exercise! I am slowly transitioning from a low fiber diet to adding some fresh fruits and vegetables. I still need to take Imodium till my GI tract heals.
 Yesterday I met with the surgeon. I will have surgery sometime mid to end of June to remove the part of my bowel that had cancer. They will also remove some of my lymph nodes and send it all to pathology.  It will be laparoscopic surgery which made me very happy (no big incision) but I will also need an ileostomy for 4-6ish months, which did not make me very happy ( poop in a bag from a stoma on my abdomen). Woo hoo! I'm looking at about a week stay in the hospital to make sure everything is working properly. I will then heal for 4-6 weeks before I start more chemotherapy. The ileostomy will be reversed after I'm done with Chemo.
 I would be lying if I said these things excited me.  I'm laughing as I type this because it just helps. A few hours ago I was crying about it. It is all part of this process. Emotions are real and so is the faithfulness of God!
 My devotions today just hit the nail on the head! This is from Jesus Calling on May 7.
  If you learn to trust me - really trust me with your whole being, then nothing can separate you from my Peace. Everything you endure can be put to good use by allowing it to train you in trusting Me. This is how you foil the works of evil, growing in grace through the very adversity that was meant to harm you. Joseph was a prime example of this divine reversal, declaring to his brothers: "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good." Genesis 50:20a
  Do not fear what this day, or any day, may bring your way. Concentrate on trusting Me and on doing what needs to be done. Relax in My sovereignty, remembering that I go before you, as well as with you, into each day. Fear no evil, for I can bring good out of every situation you will ever encounter.
 What a great word! I feel as though God is asking me not to dread the future but to focus on the fact that, come what may, He is with me all the way! Everything within me wants to escape these unpleasant experiences but I do not want to escape the loving arms of Jesus who will carry me through! What an amazing God we serve. The same God who bottles my tears challenges me to trust Him with my whole being. The same Jesus who bore all my sickness and disease is healing me! I choose by God's grace and your prayers to walk this journey full of faith, trust and peace!! I want to experience Gods' divine reversal on this journey.
  The month of May holds some special stuff and I'm soaking it all up-  Mothers Day, my birthday, time away with Duane, a day to spend with my dear friend, family vacation and the sweetness of a God who loves me and will never leave my side!
  Blessings to you this day! May you experience the love of God whatever you are facing!
Marcia
 





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