ON JULY 13, 2001, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH INCURABLE RIGHT TERMINAL LUNG CANCER, LEFT WITH 6 -MONTHS TO LIVE WITH NO CHANCE OF SURVIVAL. THE CANCER HAD SPREAD AND MY DOCTORS ADVICE WAS NO CHEMOTHERAPY OR RADIATION AND IF I DID, DUE TO MY WEAKENED IMMUNE SYSTEM, I WOULD HAVE LESS THAN 3 MONTHS TO LIVE. I WAS TOLD, "TO ENJOY MY TIME LEFT, PREPARE MY WILL AND RESTING PLACE."
AS I SLEPT THAT NIGHT, THE LORD LED ME IN DIRECTION TO HAVE CHEMOTHERAPY AND RADIATION AND I FOLLOWED HIS DIRECTION. MY FAITH WAS STRONG AND I OBEYED. JUDE 20: "BUT YE, BELOVED, BUILDING UP YOURSELVES ON YOUR MOST HOLY FAITH, PRAYING IN THE HOLY GHOST."MY FAMILY WAS CALLED IN, FIVE SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER AND MY THREE CHILDREN. THE DOCTOR TOLD THEM I WAS SPEAKING OF SCRIPTURES, GOD, AND HEALING. I WAS PROBABLY IN SHOCK AND NOT OF SOUND MIND AND BODY, ALSO DUE TO THE MORPHINE, AND MEDICATIONS. MY CHILDREN STOOD IN FAITH, MY SISTERS AND BROTHERS BEING ATHEIST, "THOSE WHO DENY GOD'S EXISTENCE EITHER ACTUALLY OR PRACTICALLY." PSALM 14:1, PSALM 10: 4, 11.
I ASKED FOR, AND SPOKE TO A MINISTER. MY SISTERS AND BROTHER TRIED TO GET POWER OF ATTORNEY AS MY CHILDREN STOOD IN FAITH OF MY DECISIONS. MY SIBLINGS LOST, GOD WON. I LOST MY SIBLINGS FOR AWHILE.. I WENT THROUGH TWENTY ONE TREATMENTS OF RADIATION AND ONE YEAR OF CHEMOTHERAPY. AFTER A YEAR, I TRASHED THE MORPHINE AND MEDICATIONS. THE 24-7 OXYGEN DOWN TO ONLY AS I NEEDED IT. I HAD NO WITHDRAWALS FROM MEDICATIONS. I WENT FROM BEDRIDDEN TO A WHEELCHAIR, TO CHRUTCHES. FROM PUTTING MYSELF IN WATER THERAPY AS A PATIENT, TO HELP TEACH THE SAME .
NOW, MY DOCTORS CALL ME "GOD'S LITTLE MIRACLE." MY SIBLINGS HEALTH STARTED FAILING A FEW YEARS LATER. I STARTED GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM EACH AND EVERYONE. SO MANY QUESTIONS THEY HAD TO ASK ME. "HOW I HANDLED MY SICKNESS?" ETC... THE FIRST ANSWSER WAS THE "LORD". THIS JULY 13, 2010 I WILL BE CELEBRATING NINE YEARS OF SURVIVAL!
I TOLD THEM:
"ASK THE LORD TO TEACH YOU HIS WAYS"
"SEEK TOKNOW GOD; AND FAITH WILL FOLLOW"
"PRAYER CHANGES THINGS, WORRY CHANGE'S NOTHING"
"TO LOVE GOD IS TO OBEY HIS WORD"
"THANK GOD YOUR SALVATION DOES NOT DEPEND ON YOU!"
"BY HIS STRIPES I WAS HEALED."
"GOD IS MORE LIKELY TO SPEAK TO YOU WITH A GENTLE WHISPER AND NOT A LOUD VOICE."
MY PRAYER:
I COME UNTO YOU OH GOD, YOU ARE GREAT AND I PRAISE YOUR NAME.
I KNOW IT'S YOUR WAY, YOUR WILL, YOUR TIME. I SING YOUR PRAISES AND GLORIFY YOUR NAME. BEFORE YOU I WORSHIP, BEFORE YOU I STAND IN EVERYWAY. I THIRST TO TO CONTINUE YOUR WORD.
THROUGH MY SICKNESS AND OTHER TRIALS, YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME TO TOUCH MANY. THE PEOPLE YOU HAVE SENT TO ME IN SICKNESS, PAIN, THE ABUSED, THEIR QUESTIONS ...HAVE BEEN MANY AND THEIR RESPONSE, A BLESSING.
