Let me share back a couple of weeks ago. I recently began to teach Sunday School for the 6-8 grade girls at my church. These girls are all very special to me because I have taught most of the on Wednesday nights for the past several years. On Sunday, August 24, 2014 out lesson verse was 2 Timothy 1:7, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. This was 2 days after my routine mammo. I had no idea what that verse would come to mean to me.
Returning back to September now.
Wednesday, September 3; consult appointment day with Dr. Carter for scheduling of biopsy. Having known Dr. Carter since he began to practice in Murfreesboro over 20 years ago it was comforting to be in the care of a familiar face and Christian provider. As well, his manager Connie has been a friend of mine for over 20 years. As Dr . Carter began to explain that he felt my nodule was fibrocystic and might only need to be watched I began to feel some optimism towards the situation. He continued to explain that the nodule would have to be biopsied to make sure. He then asked when do you want to do the biopsy? To which I replied as soon as we can do it. Within 10 minutes I was in the procedure room having said biopsy and would have an answer of yes or no to cancer before I left the office. In the south we call that "gitter done!"
Those who know me know that I am a very positive, strong and optimistic person no matter what situation I face. God gives me the free will of choice to be that way just as He gives everyone else the same choice.
All along since finding out that I had this foreign visitor in my body I have had hope but was not extremely optimistic about the kind of nodule it was. Some people might call that being negative or wishing cancer upon myself. I would have to correct them and say that this stirring inside my heart and mind was the spirit of my Heavenly Father preparing me for the path I was about to realize I was taking with Him beside me all the way.
After a short wait for pathology to be done on my specimen Dr. Carter returned to the room. The look on his face spoke before the words he had came out. He said, I am so sorry! Your biopsy came back as cancer. As I took a deep breath and drew my strength form God I replied it's OK. I suspected it all along.
The next step is we have to do an MRI on both breasts to check for any other nodules that might not have shown up. OK, let's get that scheduled.
MRI scheduled for Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 12:30
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