Tori - you will certainly celebrate when THOSE drains come out!!! What a joy that will be for you! I think you are SMART for wearing those protections, and these days nobody will think twice about how you look. Glad you're coming along fine and popped in today.

Nancy I am thankful your new heating pad is working for you, and glad you GOT it when you did. Still, if the pain doesn't go away you may have injured your tailbone inadvertently. When I was a kid mannny moons ago - I jumped off a stack of cement blocks and landed on my tailbone (probably fractured it) and it took a long time to heal - but it did! I am only speculating on the weakened antibiotic thing because it is not working. But China DID actually make a threat to cut off our antibiotic supply as an act of aggression against us since our president has evened up the trade balance (which needed done). Now we are finding out how MUCH of the world's supply of everything the Chinese have. I feel so sorry for the people. They hide in underground house churches for fear of persecution. And the people are under a social points system, watched ALL of the time to make sure they comply with the 'state'. It's a cruel system. We do need to pray for the persecuted church. Yes, it is sad that the churches have to close during this but WE are the Church and we still have the freedom to show kindness and love to those who need it (and who doesn't need it!) They will know us by our fruit. In a grocery line of angry, impatient, selfish people WE can be the one who smiles kindly in understanding or offer to help in some way. People DO notice and they ask questions like, "Are you a Christian?". That opens up an avenue to pray for them if they need it. Little encounters wit Christ's ambassadors change lives. It's a good day to be His, isn't it. Bet there will be more TP testimonies to come!

Lord bless and keep you all and give you peace.

Ade

Amen, Ade. Beautiful sunset. I did cancel my PT tomorrow after realizing my therapist called me on my cell phone which was off. I think she was concerned since I had been sick for so long so I decided to alleviate all of our fears and cancel. I injured my tailbone many years ago and I remember it took a long time to heal. I am going to back off on some of my exercises because I know they are aggravating things. My PT will resume??????????????? I told them I would hold off on future apts for now until the world calms down.

My headache has returned so this is so disappointing. My temp was higher and I broke down and took some Tylenol and now it is where it usually is.........way under normal.

Love,

Nancy

Thank you Ade. Cool chicks. I like that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so nervous about going to my mammogram and ultrasound today more so because I have been isolating myself and didn't know what invisible germs I would encounter. I would have postponed except it would involved canceling my breast surgeons follow up apt next week. Right before leaving today I got a call from my bs office cancelling my apt for next week saying he would be in surgery. I have to call and reschedule but they won't start until mid April.

The mammogram was fine and the ultrasound was difficult with my shoulder since the lymph nodes under suspicious were underarm but the tech told me after it was over she didn't see any lymph nodes other than normal ones. They usually never tell you anything after these tests. So she came back and told me things were fine with the radiologist. So maybe I can finally celebrate my five years out a year later without any black clouds over things. I still have to have a CT of my abdomen but that will be later and I am happy.

On a more serious note 22 people in a nursing home in our county are infected now. I am very worried for my Mom. I got the word yesterday that her facility has closed it's doors on all visitors now. She lives 3hrs downstate and as of today no one is infected in their county so far. For anyone new here my Mom is 94 with dementia and I have lived with her 3 mos out of the year for seven years before we had to put her in a facility two years ago. I had planned on seeing her at the end of March for a week and was planning my usual three week visit in May but I doubt if any of that will happen now.

There was a younger lady today in the waiting room with me today. She was a nervous wreck I could tell. I wanted to say something to her and didn't . The lady that does the ultrasounds came out to get her. I already knew that this office had canceled all routine mammograms so I just wonder what her results were. I think I was more concerned about her than my results.

Karen, my prayers are with you as you face your first chemo tomorrow. May God put His comforting arms of peace around you as you approach this day.

My email was down all of last night and I somehow fiddled around and well past midnight was able to get it up and running before going to bed. So if you don't hear from me for a while know that it could be email issues.

Ade. I went off today without makeup or earrings or anything. I suspect your cute little pig looked better than I did..

Here is are a couple more orchid pics. Hopefully I will soon feel up to photographing some of my new orchids here at my house.

I am right now watching a guy on TV passing out a free roll of toilet paper to cars going by. It brought tears to my eyes. My neighbors got me groceries and another friend is trying to find some things they couldn't. The best is coming out in people.

