Guardian Angels.....

 As promised yesterday, I am dedicating today's post to Guardian Angels.  Angels are mentioned in the Bible, in both the Old and New Testaments.  Here is a list I found online, from the King James Version:  http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Guardian-Angels/ 

Not all angels are good angels. We still must be on our guard, but I KNOW I have at least one Angel watching over me, and here is my story....

In 2006, my heart started racing and I was terrified. I couldn't breath and was in a panic. Joe rushed me to the emergency room. I was admitted to the hospital with atrial fibrillation.  My heart was out of rhythm for three days, and they even gave me an injection that stopped my heart (that was an experience!), to try to jolt it back. When that didn't work, they scheduled me for the paddles, for the next morning. I was on IV blood thinners. The real threat of a-fib is that when the heart goes back to normal rhythm, blood that may have clotted in one of the chambers could be thrown out and cause a stroke.

During my second day in the hospital, in my private room, a young woman came in, dressed like a candy-striper or student nurse. She had long dark blonde hair and a little cap on. She fiddled with my IV bags and kept talking to me. In with all the chatter, she must have said (at least six/seven times) that she bet it was my thyroid causing my problem. She said it over and over, and then she left.

When another nurse came in, I asked if they had checked my thyroid, and she told me that they had, and it was normal. I mentioned the student nurse who kept telling me to check my thyroid, and the nurse told me there were no student nurses or 'candy-stripers' on that floor.  Okay...maybe I dreamed it, or maybe I'm the only one who could see her.

I woke up on the third day, and my heart was back in rhythm. The nurse came in, and I told her it felt different...she looked at the monitor and got a big smile and told me I was 'normal' again!!  No shocks today, as long as it stayed normal.  Needless to say, I got to go home that late afternoon.

They always tell you to follow up with your personal physician, so I made an appointment with mine.  When I saw her the next week, I asked her if we could check my thyroid a little more closely. She agreed and ordered an ultrasound of my thyroid, which happened just a couple of days later.

The ultrasound found a tumor on my thyroid, and a biopsy showed cancer.  The tumor was less than a centimeter, but I was scheduled for surgery and had my entire thyroid removed.  I did radioactive iodine, followed up with the prescribed body scans, etc., and after five years, was pronounced free of cancer.  Praise God, and my Guardian Angel, who visited me that day and planted the seed for me to get a follow-up thyroid test.

I try to listen more closely, now, to what God might be telling me, whether through my Angel or just with the gut feeling we get sometimes that I believe is God talking.  It's important to pay attention and listen to those 'voices'.

So, that is my Guardian Angel story. I will never be convinced that it was not my Guardian Angel, who walked into my hospital room (or my dreams) that day. Thank you Jesus, for sending your Angels to protect us!  I thank 'her' daily in my prayers, too.

I would love to hear your Guardian Angel story. I think we all must have one, if we just think about it. I'm a believer!!  Thanks for checking in, and for your comments!  Peace, love & hugs.