The tumor is back. Thing is, she is no spring chicken - it's one thing to undergo a major medical procedure at 30-something, and so another thing at (early) 60-something. What struck me most about her brief post on this, was the word she used to describe the tumor.
"Pesky."
i'd be freaking the freak out!!! Even though the prognosis is, that it looks like the doctors will be able to fix it, for now. But they can't make it go away, and they can't make it stay away either.
Btw, just learned, a few days ago, from a sermon that when King Hezekiah was gravely ill, and about to die, he was freaking out. This man actively cared about the things of God - the lesson there being, that even saved folks (CEOs and data clerks) fear death.
But her word, "pesky," that threw me for a loop - in a good sense. My second thought was her husband and grown children - especially the grandkids. She is about my age, and her grandkids are likely still in elementary school - too young to lose a grandparent.
So, the lady will need lots of rest, and (shoe-leathered) prayer. Shoe-leather is not a works-to-be-saved thing, it's just ... ya know, talk is cheap.
But the comforting thing is seeing the difference between how saved people handle scary situations ("pesky") and how Bible-bashers handle theirs ("stumbling").
Btw, the blogger who used that word, and who has no time for the Lord, had a few days previous said - concerning the Word in general - "I'll be [derned] if" ... bla, bla, bla. Needless to say, the witchiepoo-commenting-crew was on a high-five fest. Then a few days later, "stumbling" is in the TITLE of her very next post.
Oh, that's scriptural - yikes.
Christians aren't allowed to have feelings and are told to dampen them down so instead of this woman screaming, I am dying now, she calls her tumor "pesky" like "aw shucks", its to look good in the cult. One is never supposed to admit pain, or tears or anything like that. Everything is "positive". Now wanting to puke.
ReplyDeleteDear Peeps, ffeeeellngs get way overrated, real quick. Christians are simply expected to cowboy up a bit, and tough it out.
DeleteYou're comparing apples and oranges. One lady, the Bible thumper, is not terminal and is not in palliative care. Her tumor is benign with a full treatment plan on offer. The latter is with 100% certainty going to be dead within a year. Criticizing a dying woman and people giving her emotional support, is beyond the pale and if that is Christianity, it's just plain vile.
ReplyDeleteDear Veral, since i am not the Bible-thumper's doctor, while she said it was fixable, she didn't give a percentage. But she did post, that the tumor had reared it's ugly self a time or two in the past. So, while she is not dying, that pesky tumor has been on her case for years.
ReplyDeleteAs for emoootional support, friends don't want their friends to step into eternity without Christ. Have a nice day.