Day 9 Diagnosis Day 2

I probably don't need to tell you how nervous I was yesterday anticipating a 5pm meeting with Dr Manji.  He walked into the office and, as usual, was quite taken with my beautiful daughter.  As an aside, let me just say that if you're going to a really busy doctor, take a pretty young woman with you.  I assure you they'll have a much better memory of your previous visit than they would have otherwise and will hang around in the exam room a lot longer.  My anesthesiologist walked into my cubicle after the colonoscopy and first words out of his mouth were "You're beautiful."  I knew he wasn't talking to me as I lay there on my side, my mouth open and drooling, no makeup and my hair headed in all directions.  It was Melanie he was so taken with.  So, I'm just saying...........
Okay, back to the subject.  This visit was a lot different than the last.  He had good news.  PRAISE GOD.  Those words just leapt from my mouth.  The cancer is wholly contained in the colon which means it hasn't gone through the colon wall.  It has not spread to any other organs.   How blessed am I?!  Even Dr. Manji was so happy he got up and came over to give me a big hug.  When I thanked him, he said my thanks need to go to my new gynocologist, Dr. Brian Heaps, who insisted that I have a colonoscopy.  And I thank him too.  But we know where true gratitude goes.  I give my Lord and Saviour all the praise, honor and glory because without Him I am nothing. 
I just felt like I floated home.  Keeping a positive attitude is one thing, but it's impossible not to be aware of what the other possibilities are.  My precious brother also had this awful disease over 25 years ago and he died just a few short years after it was discovered.  He was only 50.  This is an ugly and terrible disease.  And, other than having a family link that can make one more vulnerable to it, the main cause of colon cancer is the choice we make every day in what we eat.  Anyone can get it. 
Next step is an appointment with a colorectal surgeon.  I'm ready to get this outta me!  The italics meant I just screamed that.
Tomorrow I will share some of the dietary changes I've made to help support my immune system and kick cancer's butt!

Today, please join me in holding up in prayer my dear friend Debbie William's dad, Tommy Shaver, as he fights lung cancer. 

Thank you God for a great and healthy day.