truly a thankful Thursday
I'm feeling a little blah today, but:
1. I am thankful that I'm not coming down with a cold.
Part of it may be that 7 years ago today I learned that the lump in my breast was cancerous. I don't think about it very often these days. Surgery, six rounds of chemo, 25 radiations treatments, 5 years of Tamoxifen and now a year and a half into a 5 year course of Letrozole and here I am.
2. I'm thankful that I live in a country that has universal healthcare and that we (Hubby and I) have a drug plan that covered 90% of additional drugs (for nausea and building up my white blood cell count). I shudder to think of the financial burden we would have had otherwise.
3. I'm thankful that I'm a 7 year survivor and that I'm healthy today.
4. I'm thankful for friends that I've made here. In particular adventurine, who is no longer with us, and opakele, who was diagnosed and went through treatment the same time as me. They supported me and continue to inspire me.
5. I'm very thankful for my husband who loves. He took care of me and stood by me through all the ups and downs
6. I'm thankful for my "water fairy", kailiia, our youngest daughter. She made sure I drank lots of water during my chemo treatments so that toxins were flushed out.
7.I'm thankful for our oldest daughter who visited often and brought our granddaughter along with her.
8. Most of all, I'm thankful that God answered my unspoken prayer. I was very afraid and desperately wanted to be cured but I was afraid to ask for healing. My "reasoning" was confused and in retrospect seem a bit silly now. At the time of my diagnosis I wasn't walking with the Lord. I believed but wasn't living my faith. God knew what was on my heart. He was with me every step of the way. He said “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5(b). I held on to that promise. He continues to teach me. Recently God has made clear that entire verse. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
God is good. Life is good. Thank you God.
1. I am thankful that I'm not coming down with a cold.
Part of it may be that 7 years ago today I learned that the lump in my breast was cancerous. I don't think about it very often these days. Surgery, six rounds of chemo, 25 radiations treatments, 5 years of Tamoxifen and now a year and a half into a 5 year course of Letrozole and here I am.
2. I'm thankful that I live in a country that has universal healthcare and that we (Hubby and I) have a drug plan that covered 90% of additional drugs (for nausea and building up my white blood cell count). I shudder to think of the financial burden we would have had otherwise.
3. I'm thankful that I'm a 7 year survivor and that I'm healthy today.
4. I'm thankful for friends that I've made here. In particular adventurine, who is no longer with us, and opakele, who was diagnosed and went through treatment the same time as me. They supported me and continue to inspire me.
5. I'm very thankful for my husband who loves. He took care of me and stood by me through all the ups and downs
6. I'm thankful for my "water fairy", kailiia, our youngest daughter. She made sure I drank lots of water during my chemo treatments so that toxins were flushed out.
7.I'm thankful for our oldest daughter who visited often and brought our granddaughter along with her.
8. Most of all, I'm thankful that God answered my unspoken prayer. I was very afraid and desperately wanted to be cured but I was afraid to ask for healing. My "reasoning" was confused and in retrospect seem a bit silly now. At the time of my diagnosis I wasn't walking with the Lord. I believed but wasn't living my faith. God knew what was on my heart. He was with me every step of the way. He said “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5(b). I held on to that promise. He continues to teach me. Recently God has made clear that entire verse. Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
God is good. Life is good. Thank you God.