I Don't Want to Leave This Moment/I Don't Want to Miss One Thing
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Good morning friends,
Listening to this song as I type this:
https://youtu.be/CJRtquktDeg?si=M3HwXYl3T01zgVjw
His presence is my favorite thing! May His face shine upon you and bless you and keep you.
I sent this out via a quick text yesterday and with the excitement of doing so well after my surgery yesterday and screens still bothering me, I forgot to post on here...so I apologize in my delayed post, sincerely...
Bless you all for praying with us and joining in on God's big victory-he's just getting started.
I STILL want to cry joyful tears but I also donβt want to increase the pressure in my head or set any more alarms off on my heart monitor but here it goes..
Yesterday a couple hours after my surgery, I went for a brisk walk and got cleared going up and going down stairs with my PT in front of my surgeon just as he was coming to check up on me!!! Praise God from whom all blessings flow ππππ!!! I have been tolerating my pain with ice packs and acetaminophen πππππ again praise the Lord! My OR team was the same as last Monday but my Anesthesiologist was different and he laughed with me while asking if I was a healthcare provider as I explained how yucky those meds made me feel last week and I so appreciated the giggles and the kindness extended to me.
This second surgery was radically different from my first surgery. During my first surgery, we encountered some bumps in the road as my surgeon carefully removed my big 'ole bump ("Goodbye Yesterday! I'm living in the light of new day!") The aneurysm had ruptured and there was more bloody "moisture" than expected as he put it. So I had to receive a couple of blood transfusions and was also intubated. The first surgery was only supposed to be 1.5 hours max 3 but instead it lasted 4 hours total. Therefore, I understand their concern and use of stronger medications and necessary interventions. Praise the Lord we operated just in time before the blood caused any more serious issues. My second surgery went smoothly and just as expected at just around 2 hours. I asked PT to let me nap for a little and then I had enough energy to get up and moving and grooving.
Today, we will wait for my surgeon to remove some of the staples and send us on our way home! He wants me to leave the stitches exposed to air so I have to wait a couple of weeks to really wear my fun comfy hats and scarves, but it's okay, I look like a combat warrior princess aka a little boy with earrings on, as Zion said the other day.
I leave you with today's very applicable devotional for August 26th from Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest paraphrased:
"Are You Ever Troubled?
There are times in our lives when our peace is based simply on our own ignorance. But when we are awakened to the realities of life, true inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus.....the words He speaks are always "spirit and they are life" John 6. --a peace that comes from looking into His face and fully understanding and receiving His quiet contentment......With regard to the problem that is pressing in on you right now, are you "looking unto Jesus" Hebrews 12 and receiving peace from Him? If so, He will be a gracious blessing of peace exhibited in and through you. But if you only try to worry your way out of the problem, you destroy His effectiveness in you, and you deserve whatever you get. We become troubled because we have not been taking Him into account. When a person confers with Jesus Christ, the confusion stops, because there is no confusion in Him. Lay everything out before Him, and when you are faced with difficulty, bereavement, and sorrow, listen to Him say, "Let not your heart be troubled" (John 14:27).
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. John 14:27"
-Lady
Listening to this song as I type this:
https://youtu.be/CJRtquktDeg?si=M3HwXYl3T01zgVjw
His presence is my favorite thing! May His face shine upon you and bless you and keep you.
I sent this out via a quick text yesterday and with the excitement of doing so well after my surgery yesterday and screens still bothering me, I forgot to post on here...so I apologize in my delayed post, sincerely...
Bless you all for praying with us and joining in on God's big victory-he's just getting started.
I STILL want to cry joyful tears but I also donβt want to increase the pressure in my head or set any more alarms off on my heart monitor but here it goes..
Yesterday a couple hours after my surgery, I went for a brisk walk and got cleared going up and going down stairs with my PT in front of my surgeon just as he was coming to check up on me!!! Praise God from whom all blessings flow ππππ!!! I have been tolerating my pain with ice packs and acetaminophen πππππ again praise the Lord! My OR team was the same as last Monday but my Anesthesiologist was different and he laughed with me while asking if I was a healthcare provider as I explained how yucky those meds made me feel last week and I so appreciated the giggles and the kindness extended to me.
This second surgery was radically different from my first surgery. During my first surgery, we encountered some bumps in the road as my surgeon carefully removed my big 'ole bump ("Goodbye Yesterday! I'm living in the light of new day!") The aneurysm had ruptured and there was more bloody "moisture" than expected as he put it. So I had to receive a couple of blood transfusions and was also intubated. The first surgery was only supposed to be 1.5 hours max 3 but instead it lasted 4 hours total. Therefore, I understand their concern and use of stronger medications and necessary interventions. Praise the Lord we operated just in time before the blood caused any more serious issues. My second surgery went smoothly and just as expected at just around 2 hours. I asked PT to let me nap for a little and then I had enough energy to get up and moving and grooving.
Today, we will wait for my surgeon to remove some of the staples and send us on our way home! He wants me to leave the stitches exposed to air so I have to wait a couple of weeks to really wear my fun comfy hats and scarves, but it's okay, I look like a combat warrior princess aka a little boy with earrings on, as Zion said the other day.
I leave you with today's very applicable devotional for August 26th from Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest paraphrased:
"Are You Ever Troubled?
There are times in our lives when our peace is based simply on our own ignorance. But when we are awakened to the realities of life, true inner peace is impossible unless it is received from Jesus.....the words He speaks are always "spirit and they are life" John 6. --a peace that comes from looking into His face and fully understanding and receiving His quiet contentment......With regard to the problem that is pressing in on you right now, are you "looking unto Jesus" Hebrews 12 and receiving peace from Him? If so, He will be a gracious blessing of peace exhibited in and through you. But if you only try to worry your way out of the problem, you destroy His effectiveness in you, and you deserve whatever you get. We become troubled because we have not been taking Him into account. When a person confers with Jesus Christ, the confusion stops, because there is no confusion in Him. Lay everything out before Him, and when you are faced with difficulty, bereavement, and sorrow, listen to Him say, "Let not your heart be troubled" (John 14:27).
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. John 14:27"
-Lady
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