Mary's Guestbook

Mary K  They are for reducing scars:
"ScarAway™ helps restore raised and discolored scars to a more natural color and texture, using the same technology trusted by burn centers and plastic surgeons. Using ScarAway on newly healed wounds helps prevent the formation of unsightly scars. Even scars that are years old from burns, surgical procedures and injuries show significant improvement with ScarAway. "

Mary K  Just saw your note, Terri thank you for your goodwishes. Yes, patience is the nameof the game, isn't it? I am learning a whole new meaning for the word!

Mary Myers  Mary K, good luck tomorrow. Your heart family will be praying for you, and waiting for the news that all is well. God Bless

Bob M  I pray that your surgery will be textbook and your recovery will be uneventful. Tomorrow will be a new day for you with a fixed heart. God bless and rise up!

Mary K  See you there. I have a mustard colored baseball cap with Panama City Beach and palm tree on it. I figure that I will be having some bad hair days for sure. So when you see me in the hall give a shout!

Tammy Pilcher  Hi Mary K, I just noticed you live in PCB. I live 25 minutes west of there. Wishing you all the best for your surgery and recovery! God bless you!

Lora Lee Peterson  I started telling myself something along this order last week, and you can't believe how peaceful I am now. I am lucky to be getting this valve! Back in the day, they didn't have these, and I'm sure people passed away young, with no explanation. I'm glad this finally took root in my mind, because worrying all the time about something I have no control over is so unproductive.

  Amen.... Lora Lee.
Give it to God.
Cast your burden on the Lord, and HE will sustain you. Psalm 55:22

Mary K  The only "routine" surgery is to someone not having it. Could it be worse, oh yeah. Much, much worse. Cancer, transplants, amputation. Lots of worse things. I met a young girl at the Cleveland Clinic who had had half of her brain removed because of cancer. Horrific. But she was delightful.

Different people process in different ways. Some approach a problem very analytically, with a "fix it" mindset. Others work it through on a more emotional level. Sometimes denial of one's emotions is helpful such as in an emergency situation, but if one is the type of person who needs to "feel things through", the that is the healthiest course for them, especially after having done that emotional work, unresolved issues do not linger and fester. Congratulations to all those who can just always "let go and let God". Like Annie Lamott, I have a strong faith, but sometimes if someone's says that or something similar, I want to smack them.

Life is not all rosy with lots of exclamation points. Sometimes it is messy, dirty and seemingly unfair. Sometimes the best thing that I can do when I see someone suffering is just to find some empathy to be with them in the suffering , God willing, so that they can move through the suffering, still whole.