Love,

Nancy

Nancy, I’ve been praying for you that your mammogram and ultrasound would be okay and am so relieved to hear things sound good. While I’m not posting much, I continue to pray for everyone here and now in this world of chaos. Two of our granddaughters are nurses in large Chicago hospitals and the doctors there are very worried as I imagine most of us are. We need to pray for all the health care workers and those loosing their jobs like my son because of this downturn in business.

Thank you all for posting so many uplifting bible quotes. They are all so timely and help to bring peace. My anxiety is getting worse with all of this and I imagine many of you must be feeling the same.

My DH is still waiting to hear if his prostate surgery will go ahead next week. He really needs it done but I think he should cancel it because of this virus. I have to trust in Our Dear Lord that all will be well. This too shall pass.

Love and prayers for everyone here and in the world.

Faith (in the future)

Nancy ~*~ Praising the Lord with you on those test results and that you didn't have that agonizing wait for results that we all have endured! Your orchid photos are amazing - the Lord is glorified in your capturing His creative beauty. It sounds like your mom is safe for now as they're doing the recommended thing there. We will pray the Lord keeps her and the others safe.

Faith we pray for your loved ones working in the medical field and ALL of them! They and the first res[ponders certainly need our prayers. May the Lord grant the doctors wisdom regarding your husband's pending surgery. I pray for peace for ALL of us. The Lord gave us His Word and intends for us to believe Him. Oh what would we do without Him!

Joanne THANK YOU for the piece you shared and scriptures. I will share them with my friends on facebook today - they need it as do we all.

Yesterday we drove to the rheumatologist appointment in Midland. It is 3+ hours away and the traffic up there is NUTS but the Lord kept us safe and we found the place without trouble. There were 2 coughers in the waiting room and one WAS really sick - should NOT have been there! We were across the room from him though. The doctor (& all staff) wore masks but when she realized James is hearing impaired she took it off so he could see her face while talking. How kind! She is incredible, asked SO many history questions of him. She is leaning close to what the cardiologist thought with Autonomic Dysfunction. James' regular doc didn't even give it a thought when James brought it up to him. ( She quizzed James for 40 minutes! Then she ordered SIXTEEN blood tests and a urinalysis. She also gave him hope that it CAN be treated (if that ends up being his diagnosis) which gave him hope. He, being an R.N. read all he could about it after the cardiologist brought it up and he really felt he was doomed to die - but now, praise God, he has hope. But BECAUSE of that possible diagnosis, his age, and heart condition he is at a HIGH risk of not surviving the virus. So for that reason we are now "sheltering in place" as I certainly don't want to go out and bring it home to him either. We stopped in Fort Stockton to get his bloodwork done on the way home and were met at the door by a couple of nurses who asked us questions, took our temperatures, and gave us a paper we had to carry with us saying we were screened. They had taken all of the couches out of the large lobby and replace them with 4 folding chairs facing each other 6 feet apart. It was late so there were few people even going through there (thankfully) - mostly staff going home. The doctor wants James to return April 8th - but since she did the physical exam already and it would only be to go over the test results & plan treatment I think it would be prudent to stay here and do the visit over the phone instead. Do you agree?

Two more things - I read that a study shows that for immune compromised people you can take 1/2 - 1tsp. BAKING SODA in 4 oz. of water once a day for 2 weeks and it can 'reset' the immune system in the spleen. I can give you the article by a reputable doctor (Russel Blaylock) if you want. We are doing this as it can't hurt.

The other article (and it is on the news) says that Quinine can help protect against and treat the virus. We just ordered several bottles of 800mg. capsules from Amazon today. You take 2 capsules 3 times a day. Might be worth looking into! The UK, South Korea and China say it is successful. They're finding that survivors who have had lung xrays afterward show a 20% damage which is permanent due to scar tissue. This is one mean bug we want to avoid as much as it is in our power to do so! Out trust is in the Lord but He grants us wisdom to do our part too. James pressed the elevator buttons with his knuckle, I sanitized his hands after he pumped the gas, and we are swiping out debit card with alcohol. The virus lives longest on plastic, then metal.

Praying for God's peace, wisdom and healing for ALL of you dear ones and your families.

Love,

Ade

In my prayers one and all.

Hi all. I posted a long post and it appears to have disappeared. My email was down one whole evening. So I am a bit confused and can't quite remember what I said.

Thank you all for encouragement and support for my good news on my mammogram and ultrasound and thank you for your kind comments on my orchid pics. Some of you know but not all that God gave me the gift of photography as a silver lining to my cancer treatments so I especially want to use that gift to lift Him up and give Him glory and to show off His beautiful creations.

