I am so THANKFUL today for my husband - Kerm Jackson, aka BUBBA! I truly consider myself very BLESSED to be his wife and I also feel BLESSED that he is my husband. He is a GREAT man - and has been an AMAZING husband. There really are not words to express how I feel about him other than to say I truly love him! He is a patient, kind and loving man. He has truly supported me in all my endeavors and has encouraged me to FLY! And fly I have! I am so thankful for the loving support and tender loving care he has rendered in my behalf!
Tonight we will go to dinner and to an EARLY showing of Les Mis which is scheduled to come out Christmas Day! I truly LOVE the story and I am excited for tonight - the movie starts at 9 pm! This morning bright and early came the ring at the door with my beautiful flowers! December 19th was such a magical day to get married - right before Christmas and I LOVE the day! My wedding bouquet had pine boughs with red roses and red carnations and Karen J Florals made the bouquet today just as beautiful! If you are ever in need of a truly AMAZING lady to do your florals - let me know and I will get you connected with her. She does BEAUTIFUl work!!
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind of tests and doctor visits and more test. I had a pulmonary function test at Timpanogos Hospital last week with a High Resolution CT scan of my lungs at the Imaging Center at Central Utah Clinic. I found out results yesterday and today. I saw the pulmonologist yesterday - I have nodules in my lungs - and with the symptoms I have had the last six weeks it makes sense that it is the sarcoidosis. That being said, because I HAD cancer - it makes them concerned for what possibly could be there. I saw Dr. Bott my oncologist today. Both physicians feel that the explanation of the nodules in the lungs is the diagnosis of sarcoidosis - especially since I had it before. They cannot rule out cancer but that would be a second explanation. Dr. Bott felt, with a fair amount of certainty, that the first explanation is in fact the correct one. I have had scarring in my lungs for 29 years - I don't think there is anything that has changed! However, it is not clearly definitive - I have to see him again in three months and get new CT scans in four months and see the pulmonlogist. I am praying hard that there will be no change and that I can just continue to live my life and get on with it. I have FAITH and I feel that ALL IS WELL. I feel GREAT! My blood counts are up today - I am no longer anemic. I had a colonoscopy two weeks ago - the first since my cancer diagnosis November 30, 2011. ALL WAS WELL and I don't have to do THAT again for two years.
So with this news I am truly GRATEFUL for TODAY! I am GRATEFUL for my time on this EARTH! I feel blessed to be here and to have the strength and energy as I did before any diagnoses! I am going to live my life to the FULLEST and aid and help others in any way I can! I have so much left to do on this earth and I am GRATEFUL for TIME to be able to do those things I find necessary and helpful.
Today I spent a few hours at Freedom Academy where grandchildren Simone and Lukas go to school. I helped in Lukas' class to help make snow globes and I played the piano for the Christmas Carols. How THANKFUL I am for my talents - for my ENERGY and for the fact that I can help in the classrooms once again as I did when my children were younger! It was a WONDERFUL experience. How I LOVE my grandchildren. Simone, Lukas, Stella and Charlotte! We are truly BLESSED. They are BEAUTIFUL spirits and have so much to offer. I am so GRATEFUL!
I am THANKFUL to be at the end of this year - So THANKFUL for my current health and the return of my energy! It has been a long year but I have learned so much. I will talk about some of the things I have learned in my next blog. I am THANKFUL for energy to SHOP!! It was almost ONE FULL YEAR with no shopping because I simply did not have the ENERGY or even the desire to go out and shop. Now I dress up and feel like the ME of OLD and I just cannot begin to express the GRATITUDE! Who would think that a little thing like SHOPPING would make such a difference???
Please continue to pray for me and my family. We pray nightly for those who pray for us. There is so much for ALL of us to be GRATEFUL for. There are so MANY who need our prayers! I love that we can ALL bear the burdens of one another and that we can help those in need. ]
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is a scripture in Philippians in the Bible that in short says this:
"Do not be anxious about ANYTHING, but in EVERYTHING, by prayer and petition, with THANKSGIVING, present your requests to GOD. And the peace of GOD, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Jesus Christ".
So THANKFUL for my SAVIOR and the ability to present requests to GOD and for the answers and blessings I receive DAILY!
GOD BLESS US EVERYONE!! LOVE AND HUGS!!!!!!!!!
