Welcome

Psst...I have a secret. I am really nervous starting this adventure but extremely excited, as well. This is my first attempt at having a blog so I will be learning as I go. I guess this first post should be mostly background information to catch you up to where I am.

In a nutshell, I am a child of God, a wife, a mother, a grandma, a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend, a crafter, a nurse and a cancer patient. Right now I am a fighter! I am going to be a survivor! And I can officially add blogger to that list now. LoL!

My prayer for this blog first, and foremost, is to honor God. Secondly, it is to bless others. Third, to be an outlet for me to express some of what I am going through. Finally, I want it to be a tool to raise awareness of colorectal cancer.

As time goes on you will be introduced to my family and close friends. (Yes, y'all get ready. You know who you are, I will be talking about y'all.) My husband Jim and I have been together for nearly 9 years. Between us, we have 9 children; 5 his, 3 mine, and 1 together. We also have 9 grandbabies; 5 girls and 4 boys. I love them all and thank God for bringing each and every one of them into my life.

In October 2012, I was diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer. Considering there is no family history of colon cancer, this completely caught me and my family off guard. This past year has been a real roller coaster of a ride; yet, through it all, God has been with me and has seen me through the scariest time of my life. As this war rages on I am thankful for God's promises that He has a plan for me (Jeremiah 29:11) and that this battle is not mine, but the Lord's (2 Chronicles 20:15), to name a couple.

Since diagnosis, I have undergone radiation, 2 surgeries, blood transfusion, port placement, chemotherapy and numerous CT scans. I've battled low counts, WBC and platelets. I've had to deal with a colostomy and an ileostomy and all the fun stuff that goes with that; like a trip to the emergency room because I was a knuckle-head and ate something I knew I shouldn't and caused a blockage. I'll tell you about that some day...God saved me from another surgery!

Currently, I'm waiting for the Cancer Center to call me with my referral appointments to see a gynecology oncologist, for an ultrasound, and to have a barium enema. (Yay me!) The last CT scan showed a lesion on my uterus. It could be something or it could be nothing, hence the ultrasound and gyn/onc referral. I have to have the barium enema to make sure the last surgery was successful and that everything is reconnected properly before I can have my next surgery to takedown the ileostomy. I have peace. I know God is in control and He is with me.

Thank you all so much for stopping by and checking out my blog. I hope you will stop back by and read future posts. You can sign up to follow me via e-mail right now. Eventually, you will be able to follow me on Facebook.

As I close this post, I want to thank my friend Kerry for setting up this blog page and helping me get it started! I truly appreciate her! I pray that God will bless her and each reader and allow this blog to be used to His glory.

~ Delta