Karen, I have had you on my mind all day and praying that your first chemo was not as frightening as I know you had feared. I certainly don't want to minimize this journey at all but I hope that getting that first one out of the way has given you confidence that YOU CAN DO THIS.

Faith, I remember asking you in this post that disappeared if DH's surgery is a cancer surgery? Of course if you don't want to say I completely understand. With the restrictions on visitors in the hospitals now I know it would be hard and of course I understand the anxiety of picking up these invisible germs we are all trying to avoid. When is the date so we can pray going into it? I know for those working in the medical profession this has got to be so scary. I don't know if this was in my post that went poof but I told the ladies working when I had my mammogram that I considered them heroes in my book. They work as closely as any other doctor and I wanted them to know how much I appreciated them during this difficult time. Praying for you and your anxiety as it can creep in as we think about the craziness going on right now.

Ade, I am so hopeful after reading your post about James and the doctor. I think it would be wise to follow up with a phone call of possible. I was supposed to follow up with my primary doctor after going to urgent care last week but I have not done so and if I feel like I am okay (jury still out on that one) I may only chose to send him a message in MyChart saying I am fine and I didn't want to burden him more than he already is. Besides my PT bills are pretty overwhelming anyway so I really don't need any unnecessary medical apts. I am just now seeing the news that California has issued a statewide stay home order. I see that happening in IL as well but not for the short term.

Chris, I am very sorry that you have to cancel your trip but I think you are wise. Actually with the new order from your state you wouldn't have been able to leave anyway it sounds like. Praying you will not catch anything from Brianna.

Teka, the fact that spring officially started this evening has sort of been a non event under all the circumstances. That is a great verse and very appropriate for the current state of events. Praying you are doing well after your second eye surgery.

Jean, praying that you and your family stay safe and that you have people that can help get your needed supplies and groceries.

Joanne, thank you for sharing all of those verses and sharing Ann Graham Lotz' view. Praying that Dad is better and you stay well.

My neighbors and a friend have got groceries for me and today this neighbor brought over a care package for me with a little hand sanitizer and some gloves and some masks which I didn't have some of those things. I have groceries for the week and I am thanking God for His provision.

I am trying to get caught up on the church services that I missed while sick. Our new pastor started the year with the series God's Got This. We have all of our sermons online so that is a real blessing now. It was certainly an appropriate topic considering the current state of affairs. I do believe that this in retrospect will be the thing that caused many unbelievers to reach out to Jesus when they realize they cannot do this on their own. I also believe that it will make us stronger as we have to depend on the Lord during this time. I never ever imagined that I would have to rely on faith to have food to eat. I never thought that my life savings would be drug through the mud and dwindle to unbelievable lows. As unbelievable as this time we are living in I do believe that we will get through this and be stronger for it. One promising thing is this experimental vaccine that was produced in record time. I have prayed that God would move heaven and earth to allow this vaccine to come to the general population in record time. I did hear an expert on this the other day say it could happen as early as November. I am praying for a miracle to speed up this process.

I am on my churches prayer team and today I received two days of prayers. One days worth was nine pages. I was feeling pretty overwhelmed but will go through these in the next few days. We all need to pray for our medical staff, first responders and all that work in medical facilities and long care facilities. These people are the heros of this time and we need to support them in prayer. Also all the businesses who have had to close we need to pray for them in this scary time.

I have another story. I had to spend quite a long time on the phone today trying to get this to work but those of you who have been around for a while knows my Cammie stories and remembers how she decided to stop using her litter box a couple years ago sending me into fits of despair and craziness. I was able to reverse that trend but she will ONLY use one type of litter which has become hard to find. The other day one of the Pet Stores where I have an account sent out an email saying they are offering curbside service to people who buy online. They will load your trunk and you don't even have to roll down your window. I found her litter online and it said they were low on stock. I tried for three bags and they only had two left. So I had the two in my online cart and then something didn't work so I had to talk to the manager on the phone. Anyway I was able to get their very last two bags of this litter. I felt prompted to look into this today and I feel like that was the Lord. I was able to drive to the store and got my litter without any interaction with the guy even though I wanted to thank him but he was already heading back into the store. God is good and even in the little things He will provide. Cammie will be happy for a while and so will I.

Have a good night dear sisters.

