My Thoughts - My Journey

I met today with the Cardiologist, Dr. Monica Hunter, at the Southview Cardiology, that I was referred to by my Medical Oncologist....Dr. Bondly. About three weeks ago, I did not feel well all day. I started to feel pressure on my chest and then had pain in my left arm. I took an aspirin, but never got to feeling better. I felt nauseated most of the day. I went to bed a bit earlier than usual and around 4:00 I woke up throwing up profusely. I threw-up a few times and then it stopped. I thought that maybe it was a virus, but also knew that it could be a heart issue.  When I met with Dr. Bondly last week, I told her what had occurred and she suggested that I see a Cardiologist. Since chemo and radiation can potentially cause heart issues, she did not want me to let it go unchecked. She put me on a low-grade adult aspirin until we know more.  Today, Dr. Hunter asked a lot of questions and I basically brought her up to current about my last 17 month journey with cance...

If you are wondering what it means to be baptized in the Christian faith, these verses (just a few of what is available in the Scriptures) should point you in the right direction and help you understand what it means to be baptized. Baptism teaches the necessity of dying to sin, and being as it were buried from all ungodly and unholy pursuits, and of rising to walk with God in newness of life.  The gift of God is eternal life. And this gift is through Jesus Christ our Lord and we clothe ourselves with Christ in baptism. (Galatians 3:27 - “For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.”) Christ purchased it, prepared it, prepares us for it, preserves us to it; he is the All in all in our salvation. Baptism is not a work, but rather God working us through and lifting us out of the water. (Colossians 2:12 - “Having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Jesus through your faith in the working of God, who rais...

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED PRAYERS I am held together by a God Who does not change His love for me. He has shown His love to me in so many ways through-out my life, but in my last 16 months with Bilateral Breast Cancer He has poured out His love and blessings in so many special ways. He has wanted me to never feel alone and I haven't. I feel Him....I hear His whispers....I feel His caring touch.  The eternal  God is Patricia's refuge,      and underneath are the everlasting  arms. He will drive out my enemies before me,      saying, ‘Destroy them!’ Deuteronomy 33:27 Am I angry, upset, disappointed? Yes! Am I upset with my heavenly Father? Absolutely not! It is satan that I am at war against! He will attack in every way he can because he wants nothing more than to see a disciple of Jesus become disheartened and fall away from Him. Well, he can throw all the stones my way he wants, but he will NOT break me!...