My sweet, dear friend, Miriam, had to have some extensive surgery about three weeks ago. We prayed her through with some wonderful assurances of God’s Hands upon her, even having the doctor decide that she didn’t need one major procedure!
Last week Miriam received a call that her surgeon had referred her for a consultation. No reason was given. At first, we thought maybe it was a mistake. As the doctor had told her everything was fine after her surgery.
A friend had brought over several movies for her recuperation. The night before her appointment Miriam and her daughter decided to watch “Serendipity” (remember this!).
This past Tuesday, Miriam went to her appointment. After talking to a few different medical staff persons, she eventually ended up waiting for a different doctor than her surgeon. While sitting in the waiting room Miriam told her husband to look around. All of the pamphlets in the room were about cancer. Miriam told her husband, “I think they are going to tell me I have cancer.”
An intern entered the room with a booklet in her hand, "Cancer of the Uterus." She told Miriam and her husband that all biopsies were benign, except for a small area in the uterus which showed cancer. Miriam said, "fine, cancer does not scare me, what do we do next". (She knows Who holds her in His Hands!) Also, while Miriam was in the waiting room, she discovered that the new doctor is a Canadian. Miriam and her husband are both Canadians. When the doctor arrived, this gave them an immediate connection!
The doctor told Miriam that they had a “serendipity” situation! (Immediately, Miriam recognized God’s nudge of assurance that He is was right there with her! He brought the movie she had watched the night before into her mind, and she realized how remarkable it was that God had caused the doctor to choose that word!)
The doctor explained that the pathology department had discovered cancer in her uterus. Are you ready? Here is the most exciting part! The Lord had already taken care of it! Prior to her surgery, Miriam had been given the choice to leave the uterus or have it removed. She felt a strong sense to choose removal!
Another amazing part is the cancer was so small that it would have gone undetected had she chosen to leave it in! The doctor gave her a 99% chance of it being gone! Had Miriam kept her uterus, eventually, she could have developed full blown cancer. The doctor said, this usually happens the other way around, surgery because cancer was found!
Isn’t this a wonderful story of hope, and how Our Lord has His Eye on us?! He cares about every detail of our lives!
Praise His Name!
Susan
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