THE END AND THE BEGINNING!

Good Wednesday, January 20, 2021 to you. It is 11:50am here in Denver, Colorado. Admission to Presbyterian St Luke Hospital is in three hours. Surgery begins in five hours. NPO since midnight….and I am hungry and thirsty!

When I wrote last, I said that I would focus on Psalm 116 beginning today. Below, I will write it in a prayer over myself. Please feel free to pray it for yourself by exchanging my name with yours! It’s my gift to you!

What a day this is! 1) the day of my surgery to stop the continued CSF leak 2) the day that will define the future for America and the population of the entire world 3) the first of of a ten day event from 1/20/21 to 1/29/21 called a Palindrome Event. It amazes me that life truly is numeric. 4) today is the day before our daughter, Sarah’s 43rd birthday 5) today is two days before our son, Garrett’s 40th birthday And 6) our youngest granddaughter will be having diagnostic procedures this week also. Please pray for her. Thank you. I would say that it is a very busy week.

The End And The Beginning!

Dennis and I look with anticipation to new beginnings following this surgery. We are hopeful that the leak will stop. This will be “The End” of years of symptoms related to the moderate TBI I suffered nearly five years ago and also of all of the years prior with a runny nose that I thought was allergy related. Yes, since my nose plant in 2007, and maybe even earlier. My doctor showed us CAT scan pictures of two large facial fractures that never sutured. The diagnostics I had earlier last month revealed that the leak was coming from the left sinus. This is where the surgery will take place and more repair is needed as my body compensated for the leak with other issues related to my nose. I have a deviated septum that will be corrected and the right nostril has built up extra mucosa to compensate for the leak on the left side. What does that say about how marvelously we are created? WOW!

Following the surgery, we will be resting here in a very comfortable Airbnb for a week and then seeing my doctor and nurse practitioner for follow-up. I have prepared for the week with light foods that I will most likely prefer. We brought a wedge pillow for me to be elevated while resting. I will note all of the symptoms I have post-op and the changes I hope to realize regarding all of the troubles I have endured since the moderate TBI. We understand by way of my doctor explaining things to us that the leak prohibits the proper flow of CSF and thus, the enhanced symptoms I am experiencing. The threat of meningitis and/or encephalitis is always an issue when a person has a CSF leak. As I mentioned in a blog post earlier, my CSF has too much protein in it. That can also indicate why I have not enjoyed a fairly normal life for quite a while. So, we look with hope toward our future!

Dennis will be in prayer while I am in my surgeon’s very capable hands. I will be sleeping! This is an Ending and a Beginning day! I bless you with love, hope, peace and joy today dear ones.

Hugs,

Suzanne

Psalm 116 The Passion Translation

Suzanne Is Saved! 

1 I, Suzanne, am passionately in love with Adonai, my God, because He listens to me. He hears my prayers and answers them.

2 As long as I, Suzanne, live I’ll keep praying to Him, for He stoops down to listen to my heart’s cry.

3 Death has stared me in the face many times, and I, Suzanne, came close to slipping into its dark shadows. I was terrified and overcome with sorrow.

4 I, Suzanne, cried out to the Lord, “Adonai, my God, come and save me!”

5 Adonai was so kind, so gracious to me. Because of His passion toward me, He made everything right and He restored me.

6 So I, Suzanne, have learned from my experience that Adonai, my God, protects the childlike and humble ones. For I was broken and brought low, but He answered me and came to my rescue!

7 Now I can say to myself (and to all who listen), “Suzanne, Relax and rest, be confident and serene, for Adonai, the Lord, rewards fully those who simply trust in Him.”

8 Adonai, my God, has rescued my soul from death’s fear and dried my eyes of many tears. He’s kept my feet firmly on His path

9 and strengthened me so that I may please Him and live my life before Him in Adonai’s life-giving light.

10–11 Even when it seems I’m surrounded by many liars, and my own fears, and though I’m hurting in my suffering and trauma, I, Suzanne, still stay faithful to God and speak words of faith.

12 So now, what can I ever give back to Adonai, my God, to repay Him for the blessings He’s poured out on me?

13 I, Suzanne, will lift up His cup of salvation and praise Adonai extravagantly for all that He’s done for me.

14 I. Suzanne, will fulfill the promise I made to God in the presence of His gathered people.

15 When one of God’s holy lovers dies, it is costly to the Lord, touching His heart.

16 Adonai, because I, Suzanne, am your loving servant, You have broken open my life and freed me from my chains.

17 Now I’ll worship you passionately and bring to You my sacrifice of praise, drenched with thanksgiving!

18 I, Suzanne, will keep my promise to you, Adonai, my God, in the presence of Your gathered people, just like I said I would.

19 I will worship You here in Your living presence, in the temple in Jerusalem. I will worship and sing Hallelujah, for I praise You, Lord!