The sun never showed itself at all today. In fact, it was raining when I woke up this morning, and it's raining now.....and everything in between has been rain....nonstop. Furthermore, this rain is supposed to turn into snow tomorrow.....again. 
Guess what? For a change, I do not even care! At this time, I wouldn't even care if I received ten feet of the white stuff! Bring it on! I can handle it! 
Back in June, I wrote a few blogs about what was going on with my daughter. The Doctors determined that she had a Septic Left Hip. They never could figure out WHY or HOW a young woman her age could have this, because the bacteria never did rear its ugly head to show the Infectious Disease Center exactly what bacteria had caused this. 
Well, a few months ago, when at a follow-up appointment, her Doctor noticed upon seeing her that her thyroid looked HUGE. My daughter has been taking thyroid medication for a few years now, but she is bad. She took them when she remembered to. Of course, her Doctor wanted this all checked out. She was sent to a Specialist, and he determined that, indeed, her thyroid IS huge, ran some tests and determined that she had Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I had never heard of this in my life, I have to tell you. Here's a little bit of what it's all about from the Mayo Clinic.
Your immune system's role
Normally, your immune system uses naturally occurring proteins (antibodies) and white blood cells (lymphocytes) to help protect against viruses, bacteria and foreign substances (antigens) that invade your body. Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune disorder in which your immune system creates antibodies that damage your thyroid gland. The disease causes inflammation of your thyroid gland (thyroiditis), which may impair the ability of your thyroid to produce hormones, leading to an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism). Then, your pituitary gland attempts to stimulate your thyroid gland to produce more thyroid hormones, thus causing your thyroid gland to enlarge (goiter).
So....the next step was to set her up for an ultra sound. She had this last week. He found four spots on her thyroid and inserted a needle in three different places for a biopsy. He told her that three of those spots had no consistency, but he was really worried about the fourth. Mentioning that he was doing this same job for about thirty years, he felt quite certain that the fourth spot, because it had some substance to it, was a malignant tumor. He told her, however, that he would have it checked out to be absolutely certain about it. The Doctor also told her that if it comes back as 'suspect', he would just concentrate on the one spot and get rid of that. But....if it should come back as 'cancerous', he would remove her thyroid altogether.
Needless to say, I have been, once again, pacing the floors for news of the outcome of these tests. My daughter called me just shortly before leaving from work today. I sat down to brace myself when she told me that the Doctor called with the results of those tests..........
She said, "I just got the results, Mommy." I held my breath until I certainly must have been blue, unable to speak and eyes clenched tightly shut. I think it must have been about ten minutes, at least, before she finally said, "I don't have cancer, Mommy! It came back benign......" I sank right into that chair, and before I left work today.....I'm sure the entire neighborhood knew that my daughter's tests came out just wonderful. She does have to go again in another eight months to be checked again.....but TODAY! is a glorious day.  
Our GOD IS an awesome GOD!
News Update.....My daughter just called me to inform me that the two schools my grandchildren attend have been closed for the rest of the week because of the flu virus. There have been several confirmed cases of the Swine Flu in their area of Michigan. My granddaughter is ill with SOMEthing, and my daughter just can not afford to get ill right now.....at all.
Have a Blessed evening. I know I will.    
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Blaiserboy
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Oct 20 @ 8:51PM
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Good for daughter... and a welcome relief for Mom
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kywonder
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Oct 20 @ 8:54PM
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Summer this is the best news that any mother could receive. I am so happy with you that I am rejoicing right along with you. To God be all the glory!!!!!!!!!!!!  
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gypsy29
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Oct 20 @ 9:00PM
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I'm so thrilled for you AND your daughter. That is the best news a mom could hear. I have a friend who had her thyroid removed and she is doing great, but has a funny scar on her neck right above the sternum that looks like an additional smile. She was cancerfree also.
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gunn12fan
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Oct 20 @ 9:18PM
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She and you are always in my prayers as well as the rest of my extended family here at MD
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HUGS4UANDME
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Oct 20 @ 9:23PM
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great news summer ....amen
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missliss78
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Oct 20 @ 10:43PM
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Hallelujah, my friend!
I hope she keeps a VERY close check on this AND, I hope she takes her thyroid medication like she needs to from now on!
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WouldntItBeGr8To
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Oct 20 @ 10:51PM
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Mommy." I held my breath until I certainly must have been blue, unable to speak and eyes clenched tightly shut. I think it must have been about ten minutes, at least, before she finally said, "I don't have cancer, Mommy! It came back benign......"
WOW, WOW, WOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, I am so DANG HAPPY
That is such wonderful news Summer 
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sybnann
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Oct 20 @ 10:52PM
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Summer, I am si happy for you and your daughter and family!!
God is indeed good!
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butterfly943
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Oct 20 @ 10:54PM
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Summer I tell ya...our girls boy they can keep us on our toes..thats great news about your daughter I sure hope everything will be fine with the little one
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dizzydoll
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Oct 21 @ 4:15AM
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doll tell her to try this: everyday for 15mins, visualize a white light entering your body through the top of your head and filtering through your whole body. this is how quantum healing works, in time it heals every cell.
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WSOR
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Oct 21 @ 8:19AM
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What awesome news!!  Our God is a wonderful God indeed. Enjoy the rest of your wonderful week!
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POPO
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Oct 21 @ 9:08AM
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Hola Summer.... 
Glad to hear the good news.... no matter how old our kids get their still our babies and we worry about them. Like you I have never heard of "Hashimoto's Thyroiditis."
Minn-a-so-cold....burrrrrrr hopefully we don't have an Oct like we did in 1990 when we got 31 inches of snow on Halloween nite...  yikes!
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silksox
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Oct 21 @ 7:00PM
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COOLZ COOLZ COOLZ
Jesus loves YOU misssummerbreeze....LOTS!
K
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