This is late i know but I feel it is very important and I do not want to skip it nor forget about it years after.
3 things...
1. I went through laparoscopic cholecystectomy on this date. It is a routine surgery, and quite common, where my gall bladder was extracted. Despite the effort to have the stones flushed by natural means, I eventually consented to go through this because it could get worse and the biopsy afterwards have shown that I had chronic inflammatio. Mucus and fibrosis had already formed inside the bladder. Other than that, it is a negative result and that itself is enough to make me feel better in spite of the stitches and pain I experienced for over a week.
2. God provides. A missionary family was there to take my children for 2 days while I stayed in the hospital. God listens. Brethren here and at home in the Philippines prayed for me. God heals and restores. I was a bit worn out physically, emotionally and spiritually after that but God's grace is sufficient.
3. Above all, I thank God for all His goodness through this experience. He has taught me to totally depend on Him alone and surrender my life to Him without an inch of doubt. I thank the brethren too for their concern, prayers and love extended.
I was sore and in a sad state for a few days afterwards. At a dinner party with some Plan friends a week after, I learned that 4 of the 5 ladies who were there that night (me included) had gone through this operation at one time or another. I realized that there is nothing to mope about. Self-Pity is such a sore company, she should be left ton her own.. i left her on a corner on our way home that night.
