Tomorrow is the 60th day of my cancer journey. After a colonoscopy on September 3rd, the doctor called the next day to inform me that what was removed was cancerous and deemed to be invading lymph nodes. This was a Wednesday morning. Plum Bayou Baptist Church met for our regular night of worship, but with things to discuss, we remained in our fellowship hall. That very night, this diagnosis was given to God. I asked that my beloved church family anoint me with oil and pray over this diagnosis and to add my arm…which still is not fully functional…into the prayer for healing.
After a lot of waiting for pathology reports and this doctor connecting with the other doctor, I finally got a call from the gastroenterologist referring me to a surgeon. My hopes were that surgery could just get rid of the cancerous section, and it would be over. That is not what we discovered would happen. So now we have to wait to see an oncologist to set up treatment. The surgeon said it needed to be hit with roundup before it was removed. He wanted to ‘kill the roots.’
As we wait, as we have been doing since this diagnosis, I have searched for natural remedies. I believe that God has placed a cure for anything that might make you sick. I discovered a few years back (when that lockdown – causing illness was circulating the globe) that the medical jargon of the world does not meld well with God’s creation. Research dandelion. It is NOT a weed! Herbicide makers (who also make prescription drugs) have wanted to kill dandelions because they can’t make money with freely available natural remedies. Dandelions are an eye-opener.
Here are a few things that I am taking: Ashwagandha, soursop, black seed oil, apricot seeds, essiac tea…. all of these are natural remedies, and I seek organic. I have learned that everyone has cancer cells in their bodies, and some of these cells become dysfunctional. The majority of diseases are caused by parasites, and some are caused by mineral deficiency. Ivermectin is in my dysfunctional cell-correcting regimen. I have also learned that cancer feeds on sugar. Who would have thought that???
At the appointment with the oncologist, we set up a PET scan and an MRI to determine the extent and depth of the cancer ‘invasion.’ I pull up the PET scan report on my chart. I am happy with the results. Then I wait a week. The scheduled MRI is performed. I pull that report from my chart. These two reports appear to indicate that God is good! The oncologist reports to us that the ‘tumor team’ has determined that the cancer is not invasive to the extent that treatment is necessary!
Praise God! Praise God!
Surgeon appointment is set for November 7th. I have no fantasy that this surgery will be a piece of cake or a bed of roses. I am aware that difficulties can occur. But God…
I believe in the God of Shadrach, Meshacĥ, and Abednego. Do you know the story of the fiery furnace and these three Hebrew men??
After disobeying a decree of the king to worship only a created statue, these three men were thrown into a fiery furnace. They declared this in Daniel 3:17-18:
17 If the God we serve exists, then He CAN rescue us from the furnace of blazing fire, and He CAN rescue us from the power of you, the king. 18 But even if he does not rescue us, we want you to know that we will not serve your gods or worship the gold statue you set up.
These three men knew that God exists and that He had the capability to rescue them … if He wanted to. The rest of the story is that the three thrown into the furnace became four in the furnace. God was already there. He rescued them and protected them. No matter the direction this dysfunctional cell journey of mine takes me, God is with me. He knows the steps of this journey that I will have to take. He already has His direction and expertise in the hands of my surgeon.
I believe that healing has come from His hands already. I believe He set me on this journey to bring me closer to Him. He has certainly flipped my worries over menial things towards Him. He is proving to me that He is God. He is developing my trust that in every trial, He is with me. He sees me. He knows me. He draws me closer. May His will be accomplished in me. This journey is not over…