Love,

Nancy

Karen, so glad to hear how the Lord answered our prayers for you. I felt certain that you would feel relief after you could tick off one chemo down. I will pray that you will be able to handle your work as you go through chemo. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have one burning question for all of you. When we are all trying to flatten the curve (regarding the Covid-19 virus) then why are my curves getting BIGGER???????????????????????????????????????????

One more thing to make you smile. Jimmy Fallon asked for people in quarantine to write six words on twitter what they felt about it. One person wrote " I just expelled my child from home school"

On a more serious note..............there are some very helpful podcasts on BCO regarding coping with the new world we are living in and explanations for those in active treatment and how this new world will affect you. I have listened to both of them they I received info from this in an email and you all should have received that as well I would imagine. They are worth listening to.

Hang in there everyone. We will get through this.

Love,

Nancy

We all need to smile a bit. If I’m lucky, ours will be delivered on Tuesday from Costco

Nancy and Faith, I join you in the insomnia club...for me it is most nights but once I finally fall asleep, I sleep for maybe five hours. It is less than I am used to but better than none. My DH and I went out to the store yesterday at 7:00 am to get groceries since our stores open from 7 - 7:30 for seniors only. I am hoping by being one of the first ones in and out it reduces my exposure, but that may change if San Diego gets worse. We were able to buy our allotted two packs of TP per household: off-brand and thin, but better than none. We bought both since we are a family of four, but there were only a couple dozen packs left on the self for others. Trust God for the TP! There were many empty shelves, no meat, rice, or beans, but hopefully we were able to find enough other things to supplement, and I have always kept an extra supply of food for rainy days. Well, it is storming now so it is paying off. I was a zombie all day as I had to wake early to go and only slept a couple of hours.

Faith, I am sorry for your DH's surgery delay but will pray God touches him in the meantime.

My cousin's daughter had to move her wedding to an outside house-wedding since her venue closed and nobody can travel, and her fiance's transfer is put on hold. There are so many stories and struggles we know nothing about. Pray people use this time to feel the need for salvation and a need for God.

Ade, I am glad you are staying put. Many of the items that are hard to get from Walmart are saying in store only so that doesn't help. Many places are opening doors an hour early only for seniors. My response to that which I copied from someone else is that if God wanted me to see a sunrise he would have put it at noon. LOL So far I am not without food and am thankful for every single meal more than ever.

Please pray for Joanne. She has been really sick and did have a bad cough which finally stopped. Her doctor basically said to stay put. You have to be in dire straits to get the virus test now. Her DH was sick but has recovered.

I do pray that God will shield all of us from this virus and that He will give each one of us the strength and comfort we need to get through this twilight zone that we are all living in now. As we have heard many times before...........God was not surprised at any of this. He knows how it will end. The comfort we have as Christians is that in the end we LIVE forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That should give us all hope no matter how things look in the present.

It is snowing now in Illinois. Yep..................spring has arrived!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love,

Nancy

Joanne, praying that Our God of all healing gives you strength and total healing ASAP. Chris, also praying for you and your DH to recover quickly from those colds.

Nancy, I totally agree with you about the noon sunrise. LOL I am not an early riser either. Why do these stores open at 6:00 or 7:00 for us old people to shop. That's really not helpful for many of us.

Our church put a Mass online with just the pastor and staff participating and I was able to watch it. While not like the real thing, it was helpful to be able to pray and just be involved in some small way. I missed the choir most of all. It just is so spirit filled and uplifting to everyone. Easter services have been cancelled and I just can't imagine how that will feel. As a lifelong Catholic, I'm so used to Mass every Sunday and the Easter Tridium.is the highlight of our church year.

I pray none of us get this awful virus and that our country and the world weathers this storm and comes together in peace. I just keep wondering what lesson God is giving us to learn.

Love and prayers, stay safe and healthy!

Faith

Praying for you all,

Ade

Amen to that prayer Ade.

Faith, praying for Ray and his wife as he goes through surgery tomorrow. Praying that it will be a good outcome and that your protect him from any Coronavirus while at his surgery site. Faith, praying for your anxiety and stomach issues. Today's news of China as they have removed their lock down should give us hope that this will not go on forever.

Love,

Nancy

Thank you my friends for your prayers. My friend’s husband Ray is out of surgery now but they won’t know until Monday about the results so I ask that you please keep them in your prayers.
Jo, your lovely banner is just right for today and always. Ade, I pray that your friend Loeva will be comforted in her lose of her husband.

Nancy, I hope all is well with you as we face this virus close to home. There are many cases at our local hospital.

Love and many prayers for all of us and the world,

Faith.