Tuesday, February 16, 2010

"Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgive all your sins and heal all your diseases, who redeems you life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion..." Psalm 103: 2-4

I apologize that I have not mention before a huge blessing in my life... I am new at blogging, so I am still trying to manage how to post things... Well, the blessing I am talking about is my good sister in Christ Kathy Wilson... you guys have no idea, what a wonderful, strong, christian lady... since everything happen she has been by my side, a real sister, putting herself aside to take care of me, driving me here and there, Tampa, Gainesville, calling me every day, blessing me with bible verses, praying for me, sharing with me... God has bonded my soul to hers, I am so bless to have her in my life... I'll post a picture of her, so that you all guys get to know her... and by the way, if I go for surgery or whatever happens to me, she will be the one keeping this blog going so that you guys know how I am doing, and what is going on with me....

Ok, my visit at Shands, I am so glad God open the door for me to come to this place, they are internationally know for being one of the best places for head and neck surgery....there is a waiting list, but there is nothing impossible for God, so when I talked to my primary Dr. he said to me...there is no way, you have no time... I told him...there is nothing impossible for God, please try... the same day the doctor call me and told me they accepted my case and that my appointment was on Tuesday Feb 16.... see....there is nothing impossible for God!

According to the people that work at Shands Dr. Murad is one of the best neurosurgeons there, I met him and he allowed me to pray before we started.... my impression is that he is very honest, straight to the point and clear... after he read the medical reports, and looked at the MRI's on the screen, slide by slide, he said "Sofia, I am not going to give you any answers... in your case this is what I am going to do... I am not going to take a decision on my own, this may not even be a tumor... I am going to call for a Medical Board Meeting, I am going to put together a team ... an oncologist, a radiologist, a pathologist and 2 o 3 other neurosurgeons. we are going to put your case on the table, images on the screen and discuss your case/options" But there is something I need, it is imperative that as soon as you come back to PC you FedEx me the first MRI done to your brain the day of the called "stroke".... So, I asked the Dr..... did you say options?... He answered "yes, I am not about to cut my patients head just because, I like to study the cases, I may call you after the board and tell you concrete answers then, but now, I can not tell you anything"... you have to wait for my call, and after that depending on what we decide treatment or surgery may happen in 4 to 6 weeks...

I was happy about his honesty, but to be honest with you I was a little bit upset because I wanted an answer right away, whatever good or bad... then came to my mind that just days ago I talked to a friend that is going through a health situation and she expressed to me her frustration about having to wait longer for her treatment, answers and outcome of her health situation, and that I told her... wait for the Lord's timing, maybe if you get your treatment as soon as you want to, it may not work, and the outcome will not be the right one... relax and take comfort that His timing is perfect, trust Him... Then, the same words that I said to her, came to my mind, and I said Lord, forgive me, I trust you, and I'll wait for your perfect timing. I look at the Doctor, shook his hand and said thank you, you have been very nice, honest and I will wait for your call.

I am so happy God put this doctor my way, I felt like he looked at me not as patient number 9, but as Sofia Wilcox a human that needs help, a patient he wants to take care of.... after that visit, you have no idea the weight that was lifted from my shoulders, the peace... can't describe...

All honor and power, all praises to God!