April 28, 2021

Good morning everyone, today is April 28, 2021. And it is hump day already, Wednesday the middle of the week. The weather today is promising to reach 84 degrees but cloudy. How nice that warm air will feel. I hope everyone can enjoy it a little. I also hope all is well with everyone today.

Today I am going to intrude on you for maybe a minute. Several months ago I felt something on my leg that felt like a scab but it never went away. On a visit to the podiatrist I asked her to look at it. After an exam she said she did not know what it was and referred me to a dermatologist. The dermatologist did not know what it was either but thought a dead blood vessel and removed it and as with everything now sent it for a biopsy, it came back not benign, I can’t use that word referring to me. It’s just a fear. Now Marylou has assured me it’s not a big deal and it just has to be scrapped away. But things that are not major always backfire on me. They once had to put stints in my stomach, St Barnabas could not do it so I was sent to NYC as an emergency and within an hour I was in surgery. When they had to be removed the doctor said ‘ not a big deal’ come in the morning half hour we take them out and you go home. It took 8 hours to get them out and a two week stay. When it comes to me I’ve come to realize everything is a big deal. But that’s me, if you know me you know that’s how I am everything I do is a big deal.

Now my intrusion is please take a minute and just offer a quick prayer that all goes well this morning. All my life I have believed in two things, no doctor works alone the big guy is always behind him guiding him, helping. Two the power of prayer, nothing is stronger than that. Movies have even been made about it, one of the greatest movies of all time ‘ It’s a Wonderful Life’, in the beginning the angel Clarence says there have been so many prayers for George Bailey that they were sending him down to help. So prayers can move mountains and I firmly believe in them. I think I know most of you will help me out, so I am thanking you in advance.

I’m sure Marylou is right, everything is going to be fine and I will be bothering you again tomorrow morning. But it is reassuring to know that prayers have been sent in advance to alert the big guy to watch out for me.

Now , remember today is going to be the warmest day of the year so far, take advantage of that maybe we can even shed our coats, but whatever you do enjoy. We will talk soon, Til Tomorrow!