October 23,2007        "And the Lord said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die." Judges 6:23   PRAISE GOR FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW. LAST NIGHT I HAD MY JOURNAL ALL WRITTEN OUT, WAS READY TO SENT IT OUT, AND LOST IT ALL.. YESTERDAY THAT SCRIPTURE VERSE UPON, CAME AT JUST THE RIGHT TIMING FOR ME. I HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME HEALTH ISSUES SINCE SEPTEMBER 19.. I STARTED OUT WITH A TERRIBLE COLD, THEN SOME SINUS INFECTION, AND THE INNER EAR. I HAVE SO DIZZY FOR WEEKS.. IT WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ON A WEDNESDAY NIGHT I WENT TO U R AT MARSHFIELD CLINIC. I CAN THANK THE LORD OVER AND OVER FOR THE DOCTOR I HAD THAT TOOK CARE OF ME. HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING, AND I HAVE TO SAY THERE ARE SOME DOCTOR'S THAT ARE JUST BETTER THAN OTHERS. AND THIS WAS A BLESSING IN DISQUISE.  HAD I NOT HAD THAT TERRIBLE COLD, I NEVER WOULD HAVE GONE TO U R. HE LISTENED TO MY ARTARIES, AND SAID THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM. SO HE SAID I AM ORDERING YOU TO HAVE AN ULTRA SOUND FOR TOMARROW, AND THEN I WANT YOU TO GO TO EAR THEROPY. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS EAR THEROPY.   IT HAS HELPED. MONDAY EVENING THE CLINIC CALLED AND GAVE ME THE REPORT OF THE ULTRA SOUND, AND  THE NURSE SAID TO CALL YOU DOCTOR AS SOON AS YOUR CAN, YOU NEED TO GET IN SOON.  YOU CANNOT WAIT WITH THIS.. I WAS DEFESTATED, AND THE FIRST ONE I THOUGHT OF WAS SHARON AND GITTE. SHARON LIVES IN AUSTRALIA, AND WAS NOT  ON LINE THAT EVENING FOR ME TO CHAT AND TELL HER. SO I CALLED GITTE IN NEW YORK... SHE WAS SO COMFORTING AND SO ENCOURAGING... I TALKED TO HER THE NEXT DAY ALSO, AND SHE PRAYED WITH ME.  I ALSO WROTE TO A DEAR PRECIOUS PASTOR FRIEND THAT LIVES IN BOSTON, HE WROTE BACK AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO FAST AND PRAY FOR ME FOR SEVEN DAYS.. THAT WAS SO SWEET OF HIM.  THE DOCTOR I SEEN  U R SAID IT COULD BE SURGERY.. I COULDN'T GET IN TO SEE MY DOCTOR UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. HE WAS QUITE CONCERNED, AND SAID I AM NOT GOING BY THE ULTRA SOUND, FOR A M R A  IS BETTER AND IT SHOWES EVERYTHING..  THAT WAS ALL I NEEDED TO HEAR. THEN HE ORDERED BLOOD WORK, AND THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ME TO SEE AN ARTARY SURGEON.  HE SAID YOU ARE MAYBE LOOKING AT SURGERY.. SUNDAY NIGHT SHARON  WAS ON M S N, AND WE CHATTED. SHE HAS   FAITH TO MOVE A MOUNTAIN.. SHE PRAYED FOR ME, AND SHE JUST WOULDN'T HAVE IT THAT I WAS GOING TO HAVE SURGERY, OR THAT THE ARTARIES WERE CLOGGED. BY THE WAY, THE ARTARIES THAT WERE CLOGGED ONE ON EACH SIDE OF MY NECK THE MAIN ARTARY TO THE BRAIN.. THAT IS DANGEROUS IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT TAKEN CARE OF.. YOU CAN HAVE A STROKE OR A HEART ATTACK... THE RIGHT    ONE WAS 70% THE LEFT WAS 60% BACK TO MY DEAR PRECIOUS FRIEND SHARON, SHE KNEW I WAS WORRIED ABOUT MY CHLORESTROL BEING HIGH, AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AND ETC.. OUR MINDS SOMETIMES JUST THINKS OF DIFFERENT THINGS AT TIMES... SHE PRAYED THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, AND