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Still Planning

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Day 222 in my attack on being healthier to meet up with Mickey

My plan for today was to “pick myself up, dust myself off, and start all over again.”  I am back at work after two sick days.  My stomach and head have been acting up.  Today my headache is gone, and my stomach is at least manageable.

I’ve been thinking quite a bit about our trip to Walt Disney World in October.  God’s timing is amazing.  I should be able to get through surgery and any following treatments well in advance of our trip.  Thank you, Lord!  I can hardly wait to be sitting at Olivia’s Cafe at Old Key West having dinner with my family.  And I’m even more determined to go for it.  Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, here I come!  And this might just be the time I finally ride Kali River Rapids.

Meet you at the Kingdom!

BTW: Thanks for all the messages and prayer support.  I can feel the prayers.  Here’s a great verse from the Bible that I ran across today: “God Most High, have pity on me!  Have mercy.  I run to you for safety.  In the shadow of your wings, I seek protection till danger dies down.  I pray to you, my protector.” Psalm 57:1-2  God is good all the time!

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A Detour in Plans

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Day 221 in my plans for my immediate future, and for meeting Mickey

My plan for today is to process the information that I received this morning.  It turns out, I have cancer.  So I will pray and think.

I have a very high regard for God.  I talk about him often.  I talk to him often.  I argue with him often (he always wins).  But most of all I believe him.  When he says, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”  I believe him.  When he says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”  I believe him.  When he say, “We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, and to them who are called according to his purpose.”  I believe him.  I don’t need to know why-me.  Why not me?  I don’t need to know the outcome.  I just need to have faith that he goes with me.

And so I take the next step.  I see an oncologist is a couple weeks, and we make plans for treatment.  Sooner the better, I say.  And I keep making plans, and taking the next steps, and I keep looking forward to our trip to Florida in October.

God is good all the time.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Meals and More Meals

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Day 220 in planning to meet up with Mickey

Today’s plan is to research and make plans for our dinner reservations when we are in Florida in October.  We plan to eat out once a day together.  Breakfast at the Magic Kingdom?  Lunch at EPCOT?  Dinner at the Animal Kingdom?  I want to have my plans in order, so I can try for some hard to get reservations.

Since we’ll be in a Grand Villa at Old Key West, we’ll have a full kitchen/dining room.  We will take our other meals there.  I am sure we will try some of the foods at the Food and Wine Festival, too.

So today I work on those plans.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Back To It

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Day 219 in my planning to meet up with Mickey in October (6 months and 28 days to go)

Today’s plan: make a menu for the week, make a grocery list for the week, go grocery shopping, deliver a dinner to a friend who recently had surgery, go out to a belated birthday dinner with the kids.

  1. menu-check
  2. grocery list-check
  3. grocery shopping-check
  4. deliver dinner-called to make arrangements and was told they do not need our dinner tonight, as their daughter (her husband, and child) is coming up to visit and bringing dinner
  5. belated birthday dinner withe the kids-yet to come

I am feeling much better than I have the last couple of days.  My energy level is better and the cramping and bleeding have subsided.  Whew!  So now it’s back to normal, until the next step is revealed.  God is good all the time!

Meet you at the Kingdom!

 

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Biopsy and Baymax

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Day 217 in my journey to meet Mickey

My plan for today was to take the next step in becoming as healthy as possible for when I meet up with Mickey in October.  I had a biopsy on my uterus today.  It wasn’t nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but it was no dance in the park.  You know?  Now, I wait a week for the results; but after talking with the gynecologist, I am feeling very relaxed about the whole thing.  What will be, will be, and I’m OK with that.  I wouldn’t be, if not for Jesus.  He promises to never leave us of forsake us and I believe him.  So…I don’t take this journey alone.  He is with me every step of the way.  Thank God for the Holy Spirit!

Now that I am home watching Big Hero Six, I am very calm and mellow.  And this movie is AWESOME!!  It looks amazing and the story is absolutely captivating.  (To my nephew Kirk–you were so right about this movie!!)

I just LOVE things Disney!  I am so excited at the thought of our big trip in October.  To quote my cousin Terry, “It’s a total gonga, Dude!”

Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Long Day

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Day 216 in my marathon toward Mickey

Today’s plan was to wait.  Sometimes the waiting isn’t for something exciting, or something fun.  Sometimes the waiting is scary and uncertain.  My doctor sent me for some tests yesterday.  I am having some postmenopausal problems.  So today I waited for results.  All day.  Then at 4:30-ish I got the call.  No large obvious masses.  Ewww.  Right?  That is good news, but I’m still not in the clear.  So tomorrow it’s off to a specialist for a biopsy.  That just sounds like more fun than any one person ought to have, doesn’t it?  I’ll keep you posted.  Now to just void chocolate for the rest of the day.  I feel like I could eat a cake right now, but I’m not going to do that.  Instead I’m just going to gear up for the next steps, whatever they may be.  And in the meantime, I feel pretty darn good about my healthy choices!

Meet you at the Kingdom!

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Another Payday Weigh-day

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Day 215 in my race to meet Mickey (7 months and 2 days to go)

Today’s plan was to step on the scale again and see what’s happening.  The good news is: another 1.6 pounds down.  Yahoo!!  So now I’m down 41.6 pounds, and it feels good!  Even laying down in bed at night feels more comfortable than it has for a long time.  Hopping into the car and buckling up is much easier.  And it’s easier to slide in and out of booths in restaurants.

Now that spring is spring-ing, I hope to be more intentional about my walking.  There may be some challenges in my immediate future, as I am having some health issues, but I will face them in the company of a Savior who loves me.  “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13  That is so comforting.

I’ll let you know more, as I know more.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

BTW: Keeping my sister-friend Joan in my prayers.  Her surgery went very well yesterday, but she’s running a fever today.

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Today’s Good News

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Day 214 in my dance toward meeting up with Mickey

My plan for today was to go for my post-bloodwork check.  So I did.  And the general news was good.

Blood Glucose A1C=6.1

Blood Pressure= 126/84

My doctor was thrilled with those results and with the 40 pound loss since she last saw me.  Seriously, my numbers haven’t been that good in more than 5 years.  That is exciting news.  Apparently I do much better when I cut out sugar, eat more vegetables, move more and embrace life more.  🙂

Meet you at the Kingdom!

Shout out to my sister-friend Joan.  She came through her knee replacement surgery with flying colors this morning.  Yay!

 

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Staying on Track

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Day 213 in my staying the course to meet up with Mickey

Today’s plan was to stay the course.  Make the best choices possible in my eating and move as much as possible at work.

Rather than sitting at my desk, while food was loaded into a van at work for delivery to a homeless shelter, I got up and helped bag the groceries and load them onto their carts.  Then someone else showed up to finish helping to load the van.   I also made sure to get up and walk every hour or so at work, so I wasn’t seated at my desk for the entire seven and a half hours.

Tonight I’ll have some of my homemade pea soup, with whole grain bread and fresh veggies on the side.

Not a very exciting post today, but this is my real world, and sometimes it’s quite boring.  I don’t really mind boring.  I am not a drama junkie, so I like a general lack of drama.  For today, it’s all good.

Meet you at the Kingdom!