Hal Wilson’s Blog

How many people everyday use the expression “gosh that was a miracle” or “it’s a miracle that this car is still running”. It seems that we all use the word “miracle” in our everyday conversation.

I would like to share with you a real life miracle that happened to me recently. Several weeks ago, I had my usual CT and bone scans at St. Thomas Hospital. After the scans, I met with my oncologist. When he came into the examining room I could tell by the worried look on his face that something was not right with the scans. When he said we have good news and bad news, you tend to be a little worried to say the least.

First he gave the good news - no new tumor growth- yea God! then came the bad news - you have fluid on your lung and it is quite substantial. He had another doctor look at the scan and confirmed the diagnosis. He sent me home after telling me he would call me the next day. Being a curious type, I immediatelly went home and logged on to the computer under “Fluid on the Lungs”. What I read wasn’t good. All the sites said the same thing ” probably lung cancer”. to add even more fuel to the fire, metastatic kidney cancer very often can spread to the lungs. We all know the mind is a very powerful organ and I convinced myself that I had cander in the lungs.

The next day, Wednesday, Dr Cohen called me to say he had scheduled a needle biopsy for the following Monday. I was to be at the hospital by 7:00 am for the procedure. I must admit this was a long 4 days waiting for the procedure. By the time Monday morning got here, I was a mental wreck which caused physical torment. I felt very achy, I couldn’t breathe, noticed I now had a cough and lacked my normal high energy level.

Well Monday finally came. After all the preliminary paperwork, I was shown to the room where more questions were asked and then they prepped me and gave me the proverbial backward gown. After the formalities, I was wheeled into the CT Scan room. The CT scan is used as an imaging machine so the doctor will know exactly where to plunge the needle in order to suck out some fluid. First they laid me on my stomach as they were going to go through the back to reach the fluid. At this time they started taking CT scan pictures, but within about 5 minutes the doctor came into the room with a rather mystified look on his face. He walked over to me and said ” We have an unusual situation here. The fluid has disappeared and we don’t understand it”. I looked at the doctor and said “God works in mysterious ways and I had a lot of people praying for me this morning”. Within a couple of minutes my attitude and physical condition had changed back to the old Hal.

So the next time you hear the word miracle, remember God is alive and well and is still in the miracle business. All we have to do is ask.

I wish each of you a wonderful week and don’t forget to visit our web site www.christianswithcancer.org.

Blessings to each of you,

Hal