I was able to attend the Wesleyan Church today. I love to go there, when I come out I always feel like I’m going to try to be a better person. Not that I don’t try anyway, however, it gives me more motivation to try harder.

The theme for the morning was sharing your story. How did you find Jesus? I listened as the Pastor told some stories. Her thinking was good, I understood her mission. Make us think about how we got here. That there was someone who loved us no matter what. That we could sulk, cry, whine or beg and he would listen. Our journey may not be the one we wanted however, he would be there to get us through it. And in the end, we would have what we all want eternal life. I found myself asking Jesus to make my life longer as I had lots more to get done. Although, I couldn’t quite remember what specific time I knew I had found Jesus. My husband and I agreed it’s been forever; we just knew and couldn’t think of anytime he’d not been in our lives. I even remembered when I was mad at Jesus and I wouldn’t speak to him for awhile. 

So now the pastor had me thinking about my journey with Cancer, and how I wanted to be healed. To understand what I was destined to learn about health and how it had changed my life already. What was my message? What was I suppose to do with what I was learning?

I know there are serious issues with infection in the hospitals. There are serious flaws in the way they clean and prepare a room for the next patient. There needs to be much more training for the cleaning personal. Procedures improved to change how they clean and sanitize rooms. Thus becoming an ally verses an enemy to the next person in the room and the health care giver, who knows conditions today are less then acceptable regarding the room and its hygienic standards. This can only be changed by giving the cleaning people more education and better tools to use. Not criticism, as they are doing what they know. We need to change how we clean and sanitize rooms and teach the personal the new standards for this century of infection and disease.

Also recognize the care givers, doctors, nurse, and aides are often so understaffed and overworked it’s hard to maintain a positive attitude with their patients, although they try. Communicating more with them, they are on the front line, to see what can be done to help.

Maybe this is my mission, and why God has given me this journey. Then I asked myself when you are barely surviving the days, how do you join in on the battle to help?

Is this what I was going to learn while fighting for my life? If so, when would I be able to apply my strengths and make a difference with what I’d learned? I think I have to figure that out, however, I know one thing. I will follow through, and God will give me the strength to see some change. It may be in my future. However, as I grow stronger, I will get out there and make my voice heard.

So stand by, as we embark on a battle for all of us. And if you think I’m exaggerating, ask friends or family you know who have recently experienced an infection from a hospital or from a stay in a nursing home or place where they have physical therapy. You may be surprised.

I’m glad we have these places; I’d just like to help them wipe out passing on infections to their clients…. Most of us will need some kind of medical care during our lives. Let’s think about how we can make it a safer place with little chance of infection or disease induced from the institution itself. Something we can once again take for granted.

And now I’ll think about my journey, and what I decided, as I went to church today at Eastern Hills Wesleyan Church and became inspired once again. See what I meant, by going to church always makes me stronger and better. And now I have a new task; one which will make things better for more of us in the future. Isn’t that what life is making a difference? Thanks Eastern Hills you’ve inspired me again.

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