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Jackie07 · 07-08-2008, 10:28 PM

Hi Sherry,

By now you should have gotten plenty of titles to choose from. As a former reference librarian, I was tempted to look up more books for you. Then I thought about my own experience and realized the key is not just in the books.

I was baptized at age 19, while a Freshman in college. Although I had attended church since childhood off and on, it was the culture shock in the big city and entering adulthood finally got me to "find my religion".

Because I believe, I know there is a purpose for everything that happens to me. And that's why instead of being upset and panicking, I was actually feeling relieved when I was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 30. I felt God had led me to the United States, settled in this particular town in the particular year, just so that my life-long tumor could be removed by one of the best neurosurgeons (a Johns Hopkins trained Chinese American) in the country. He got married right after I was discharged from the hospital and then he moved away with his new bride a year later. (He had come to our town only because of a heart-breaking divorce)

Each of my next 3 major surgeries (a Gamma-knife on brain and two breast cancer surgeries) also happened in a peculier manner especially on the timing. I knew since the first diagnosis of breast cancer that it's all in the genes. The gene defect caused me to prone to have cancer. But I know that had I not had a 'religion', I would not have handled all my illnesses with such confidence. Not a confidence that I will survive (every living being is 'terminal'), but a confidence that there's a purpose to all the 'happenings'.

One of my favorite books is the collection of short stories by Leo Tolstoy. A particular one entitled 'love', which is my favorite, answers a lot of the questions we are asking here. It concluded that man 'live' by love. Because of 'love', orphans and widows are taken care of. And true love is from God, which will never perish.

That reminds me of a movie called "The Princess bride". I think everybody ought to have a copy at home.

07-08-2008, 10:28 PM	#12
Jackie07 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: "Love never fails." Posts: 5,808	Hi Sherry, By now you should have gotten plenty of titles to choose from. As a former reference librarian, I was tempted to look up more books for you. Then I thought about my own experience and realized the key is not just in the books. I was baptized at age 19, while a Freshman in college. Although I had attended church since childhood off and on, it was the culture shock in the big city and entering adulthood finally got me to "find my religion". Because I believe, I know there is a purpose for everything that happens to me. And that's why instead of being upset and panicking, I was actually feeling relieved when I was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 30. I felt God had led me to the United States, settled in this particular town in the particular year, just so that my life-long tumor could be removed by one of the best neurosurgeons (a Johns Hopkins trained Chinese American) in the country. He got married right after I was discharged from the hospital and then he moved away with his new bride a year later. (He had come to our town only because of a heart-breaking divorce) Each of my next 3 major surgeries (a Gamma-knife on brain and two breast cancer surgeries) also happened in a peculier manner especially on the timing. I knew since the first diagnosis of breast cancer that it's all in the genes. The gene defect caused me to prone to have cancer. But I know that had I not had a 'religion', I would not have handled all my illnesses with such confidence. Not a confidence that I will survive (every living being is 'terminal'), but a confidence that there's a purpose to all the 'happenings'. One of my favorite books is the collection of short stories by Leo Tolstoy. A particular one entitled 'love', which is my favorite, answers a lot of the questions we are asking here. It concluded that man 'live' by love. Because of 'love', orphans and widows are taken care of. And true love is from God, which will never perish. That reminds me of a movie called "The Princess bride". I think everybody ought to have a copy at home. __________________ Jackie07 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2011/06/doctors-letter-patient-newly-diagnosed-cancer.html http://www.asco.org/ASCOv2/MultiMedi...=114&trackID=2 NICU 4.4 LB Erythema Nodosum 85 Life-long Central Neurocytoma 4x5x6.5 cm 23 hrs 62090 semi-coma 10 d PT OT ST 30 d 3 Infertility tmts 99 > 3 u. fibroids > Pills CN 3 GKRS 52301 IDC 1.2 cm Her2 +++ ER 5% R. Lmptmy SLNB+1 71703 6 FEC 33 R Tamoxifen Recc IIB 2.5 cm Bi-L Mast 61407 2/9 nds PET 6 TCH Cellulitis - Lymphedema - compression sleeve & glove H w x 4 MUGA 51 D, J 49 M Diastasis recti Tamoxifen B. scan Irrtbl bowel 1'09 Colonoscopy 313 BRCA1 V1247I hptc hemangioma Vertigo GI - > yogurt hysterectomy/oophorectomy 011410 Exemestane 25 mg tab 102912 ~ 101016 stopped due to r. hip/l.thigh pain after long walk DEXA 1/13 1-2016 lesions in liver largest 9mm & 1.3 cm onco. says not cancer. 3-11 Appendectomy - visually O.K., a lot of puss. Final path result - not cancer. Start Vitamin D3 and Calcium supplement （600mg x2) 10-10 Stopped Exemestane due to r. hip/l.thigh pain OKed by Onco 11-08-2016 7-23-2018 9 mm groundglass nodule within the right lower lobe with indolent behavior. Due to possible adenocarcinoma, Recommend annual surveilence. 7-10-2019 CT to check lung nodule. 1-10-2020 8mm stable nodule on R Lung, two 6mm new ones on L Lung, a possible lymph node involvement in inter fissule. "I WANT TO BE AN OUTRAGEOUS OLD WOMAN WHO NEVER GETS CALLED AN OLD LADY. I WANT TO GET SHARP EDGED & EARTH COLORED, TILL I FADE AWAY FROM PURE JOY." Irene from Tampa Advocacy is a passion .. not a pastime - Joe Last edited by Jackie07; 07-08-2008 at 11:49 PM.. Reason: spellings