I THANK YOU FOR SENDING ME TRIALS TO OVERCOME, THE COURAGE AND STRENGTH; TO LEARN, TO GROW IN YOUR NAME. I FEEL SO MUCH CLOSER TO YOUR LORD FOR THE CHALLENGES I'VE FACED.
I HAVE FELT , IN A SMALL PART , THE WAY YOU WERE PERSECUTED. THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU LORD, THAT'S WHY I SING YOUR PRAISES, BECAUSE YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO LOVE-TO FORGIVE.
THANK YOU LORD FOR ALLOWING ME ANOTHER LIFE IN YOUR NAME. I UNDERSTOOD YOU HAD A PURPOSE FOR ME. THANK YOU FOR MY FIRST DOOR WHICH OPENED WHICH BROUGHT MY FAMILY TO SEEK YOU. "OUR" VERY FIRST ACCOMPLISMENT LORD. THEY KNOW NOW, "BY YOUR STRIPES, I WAS HEALED.".
ALL THE GLORY BE GIVEN TO GOD THROUGH THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
IN JESUS HOLY NAME,
AMEN.
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Current mood: blessed Category: Friends
BLESSINGS MY BELOVED FRIENDS ON MYSPACE. I COME TO YOU TODAY NOT IN SADNESS, BUT WITH A LOT OF LOVE. I WILL BE DELETING MYSPACE NEXT WEEK SOMETIME OR SOON.
I HAVE FOUGHT A LONG HARD BATTLE WITH CANCER FOR 9 YEARS AS MOST OF YOU KNOW. I WAS GIVEN 6 MONTHS TO LIVE IN JULY OF 2001. MY DOCTORS CALLED ME GOD'S LITTLE MIRACLE. I HAVE STILL BEEN UNDER THE DOCTORS CARE FOR ALL THESE YEARS. THE LORD ALLOWED ME TO LIVE FOR A PURPOSE. HE KEPT ME HERE FOR A GOOD REASON. OH WHAT A JOY IT HAS BEEN TO GO THROUGH EVERY DOOR HE HAS OPENED FOR ME. RECENTLY, IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER AGAIN. IT IS IN BOTH LUNGS NOW, AND A PORTION LIES NEAR MY HEART AND PULMONARY ARTERY. IT IS REAL PROGRESSIVE AND HAS AFFECTED THE APEX, AORTA AND ALL BRANCHES, TO INCLUDE AN ANEURYSM POSSIBLE WITH STRESS. I HAVE DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY WITH MY DOCTORS AND THERE IS NO MORE OPTIONS FOR ME. MY TIME IS VERY LIMITED, AND AM HAVING X-RAYS AND CT SCANS VERY OFTEN. FOR THE DOCTORS TO SEE HOW FAST THE PROGRESSION IS.
I WANT TO THANK SOME SPECIAL PEOPLE, TINA DEAN LINDA (MY TWIN), ROBERT KING, SYNTHIA ESTHER,SMILEY PAUL, DAVID R., MELISSA, DEBBIE, AND ALL OF YOU HAVE STAYED CLOSE TO ME AND KEPT ME WITHIN YOUR HEART FOR SUCH A LONG TIME. I HOPE, MY FRIENDS, THAT I HAVE TOUCHED YOUR LIFE IN SOME LITTLE WAY WITH THE TIMES WE HAVE SPENT TOGETHER. I AM STRONG IN FAITH, AND MY HEART IS FULL OF LOVE FOR EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU HERE. I HAVE ENJOYED MY OLDER FRIENDS AS WELL AS THE NEW. I'M JUST SORRY I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND AS MUCH IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
SOON I WILL BE THINKING ABOUT WHETHER GOING TO DUKE UNIVERSITY=OR WHERE. SINCE I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EVER SURVIVED THIS TYPE OF CANCER FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, AM THINKING OF LEAVING MY BODY FOR FURTHER STUDIES IN HOPES IT WILL HELP ANOTHER PATIENT LIKE ME, TO LIVE A LONGER AND PEACEFUL LIFE WITH FRIENDS, FAMILY AND THE LORD..
AND I SAID,"OH THAT I HAD WINGS LIKE A DOVE,FOR THEN I WOULD FLY AWAY AND BE AT REST." "HEAVENS NOT A PLACE THAT YOU GO WHEN YOU DIE: IT'S THE MOMENT IN LIFE WHEN YOU ACTUALLY FEEL ALIVE."
