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| Moonrise, viewed from our porch |
Miracles slip in…
Thank God!
Mine came sometime last year. How, when or why exactly, I couldn’t say, but it found me as surely as a pre-menopausal woman finds chocolate.
And it found me just in time!
For you see, one year ago today I was in desperate need of a miracle.
Today, I am in awe.
Join me in this harrowing part of my journey:
Book excerpt:
Thursday, Apr. 14, 2011
Dr. Hassoun was out of the country, so we met with a different surgeon. Mike and I were led to the same consulting room we had sat in exactly two months before. The doctor entered and read the CT scan results. He smiled, looked up and said my cancer had not metastasized.
He then looked at the EUS (endoscopy) results. This time he did not smile. He informed us that the part of the tumor abutting my hepatic artery, the part keeping me from surgery, did not show the shrinkage we had hoped for. Instead, my artery was now ¾ encased. He paused and drew a deep breath.
“What now?” I asked.
The color drained from the man’s face as he said, “You have three to four months to live. A year at the most.”
My death sentence shattered the air….
Awareness left my numbed body like a genie escaping his lamp.
My body remained seated; its heart turned to stone, its breathing shallow, eyes blink less….
Silence….
Eternity….
Tears fell down Michael’s face.
My hand found his arm as my voice broke the silence, “You have been the strong one so far. Now, it’s my turn.”
We thanked the doctor, walked out of the room and down the hall, where Michael embraced me for a very long time…
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| Michael’s Embrace |
As I walk out into my life today, one year later, I find miracles everywhere.
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| Rainbow on a winter’s day |
May you find your miracles, too. The Sweet Life: La Dolche Vita
And may you be lucky enough to discover the greatest miracle of all–You!
Crying, crying, crying…..from happiness that you are here, cancer-free and sharing all this with us……and from the incredible sadness and fear that you have worked through since you heard those words from that doctor.
Wow.
Rejoicing, rejoicing, rejoicing! As frightened as we all were, I would wager that none of your friends (or family) ever truly gave up hope.
We believe in miracles,
because we know you!
love,
Pamela
Only our gracious Lord knows our whole story from beginning to end and only in heaven will the miracles we sadly missed that He performed for us throughout our lives be revealed. How wonderful that you are able to be one of His "miracles" for others to see as well! Bless you and keep you well…Sandi
Yeah, me too! 🙂
Thank you for being with me on my journey!
What a beautiful thought–thank you!
Amen!
God has the final say. Our lives in his hands. We need to hand over everthing to Him. 14th April is my Husbands birthday!!
Thanks for visiting my blog.
I agree that God has the final say. If we’re smart we’ll ask Him what we can do to help hear His guidance!