Yesterday, Friday, around noon I got a call from "Irene" at UVA Hospital, nurse for Dr. Dushant Uppal, who told me there was a cancellation with him on this Monday for an ERCP. An ERCP stands for Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography...a technique that combines the use of endoscopy and fluoroscopy to diagnose and treat certain problems of the biliary or pancreatic ductal systems. So what does this mean for me? I am assuming he can check to see if he will be able to put in a "hidden" ductal tube so we don't have to change dressing all the time and I can get in water without any problem! One of the risks with this exploration can be pancreatitis. I am praying that no side effects from any of this will occur🙏
Thursday, I got to hold our newest grandchild for part of the afternoon. I got to change her, feed her and hold her and she fell asleep. I get to see all the grandchildren at different times and in different ways. One of our grandkids came and trimmed up all the edges the mower didn't get to do. And, by the way, our neighbor Eddie conscientiously takes care of mowing our lawn whenever he does his. What a gift we have.
As I go through the next few days, being prone to "anxiety" about the unknown, as I always have been, I have to remember the gifts that are always around us and not the worries that are also tempting us.
Thursday, I got to hold our newest grandchild for part of the afternoon. I got to change her, feed her and hold her and she fell asleep. I get to see all the grandchildren at different times and in different ways. One of our grandkids came and trimmed up all the edges the mower didn't get to do. And, by the way, our neighbor Eddie conscientiously takes care of mowing our lawn whenever he does his. What a gift we have.
As I go through the next few days, being prone to "anxiety" about the unknown, as I always have been, I have to remember the gifts that are always around us and not the worries that are also tempting us.
"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want; He makes me to lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters, He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever." Psalm 23
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You have such a great faith in our Lord. I'm always praying for you.
I'm taking shots every three months to lower my testosterone level and control my prostate cancer. So far so good. PSA is >0.1 or undetectable. God needs me around I guess. I changed my vacation to Camp of the Woods to help with VBS. Just as well because at the end of August there are less guests.
Thank you for reminding me of all our gifts showing us that God is with us in the midst of adversity.
God bless you and Gus.
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