Shante81
Trinity Baraitrics
Aug 06, 2009
I attended Trinity Hospital's seminar today and wass really impressed. It has a comunity feel to me and I really felt I learned so much from the seminar as well as the support group. I plan to try to get my surgery approved here because I felt so confortable with the atmosphere of the center. Plus it is current where I reside.Keep me in you prayers guys because I am on the waiting list and I need to be approved by medicaid. God won't bring me to it not to bring me through it!
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Hope Against Hope
Aug 04, 2009
Hope Against Hope TODAY'S SCRIPTURE"Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him…"  TODAY'S WORD from Joel and VictoriaDo you feel like you are in a hopeless situation today? Is there no sign of change in the natural? Remember, we serve a supernatural God. What looks impossible with man is possible with God. In the Bible, God told Abraham he would be the father of many nations. But in the natural, this looked impossible. Both he and his wife were beyond child-bearing years. They had no reason to hope or believe it would happen. They had nothing to go on in the natural. But one translation of this verse says, "Hoping in spite of hopeless circumstances, he believed." And you probably know the story. Abraham finally had a son, Isaac and his son, Jacob had 12 sons—the twelve original tribes of Israel with descendants outnumbering the grains of sand on the shore! A PRAYER FOR TODAYHeavenly Father, today I choose to hope in You even when everything around me looks hopeless. I invite You to breathe Your life into the impossible circumstances around me. Have Your way in and through me as I dedicate every part of my heart and mind to You. In Jesus´ Name, Amen. |
Just something to share
Aug 03, 2009
(I believe what goes around, comes around, whether you do good or bad.)
The man slowly looked up.
This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life... Her
coat was new. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life.
His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many
others had done before. "Leave me alone," he growled. To his amazement,
the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth
displayed in dazzling rows. "Are you hungry?" she asked. "No," he
answered sarcastically. "I've just come from dining with the president.
Now go away."
The woman's smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle
hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily.
"I said to leave me alone."
Just then a policeman came up. "Is there any problem, ma'am?" he asked.
"No problem here, officer," the woman answered. "I'm just trying to get
this man to his feet. Will you help me?" The officer scratched his head.
"That's old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple of years.
What do you want with him?"
"See that cafeteria over there?" she asked. "I'm going to get him
something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.."
"Are you crazy, lady?" the homeless man resisted. "I don't want to go
in there!" Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him
up. "Let me go, officer. I didn't do anything."
"This is a good deal for you, Jack," the officer answered. "Don't blow
it."
Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got
Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner. It
was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had
already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived. The manager strode
across the cafeteria and stood by his table. "What's going on here,
officer?" he asked. "What is all this, is this man in trouble?"
"This lady brought this man in here to be fed," the policeman answered.
"Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that
here is bad for business." Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. "See,
lady. I told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want to come here
in the first place." The woman turned to the cafete ria manager and
smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking
firm down the street?"
"Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their
weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms."
"And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly
meetings?"
"What business is that of yours?"
" I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company."
"Oh."
The woman smiled again. "I thought that might make a difference." She
glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. "Would you like to
join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?"
"No thanks, ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm on duty."
"Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?"
"Yes, ma'am. That would be very nice."
The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, "I'll get your coffee for you
right away, officer." The officer watched him walk away. "You certainly
put him in his place," he said.
"That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all
this." She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest.
She stared at him intently. "Jack, do you remember me?" Old Jack
searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes. "I think so -- I mean you
do look familiar."
"I'm a little older perhaps," she said. "Maybe I've even filled out more
than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that
very door, cold and hungry."
"Ma'am?" the officer said questioningly. He couldn't believe that such
a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry. "I was
just out of college," the woman began. "I had come to the city looking
for a job, but I couldn't find anything. Finally I was down to my last
few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets
for days. It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw
this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to
eat." Jack lit up with a smile. "Now I remember," he said. "I was
behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work
for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy."
"I know," the woman continued. "Then you made me the biggest roast beef
sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to
go over to a corner table and enjoy it.. I was afraid that you would
get into trouble. Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of
my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all
right."
"So you started your own business?" Old Jack said.
"I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I
started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered." She
opened her purse and pulled out a business card. "When
you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons...He's
the personnel director of my company. I'll go talk to him now and I'm
certain he'll find something for you to do around the office." She
smiled. "I think he might even find the funds to give you a little
advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until
you get on your feet. If you ever need anything, my door is always
opened to you." There were tears in the old man's eyes. "How can I ever
thank you?" he said. "Don't thank me," the woman answered. "To God
goes the glory. Thank Jesus...He led me to you."
Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance
before going their separate ways. "Thank you for all your help,
officer," she said. "On the contrary, Ms.. Eddy," he answered. "Thank
you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And
thank you for the coffee."
Have a Wonderful Day.. May God Bless You Always and don't forget that
when you "cast your bread upon the waters," you never know how it will
be returned to you. God is so big He can cover the whole world with his
Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart. God is going to
shift things around for you today and let things work in your favor..
If you believe, send it. If you don't believe, delete it.
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close. If
you need God to open some doors for you...send this on.
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing.
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The man slowly looked up.
This was a woman clearly accustomed to the finer things of life... Her
coat was new. She looked like she had never missed a meal in her life.
His first thought was that she wanted to make fun of him, like so many
others had done before. "Leave me alone," he growled. To his amazement,
the woman continued standing. She was smiling -- her even white teeth
displayed in dazzling rows. "Are you hungry?" she asked. "No," he
answered sarcastically. "I've just come from dining with the president.
Now go away."
The woman's smile became even broader. Suddenly the man felt a gentle
hand under his arm. "What are you doing, lady?" the man asked angrily.
"I said to leave me alone."
Just then a policeman came up. "Is there any problem, ma'am?" he asked.
"No problem here, officer," the woman answered. "I'm just trying to get
this man to his feet. Will you help me?" The officer scratched his head.
"That's old Jack. He's been a fixture around here for a couple of years.
What do you want with him?"
"See that cafeteria over there?" she asked. "I'm going to get him
something to eat and get him out of the cold for awhile.."
"Are you crazy, lady?" the homeless man resisted. "I don't want to go
in there!" Then he felt strong hands grab his other arm and lift him
up. "Let me go, officer. I didn't do anything."
"This is a good deal for you, Jack," the officer answered. "Don't blow
it."
Finally, and with some difficulty, the woman and the police officer got
Jack into the cafeteria and sat him at a table in a remote corner. It
was the middle of the morning, so most of the breakfast crowd had
already left and the lunch bunch had not yet arrived. The manager strode
across the cafeteria and stood by his table. "What's going on here,
officer?" he asked. "What is all this, is this man in trouble?"
"This lady brought this man in here to be fed," the policeman answered.
"Not in here!" the manager replied angrily. "Having a person like that
here is bad for business." Old Jack smiled a toothless grin. "See,
lady. I told you so. Now if you'll let me go. I didn't want to come here
in the first place." The woman turned to the cafete ria manager and
smiled. "Sir, are you familiar with Eddy and Associates, the banking
firm down the street?"
"Of course I am," the manager answered impatiently. "They hold their
weekly meetings in one of my banquet rooms."
"And do you make a goodly amount of money providing food at these weekly
meetings?"
"What business is that of yours?"
" I, sir, am Penelope Eddy, president and CEO of the company."
"Oh."
The woman smiled again. "I thought that might make a difference." She
glanced at the cop who was busy stifling a giggle. "Would you like to
join us in a cup of coffee and a meal, officer?"
"No thanks, ma'am," the officer replied. "I'm on duty."
"Then, perhaps, a cup of coffee to go?"
"Yes, ma'am. That would be very nice."
The cafeteria manager turned on his heel, "I'll get your coffee for you
right away, officer." The officer watched him walk away. "You certainly
put him in his place," he said.
"That was not my intent. Believe it or not, I have a reason for all
this." She sat down at the table across from her amazed dinner guest.
She stared at him intently. "Jack, do you remember me?" Old Jack
searched her face with his old, rheumy eyes. "I think so -- I mean you
do look familiar."
"I'm a little older perhaps," she said. "Maybe I've even filled out more
than in my younger days when you worked here, and I came through that
very door, cold and hungry."
"Ma'am?" the officer said questioningly. He couldn't believe that such
a magnificently turned out woman could ever have been hungry. "I was
just out of college," the woman began. "I had come to the city looking
for a job, but I couldn't find anything. Finally I was down to my last
few cents and had been kicked out of my apartment. I walked the streets
for days. It was February and I was cold and nearly starving. I saw
this place and walked in on the off chance that I could get something to
eat." Jack lit up with a smile. "Now I remember," he said. "I was
behind the serving counter. You came up and asked me if you could work
for something to eat. I said that it was against company policy."
