What an amazing journey I have been on!  More than ever I believe God is Great and God is Good! 

Who would have evern guessed I would be here this long and travel down this road but God!  In ways, as I look back, I can see that He prepared me to cling only to Him and get my strength only from Him.  I have always loved the Psalms and found myself reciting my favorites when the road seemed way too long and my strength all gone.  Ps. 91 was the one that continually came back to me: He who dewells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.  I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and fortress, My God in Whom I trust." 

The embolization procedure was more than I could have prepared for and more than the Doctors thought they would find.  The good news is, they got all the areas that were of immediate danger to me.  I didn't realize how close I was to the possibility of hemmorage or complete rupture.  It seems strange to call all this a "procedure" because it is so invasive and traumatic to the brain.  I woke up with what I can only describe as a "brain ache".  Only clinging to God's strength could I have gotten through the first couple of  days.  And then came the surprise! I can only say that God's Hand was there guiding and showing us the way.  I had the choice to be released on Saturday evening but decided to stay one more night.  (Thank you sister Joy!)  If I had not stayed and if there had not been a bed on the progressive floor unit, which meant I spent another night in CCU,  I am convinced I would not be here. 
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Ps. 91:11 For He will command His angels  concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.  .....vs. 14:  "Because she loves Me,"  says the Lord,  "I will rescuse her, I will protect her."  God indeed had His angels watching over me in three young nurses, Tovah, from a Jewish family, Rachael, a born again Christian, and Liz ~ not sure.  Their quick response and knowledge of what to do saved my life!  Liz was the one who took her fist and hit me on the chest which got my heart back to beating.  She said she always wanted to do that!!  I am convinced they were and are God's angels! 

So~ here I am!  The danger from the AVM Fistula is gone, my heart is kept at a steady 70 beats a minute and I am looking forward to coming back to my beautiful Southern Black Hills! 

I do have a prayer request (one more at least) that I can tolerate the long trip back.  I am left with a lot of dizziness (benign, positional vertigo) and the only way I can ride in the car is to keep my head back and steady, and my eyes closed. 

I look forward to seeing all of you and cannot thank you enough for all your prayers, comments and friendship. 

See you soon.
Blessings,
Jeanne