Dear Miss April!

We had known that you had had some health issues over the years but 
not that it had gottne this serious. We will certainly be praying for 
you! Please do keep us posted.

Love in Christ,

Doris

At 07:23 AM 7/17/2009 -0400, you wrote:
>Today is the last doctor visit before I visit the surgeon and the 
>hematologist.  After insisting that my doctor help me find some 
>answers, he released me from work on medical leave till we discover 
>the cause for my many health complaints.  A series of blood tests 
>revealed anemia, but not an iron defficiency.  The Urinary and colon 
>incontinence were accompanied by tears, humiliation, and 
>frustration.  After the initial gynecological exam, I was informed 
>that my uterus was the size of a sixteen-week pregnancy and probably 
>filled with those nasty fibroid tumors.  The CA125 blood test 
>precipitated an order for a CT scan because I scored a 96.  How 
>about that?  I should have had an A!  Considering that the normal 
>scores are 35 or lower, alarm bells started.  The CT scan showed a 
>19 by 15 centameter mass on my left ovary.  They couldn't find the 
>right one in the scan.  That's almost 5X7--the size of a small 
>picture!!  Since the blood tests came back they way they did, a 
>hematologist as been called in for consult.  Hmmm.  Wonder what he's 
>gonna tell me?  Bad blood, perhaps?  Well, lots of folks think that 
>anyway, lol.  So today I have the ultra sound, and Tuesday I have 
>the remaining appointments.
>
>It does cause me to have questions though.  Wonder if I should call 
>in an endocrinologist to manage my insulin pump.  This might be a 
>little much for my family doctor.  And, I wonder about the DNR thing 
>in my living will?  I'm a bit young not to try, don't you 
>think?  Lots to wonder about.
>
>My belly hurts most of the time, but my animals amuse me and I pray 
>lots.  I talk to friends on the phone when I csan and pray lots.  I 
>guess I don't get on the computer much, but I pray lots.  LOL.  Can 
>you join me?
>
>Even so, Lord Jesus, Quickly come!  Hey, I'm not giving up, just 
>trying to give God the glory.  Smile.
>
>
>I will disappoint you and even fail you sometimes, but Jesus never 
>fails.  He never sleeps, he never slumbers, and in the grand scheme 
>of life, He runs the numbers.
>
>In The SonLight of God's Love,
>
>April Stahl
>