"I know," the woman continued. "Then you made me the biggest roast beef
sandwich that I had ever seen, gave me a cup of coffee, and told me to
go over to a corner table and enjoy it.. I was afraid that you would
get into trouble. Then, when I looked over and saw you put the price of
my food in the cash register, I knew then that everything would be all
right."
"So you started your own business?" Old Jack said.
"I got a job that very afternoon. I worked my way up. Eventually I
started my own business that, with the help of God, prospered." She
opened her purse and pulled out a business card. "When
you are finished here, I want you to pay a visit to a Mr. Lyons...He's
the personnel director of my company. I'll go talk to him now and I'm
certain he'll find something for you to do around the office." She
smiled. "I think he might even find the funds to give you a little
advance so that you can buy some clothes and get a place to live until
you get on your feet. If you ever need anything, my door is always
opened to you." There were tears in the old man's eyes. "How can I ever
thank you?" he said. "Don't thank me," the woman answered. "To God
goes the glory. Thank Jesus...He led me to you."
Outside the cafeteria, the officer and the woman paused at the entrance
before going their separate ways. "Thank you for all your help,
officer," she said. "On the contrary, Ms.. Eddy," he answered. "Thank
you. I saw a miracle today, something that I will never forget. And
thank you for the coffee."
Have a Wonderful Day.. May God Bless You Always and don't forget that
when you "cast your bread upon the waters," you never know how it will
be returned to you. God is so big He can cover the whole world with his
Love and so small He can curl up inside your heart. God is going to
shift things around for you today and let things work in your favor..
If you believe, send it. If you don't believe, delete it.
God closes doors no man can open & God opens doors no man can close. If
you need God to open some doors for you...send this on.
Have a blessed day and remember to be a blessing.
I'm Alive....
Jul 25, 2009
Hey, Hey, I'm Alive...I think that is the perfect song for this progress...Gotta take my life back! I just feel like jumping for Joy because I am alive and taking the right step to live my life to the fullest. I really feel I have been letting my life pass me by because of my vision and my weight but now I am feeling that all trails have their purpose. I would not be the woman I am growing into..That right I said growing because I feel like I have lived in the shadows for others too long and It Is Time To Take My Life Back And Say...Hey, Hey, I'm Alive. God has allowed me to overcome my bankruptcy to get my finances in order And now He's getting me in order. I have all of my clearances for the One Stop Shop at AMC in Atlanta...Yay. Now waiting on my Pcp to refer me to the cardiologist and nutrientist..the last two things left...yay. Yall please keep me in your prayers because I have been having stomach pains...Thought I was pregnant. Thank God I'm not...Not the time for that anyways, I hope everyone is doing well.
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Can Be Pregnant........
Jul 18, 2009
I have my clearance for my PCP and Dr. Buda but now, I think I might be pregnant and this couldn't be a worser time. I took the pregnancy test yesterday and it said negative but I am not sure because I don't have normal mesnstation so I guess I will be seeing my PCP next. If I am not pregnanant I'll be thrilled b/c for me this is not the right time. Also if it is not pregnancy then there is something definite wrong because I haven't been feeling like myself lately. Sleeping all day and my stomach has been feeling differently in ways I can't explian. Lord Knows I have come to far in the wls too be derailed like this.
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Just wanted to Share...Thoughts and poetry
Jul 09, 2009
I went to Atlanta today. Dr. Buda has now cleared me for surgery
do now all I have left to do is Cardiology in nutriention which I am waiting to get my referrences from Dr. Mekayo her in Augusta
. Excited yet nervous about getting everything submitted to the doctor's office.
In other news..lol, I have started working on my resume and plan on applying for the Rehabiliation Service Adminstration Grant to get my masters to become a Rehabiliation Counselor and work with blind indivduals. This is my reasoning for my decision to move to Atlanta. I have been told this is where positions are open. So I am pretty excited about the future....
I wanted to share one of my poems with you..
It took me a while but now I see,
that I am the only one who can love me.
I used to wish that I was someone else.
But if I were somone else, WHO would be me.
Who could face the challenges that I have faced?
Would she be able to take my place?
Would she have given up when she thought she couldn't succeed?
Would she have got down on her knees/
What would she had done when she felt depressed,
when her life was a mess?
No one's perfect, neither am I.
sometimes, we all must cry.
Life isn't alwavs easy.
We must have pain to have joy.
