"Abi you no know?"

"Abi you no know say Jehovah na God?" (Do you not know that Jehovah is God?)  I first heard that song in 1999 when my mother in-law sang it during worship.  How can I say it, how can I proclaim it? How can I use this mere mortal mouth to praise and worship God?  I never, ever, ever had any doubts; did I have worry? Yes I DID!! I'm not going to front and say that I have been A-Ok and haven't cried, worried or fretted; but I never had a doubt that whatever burden I was given to bear, I could bear it.  I AM BLESSED AND HIGHLY FAVORED!

So, yes ooooooo, here is the latest.  I go see Dr. today.  Him bring in him entourage enter de room, I no shake oo but I said to myself; "hmm, dis one dis man don enta room with all these people and dem don out number my own entourage, I no like am ooo, what kind oyibo dey want grammatize for me today?".  He began to smile and said "I have good news for you".  He began to grammatize the English.  All I know he said for sure was "Stage 1 cancer, entire tumor removed, clean margins on the tumor and negative lymph-nodes!"  You know now that babe had to maintain composure as I was sitting there half-naked on display (sorry, TMI but I have to create the setting so you understand).
I fist pumped (in hind sight, I don't think it was quite pretty especially half-naked with a drain hanging out of my side), I squeezed my hands together, closed my eyes with the words "thank you Jesus" leaving my lips.

Yes, as far as I am concerned, I am cancer free.  Yes I will still have to undergo treatment, which I will find out next week if it will be chemo and/or radiation, but I AM CANCER FREE!!!  Yes, the MRI  picked up a questionable spot on the other breast and I will have to have a PET scan (I don have CAT scan, now I will have PET scan, I don dey progress up the ladder of animal scans) to figure out what it is.  But I have championed the first obstacle.  The course may get more difficult but I am more than a conqueror and I am going to continue to champion on and continue to be a winner.

I want to thank everybody across the globe (I'm not exaggerating) who has offered prayers on my behalf.  I do not know how to thank you enough than to say that we serve an everlasting God who has heard your pleas on my behalf.  You are all blessed.

If I begin to name people one by one, blogger.com will shut me down.  Chika & our 3 musketeers, my Mommy & Daddy, My siblings especially Ezinna who flew down to nurse me, my family (the Anosike's, Byron's, Nwazue's, Ifudu's, Nwogwugwu's, Awam's, Alino's), "my own personal beloved Miriam", my Chief prayer warrior Gladys, THE WOMEN OF OFUOBI WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION OF CT led by Helen Okeke, my family "Ngwa cultural Association of CT led by Nnamdi Nwachuku, my UConn family (best co-workers a chick could ask for), the surgical suite & surgical floor staff at UConn Health Center, the children Sacred Heart Academy Campus Ministry, Hamden for my "HOPE" bracelet and encouraging words, my darling Chief cook Imma, all of my friends, acquaintances, your friends & family whom you told my story to and they prayed for my healing; God bless you and I thank you all.

Here are few links for information on breast cancer.
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/breastcancerearlydetection/breast-cancer-early-detection-toc

http://www.cancer.org/cancer/breastcancer/moreinformation/breastcancerearlydetection/breast-cancer-early-detection-acs-recs-bse

I'll be back!  About to go pop a bottle of "sparkling cider"!  Cheers, salud, remain well and blessed.  Remember "Check out that bump. Don't ignore the lump"!

Chidinma