Bible Discussion Thread

Thanks be to Almighty God, our Healer, the Great Physician!

I received word that my Cologuard test was positive and prayed that I was amongst the 13% false positives they mentioned. I had to go in for a "diagnostic" colonoscopy to confirm what was going and how to proceed. I had been putting off my "screening" colonoscopy since I turned 50; a decade later, I have to go ahead and get it done, but now for a more serious circumstance. Unfortunately, I had to witness my dear husband go home with the Lord before I could muster the courage to tell him what was going on; he was already battling an illness and I did not want to add to his pain until I knew for sure what was going on. My colonoscopy was delayed, of course, but when I tried to reschedule, I ended up months out for another appointment.

The time came, but the laxatives they now have you take did not work as well and I was not fully clean in time for the appointment that day; yet another rescheduling of the appointment had to be done. Finally, over six months later, I finally was seen and I will say, the actual colonoscopy was far easier than the preliminary cleansing! The three polyps removed had to go for biopsy...but they proved my Healer was at work! Two were the "garden variety" that need no treatment, but one was atypical and about to become the big "C" any minute. Thanks be to Almighty God, they reported that it was caught in time! Those months I had to reschedule, HE was working it all for my good! Hallelujah!!!

The hard part to deal with though is not only the loss of my soulmate and God-given husband (literally), but I have now lost a young cousin to Colon Cancer just shy of her 30th birthday. And of all days, she was laid to rest on MY birthday! We don't know HIS rhyme or reason, why one may be spared and another not...we just have to be grateful for LIFE and all that the Lord has in store going forward! May His Comforter bless us all who mourn and are heavy of heart!!!