To have a friend, we must be a friend.
To find love, we must love.
To be loved, I MUST LOVE ME!!!
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do now all I have left to do is Cardiology in nutriention which I am waiting to get my referrences from Dr. Mekayo her in Augusta. Excited yet nervous about getting everything submitted to the doctor's office.In other news..lol, I have started working on my resume and plan on applying for the Rehabiliation Service Adminstration Grant to get my masters to become a Rehabiliation Counselor and work with blind indivduals. This is my reasoning for my decision to move to Atlanta. I have been told this is where positions are open. So I am pretty excited about the future....
I wanted to share one of my poems with you..
I Love Me!
Everyone is special, including me.It took me a while but now I see,
that I am the only one who can love me.
I used to wish that I was someone else.
But if I were somone else, WHO would be me.
Who could face the challenges that I have faced?
Would she be able to take my place?
Would she have given up when she thought she couldn't succeed?
Would she have got down on her knees/
What would she had done when she felt depressed,
when her life was a mess?
No one's perfect, neither am I.
sometimes, we all must cry.
Life isn't alwavs easy.
We must have pain to have joy.
To have a friend, we must be a friend.
To find love, we must love.
To be loved, I MUST LOVE ME!!!
A Bittersweet mommemt
Jul 03, 2009
I just wanted to let you all know, I did my 2nd sleep study with the CPAP last night. I swear that it seemed like some of the best sleep I ever had. I hated they woke me up.lol. and since I will be out of town tomorrow, I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day. Hopefully I will see some one my family I haven't seen in years so I am looking forward to it. Still sad I couldn't go to Detroit though.
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New PCP will Write my Medical neccesity Letter...yay.
Jun 26, 2009
I met my nwew PCP today. He seems very supportive. Matter of fact..He said that only I can make the decision whether or not to have surgery and the surgeon's choice to decide if I am a good candiate. He said he would be happy to help me through this proccess and he did my lab work today.
. God is good. Wish he had been my doctor first, but all is well. His staff is suppose to call me back for my referals to the Cardiologist and nutrientionist then I can submit all my clearances to the insurance and surgeon.
Yall, Keep me in your prayers as I will do the same. I am just so excited right now. Plus I have been out on the town..lol...and I am about to go out for tonight so I wil catch you all lata...Holla....
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. God is good. Wish he had been my doctor first, but all is well. His staff is suppose to call me back for my referals to the Cardiologist and nutrientionist then I can submit all my clearances to the insurance and surgeon.Yall, Keep me in your prayers as I will do the same. I am just so excited right now. Plus I have been out on the town..lol...and I am about to go out for tonight so I wil catch you all lata...Holla....
Sleep apena
Jun 25, 2009
I went to get my sleep study results today and found out I have severe sleepapena. He said my blood oxygen levels should be above 90 when I sleep and they were around 60. This explains my headaches and memory lapse. This has really scared me. Just to think had I not decide to have surgery, I would have never known this and would have continued to suffer with these issues as well as being unable to remain awake. This kinda ruined my trip to Detroit but my health comes first maybe some other time.
On a better note, I did pass both of my summer classes and hope I am able to enjoy the rest of my summer. Oh, I will let you know what my PCP says tomorrow when I meet him for first time after they kept canceling my appointments.
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On a better note, I did pass both of my summer classes and hope I am able to enjoy the rest of my summer. Oh, I will let you know what my PCP says tomorrow when I meet him for first time after they kept canceling my appointments.
Procratinating...
Jun 11, 2009
Yes, I am in summer school and should be writting my philosphy paper as I type this...yuck...Nicole you can definely take that class for me..lol. I will be done June 19 so I don't have to much more to go.
After that, I head to Detroit
for a week. I am still waiting to see my new PCP and I had my pulmonary test and sleep study last week and get the result on the 25th so hopefully I will get cleared for surgery.
I am now in the proccess of looking for a job and a place to stay in Atlanta once I grauduate. I am having to go back and update my resume..no fun..lol.
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After that, I head to Detroit for a week. I am still waiting to see my new PCP and I had my pulmonary test and sleep study last week and get the result on the 25th so hopefully I will get cleared for surgery. I am now in the proccess of looking for a job and a place to stay in Atlanta once I grauduate. I am having to go back and update my resume..no fun..lol.
About Me
Rancho Cordova, CA
Location
28.5
BMI
Surgery
04/21/2010
Surgery Date
Mar 30, 2009
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