HIGH CHLORESTROL.. I HAVE NOT HAD MY CHLORESTROL CKED FOR AT LEAST SEVEN YEARS..SO I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE. . SHE SAID YOU GOING TO BE FINE, EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT. WHEN I GO TO THE DOCTOR I ALWAYS HAVE WHITE COAT SYYDROM. AND MY BLOOD PRESSURES ALWAYS GO UP TO AT LEAST 190/78. THIS TIME IT WENT UP TO 166/66. THE DOCTOR SAID I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, I SAID I DON'T HAVE IT, I HAVE WHITE COAT SYNDROM. HE DISAGREED WITH ME. HE SAID IT SHOULD BE NORMAL... THE NEXT DAY I WENT IN AND HAD IT CKED AND IT WAS DOWN.. HE WANTED TO SEND ME HOME WITH A BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR FOR 24 HOURS. I WAS WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM, AND THE NURSE CAME OUT AND SAID, THE MONITOR WAS BROKEN, I SAID GOOD, I DON'T HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ANYWAY... YESTERDAY, I WENT TO SEE DR. OLSON, THE ARTARY SURGEON. HE WAS VERY NICE, AND I FELT AT EASE WITH HIM.  NOW THIS IS HOW GOD ANSWERS PRAYER. HE SAID, THE LEFT ARTARY HAS NO CLOGGING, AND THE RIGHT ONE IS 50 %  AND I DO NOT OPERATE WITH THAT. YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.. AND THIS MAY NEVER GO UP ANY HIGHER. I TOLD HIM  BEFORE I HAD THE M R A  LOT OF PEOPLE WERE PRAYING FOR ME.HE DIDN'T HAVE TO MUCH TO SAY ABOUT THAT...  I  WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT KIND OF AN ULTRA SOUND IN 6 MONTHS, AND IF ANYTHING IS WORSE, HE WILL CONTACT ME. OTHER WISE I WON'T WON'T HAVE TO SEE HIM .THEN AFTER THAT IT WILL BE ANOTHER ULTRA SOUND IN 6 MONTHS, AND FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AFTER THAN IT WILL BE ONCE A YEAR, THEN ONCE EVERY THREE YEARS.. BUT I KNOW IT WON'T  GET ANY WORSE, BUT IT WILL GET BETTER. I TOLD HIM I AM GOING TO BE PRAYING.. HE SAID YOU JUST KEEP ON DOING THAT. HERE TWO DOCTOR'S SAID SURGERY, THE THIRD ON SAID NO.. GOD SURE DID A MIRACLE... I WILL STILL HAVE TO SEE THE EAR THEROPIST UNTIL THIS GET ALL TAKEN CARE OF, AND I HAVE BEEN PRAYING ABOUT THAT TOO. SOME DAYS ARE GOOD, THEN SOME ARE NOT AS GOOD, BUT IT IS NOT AS BAD AS IT HAS BEEN.. I AM THANKFUL FOR THAT.  AND MY DOCTOR GAVE ME THE RESULTS OF MY BLOOD TEST. MY CHLORESTROL IS 147, AND SEVEN YEARS AGO IT WAS AROUND 175. THE OTHER TESTINGS WERE JUST FINE. SO DOES IT PAY TO PRAY????? IT SURE DOES... I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE CANNOT BELIEVE IN GOD, OR THE POWER OF PRAYER AND HEALING.  I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITH OUT THE GOD. I JUST MARVEL AT THE WISDOM OF MY GOD. THANK YOU DEAR SHARON AND GITTE FOR ALL YOUR CONCERNS AND PRAYERS. .  AND ALL THE REST THAT HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR ME.. WE KNOW THAT GOD IS STILL IIN THE HEALING BUSINESS... WHAT A MIGHTY GOD WE SERVE.. AND I LOVE THAT SCRIPTURE, AND BY HIS STRIPES I AM HEALED... I HAVE BEEN HEALED SO MANY TIMES... GOD IS SO FAITHFUL. I AM GOING TO TAKE A FRIEND THAT DON'T DRIVE TO THE DRUG STORE TO GET A COUPLE OF PERSCRIPTIONS FILLED. YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND REMEMBER "GOD ANSWERS PRAYER"