Thursday, February 12, 2009

I'm clear

Hello
It has been awhile but it has been a road with lots of experiences that I thought I would not have to face but it also has been a life learning experience. As all my friends know I had two major operations and I have been of work since October 1, 2008.
For all those months it has been very stressful and scary for me. When a person is facing a possibility of loosing their life due to an illnes it is a very scary time for them. I have questioned myself, my family and most of all god. I trusted my doctors to make it all better and they have done that for me. The most inportant part was while they were making me better all this time god was right there watching over everything and I really felt his present.
While I was in the hospital in Calgary it seemed like I was all alone and then every person I meant there it was like they all had a message for me from god. It sounds weird but everyone I spoke to, they made me laugh, made me feel confortable and at the end of each conversation they all said GOD LOVES YOU!!!!!!! even through strangers he was there with no convictions.
The experience that I will remember the most was the last night I slept in the hospital. That morning my roomate was discharged and about 3 hrs later a new roomate was put in my room. She was a wonderful person. She had just come to the room from having surgery and was still very tired and sore. I left the room so that they could make her comfortable and help her with her pain. After they were finished I returned to the room to have my supper and she woke up and said hello Olive and fell back to sleep. I figured the nurses had told her my name and left it at that. Her family had come in to see her after supper and they were all so very friendly and respectful towards her and I. After they left and it was time for bed her and I settled and fell asleep. I started to have a bad dream and it turned out to be a nightmare and I started to talk in my sleep I woke up and I was shaking and remembered in my dream that I was telling satin to get yee behind and to leave me alone. I got out of bed and sat up for awhile. In the meantime this lady woke up and looked right at me and asked if I was in pain, I answered yes and that it was starting to hurt really bad. The next thing she said was "Olive I hope you don't mind but I really would like to say a prayer for you, is that ok?" I replied sure go ahead I don't mind.
She proceded to pray and in her prayer was "Lord help Olive with the pain that she is enduring right now and let her know that you are there for her, let her know that evil is no longer there and that you will guide her through everything." I could not beleive the warm and soothing feeling that came over me. Everyone was right when they told me god has never left me and that he will always be there. I will never forget that moment or that lady.
Now I am home recovering from surgery and the reports have come back with excelent results. I am all clear and I DO NOT need to go for chemo. ALLELUIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to thank every person that was there threw all this with me and that are still here with me. Michele you are a true friend and I am going to miss you like crazy when you move to your new home. Your mom is a wonderful and very smart lady. I am so lucky to have met you.
Soon I will be returning to work and back to a normal routeen, It is true Michele there is a reason for everything and only god knows what is best, but he always has a plan I just need to trust him and I have.
Britney and Eric are doing great, they have gone through alot this year and now we get to put all this in the past and continue on. I will charish my children and love them to no end. They are why I am still here.
God bless you all!!!!!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a story, Ollie!!! God sends the right people to us at the right time, doesn't He? I'm so thrilled that He sent that wonderful lady to be your roommate at the hospital. There's so much to be thankful for these last 4 months! Praise the Lord that you are healed, that God knew which doctors He could trust with your care, that your children were protected, that your needs at home were met, that you met your Heavenly Father again and remembered what it feels like to trust Him completely, and that He knew which people to place around you to lift you up in prayer and support you! He is an AMAZING God! He knows what we need and He provides abundantly!!! I'm so happy for you! You don't need to miss me when I move, just come over. You're welcome anytime!!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks Michele and I will visit you often. Remember I am WATCHING YOU!!!!!!!! lol. Just kidding but I am looking forward to seeing your new home.

Love Ya!!!!

Elayne said...

Hey Ollie...it's so good to see you share this experience you have had and most important of all, acknowledge God's love for you, His intervention and protection on your life. We are all praising Him with you and praying for a speedy recovery so that you can get on with your life and continue to journey with HIM!
Blessings and peace!

Anonymous said...

Thank You Elayne,
I wanted to tell you that on Saturday I was going through my homemade CD's and I found my Gospel CD and when I started to listen to it I could not beleive what I was hearing. The second song was footprints in the sand. I listened to the song until I stopped crying.