LOVING YOU ALL SO MUCH AND THANKING YOU FOR ALL THE KIND WORDS, THE LOVE AND SCRIPTURES YOU HAVE SENT ME. IT MEANT MORE TO ME THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW. YOU GUY'S HAVE BEEN AN ACTUAL SOURCE OF MY LONGEVITY.
I WILL BE DELETING FACEBOOK ALSO SOON. MY FAMILY AND MY CHILDREN ARE AWARE OF THIS. I WILL BE SPENDING MUCH TIME WITH THEM AS THE LORD ALLOWS.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL. I WILL SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE. REMEMBER IN ME, THE JOY MY PARROTS GAVE ME FOR SO MANY YEARS. A HUGHE PART OF MY LIFE.
I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO GO TO SYNTHIAESTHER.NET AND READ MY PREVIOUS TESTAMONY FROM THE CANCER BEFORE. CLICK ON CANCER SURVIVOR AND IT WILL ALSO LEAD YOU TO ANOTHER LINK OF PRAYER AND HOPE FOR OTHERS. CLICK ON THE LINK CANCER THERE ALSO. SYNTHIA ESTHER MINISTRIES.
I love you in the Lord Lynne! I can't wait to meet you in heaven one day and give you a HUGE HUG!! I want to share a song I just wrote with you and I hope it blesses you and gives you some comfort! God bless you sis and you will be in my prayers!! :-)
Finally Home
There will be a day when I make it home! When I can finally say – I really am at home. When I can see the love in my Savior’s eyes – I’ll see it in His eyes. Then I’ll know for sure I really am at home!
I will trade life’s sorrow for His joy – when I walk the streets that are made of gold. And I will sing songs unto my Lord and king and I’ll be living free – when I’m finally home.
No more tears – when I make it home. The Lord will wipe them all away – when I make it home. There will be only truth and no more lies – we’ll never say goodbye. Then I’ll know for sure – I really made it home!
I will trade life’s sorrow for His joy – when I walk the streets that are made of gold. And I will sing songs unto my Lord and king and I’ll be living free – when I’m finally home.
Sweetie please call me when u can. I want to pray with you and let u know u are not alone in this. Anything else I can do please tell me and I will do my best to make it so. I love you sister! May God be with you and bless you. You have also been a source of strength for me and I am not ready for you to go.
Oh Lynne, I am sorry to hear this with tears of Joy and Sadness. I do appreciate your friendship here on My Space for the last few years. I do hope I see you heaven dear. Sometimes, I fell unworthy, but only God knows when he sends his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to Judge the living and the dead. I will continue You in my daily prayers, until the end of my time. Till then Dear Friend. I Love You! david
I did not know and I have not been here lately BUT I do know God knows all and this life here is just a vapor compared to forever with the Lord. Everyone that is born will live forever and you I know I WILL might in heaven so remember me sweet angel friend for you have been a wonderful friend to so many here and everywhere and you have touched many. God is our comfort and will be our King and father and is the lover of our soul and we WILL live forever in peace with Him. ...I love you and Thank-you from the bottom of my heart. Peace be to you my friend and please remember and pray for me:-) Love you Lynne XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO :-) :-) :-) :-)
:-)smiley Paul -your friend forever
SHOULD YOU GO FIRST
Should you go first and I remain To walk the road alone, I'll live in memory's garden, dear, With happy days we've known. In spring I'll wait for roses red, When fades the lilac's blue; In early fall when brown leaves call, I'll catch a glimpse of you.
Should you go first and I remain For battles to be fought, Each thing you've touched along the way Will be a hallowed spot. I'll hear your voice, I'll see your smile, Though blindly I may grope. The memory of your helping hand Will buoy me on with hope.
Should you go first and I remain To finish with the scroll, No lengthning shadows shall creep in To make this life seem droll. We've known so much of happiness; We've had our cup of joy; And memory is one gift of God That death cannot destroy.
Should you go first and I remain, One thing I'd have you do: Walk slowly down the path of death, For soon I'll follow you. I'll want to know each step you take
That I may walk the same, For someday down that lonely road You'll hear me call your name.
You are in my prayers...you are a very special warrior for our Lord and Savior. Your testimony has extended beyond the walls in which you live, and touched the far corners of the Globe with our Savior's blessings.
You are still with us for a reason. Your time is not over...even until death, we still live. Being a fighter for good, and our Lords will, I will stand you up in prayer.
We special few know, we never know God is all we need, until God is all we've got! Standing on God's promises of faith, I will be with you in spirit and in truth of God's ever abiding word.
And He alone proclaims, "I AM GOD, AND NOTHING IS TOO DIFFICULT FOR ME!"
blessed
