Saturday, October 21, 2006

GOD WORKS IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS

Well here's the story! Many of you know my brother-in-law has cancer. They sent a package of his original CAT scans, MRI'S etc. to the doctor here in the USA. - OK ARE YOU READY FOR THIS???????????? VIA---------------- DHL!!

This package has been sitting in OH for 3 days now. My sister emailed me the tracking info, and I got on the phone....................No delivery for Friday, still in customs...........

I talked to 5 different supervisors - all of which have helped me as much as they can, via computer emails to different DHL LOCATIONS......... Now it's the week-end, Saturday they closed early. No one working in International area on Sunday. I have to wait until Monday. The medical center was expecting these documents yesterday, Friday.

So, this morning, I asked to speak to another supervisor, after talking to 2 other representatives of DHL..........I'm ready to come through the phone and punch someone by this point. But, I was very nice! The last person I spoke with was Judy, I told her what was in the package, and why is was so very important to GET IT OUT OF CUSTOMS...........and delivered to the MEDICAL CENTER. She shared with me that her husband, has the same kind of cancer Mohamed has!!!

I sent her all the research information for this MESOTHELIOMA, I DO NOT BELIEVE IN COINCIDENCES, GOD USED ME TO GIVE HER ALL MY RESEARCH INFORMATION FOR CANCER.

my sister emailed me, the package just left CUSTOMS.....................

God is still teaching me to talk nice, when I don't want to, and when I want to smack someone for not going beyond the call of duty for customer service.

Monday, October 16, 2006

GRATITUDE

Today I felt the need to post my gratitude:


  • For knowing and loving GOD
  • For my health
  • For my ability to walk
  • For my senses (not commom sense, i have none) sight, hearing, taste, smell (food&flowers)
  • For my husband - the love of my life
  • For my children and grandchildren
  • For my brothers and sisters.
  • For my friends, who just love me anyway!
  • People that our AWESOME GOD, puts in my life.
  • The power of prayer, and miracles that are occuring every minute of the day. If, we just take the time to see them.
  • and last, but not least, BLOGGING!

Would anyone else like to share their gratitude?

Sunday, October 08, 2006

BEING BI-RACIAL

Last night I had a lengthy telephone conversation with my daughter, who has 2 bi-racial children. Brian is 14, and Jadeyn is 4. Brian is the first grandchild out of 13. He was 2 lb. 8 oz. when he was born, and the doctor thought he was still born. Brian is very small for his age and is on the growth hormones for his small body. He is 90 pounds.

Brian, for the first time has experienced the torment of being neither black or white. His peers are now calling him " a wanna be". Oh my heart is breaking for my sweet grandson. He has decided he doesn't want to go to school now; and has done some blogging on being in a gang!!!!!!
Which of course, he doesn't belong to a gang..........................

He yelled at his mom for "insisting" to monitor his "myspace" that, "my space" is exactly my space. He has been grounded for 2 weeks of NO TV, NO VIDEO GAMES, NO MUSIC...... She expressed to him, how important it is in life to know who you are in order to endure the pitfalls of life.........................my heart is crying.

The emotions and tears he is facing, I don't know how to help him.

I remember my nephews telling me that because they had an American mum, they were always made fun of, and was very hurtful to them as well.

Oh God, I pray for Brian to have peace, and words to help him.................................Grandma

Sunday, October 01, 2006

HERE I AM

Hi everyone! Gosh you all make me feel so special wondering where I am. Well this is what has been going on with me.

ugh! I have fibromyalgia (fms), and have been under the weather. Extreme fatigue and trouble focusing for any length of time.........Not to mention I'm 58! ha.. Doc put me on more meds, and I hate taking meds. Healthy eating would help, but I love my sweets. duh!!!!!

Secondly, my brother-in-law, Mohamed Madani there in Tripoli, has been diagnosed with Peritoneal Mesothelioma, which is asbestos-type cancer in the stomach lining.

Moh, as I call him, is the one of the kindest, devout in his faith, and wonderful husband to my sister, and wonderful "dad" and grandpa. His illness saddens me so much. So,

I have been constantly chatting with my sister, and worried about her, as well as her children and Moh's family.

Trying to find a US hospital to help me and research thru the net, which hospitals have international patient care, and which would be the best for his type of cancer. (I have such a wonderful husband, of 17 years, (I love that man!) who has been so patient with all the research and time I have been spending on the internet. LET ME TELL YOU:

He's my best friend.
He's patient with me and the housework.
He's patient with my being irritable because I "forget things"
He's just wonderful!
Plus, he doesn't feel well...........

I do try to check on the blogs and comment, just because I love to do that and I learn alot from so many of you; and I do this while my husband watches TV.

I have tried to post on my blog, but I just couldn't because I have been so sad......So THANK YOU ALL FOR ENCOURAGING ME.

Please pray for my sister and her family for strength and courage.

Sandi