"Happy 'Rare Disease Day' To All" By Rev. Barbara Sexton Dear Ones Healing Ministry

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Dear Ones:

     It's not 'fun' and it's not 'popular'.  But here I am to tell you about 'Rare Disease Day 29 February 2012'.

     Yes, this is the day where 'the powers that be' turn their attentions to 'orphan' diseases...and to those conditions which can make life miserable, but which affect only the 'few' and thus receive scant attention:
LINK: http://www.rarediseaseday.org/country/us/united-states 
LINK: http://rarediseaseday.us/ 
LINK: http://www.rarediseaseday.org/country/us/united-states 

     This is a 'global effort', as it should be for the kind of things that affect ALL humans, regardless of where they happen to be on the globe.
     Can there be any doubt that ALL peoples of 'good faith' wish nothing but the 'best' and 'the best of care' for those in need?
     Certainly not!

     So, if you are suffering from (or are the love one of) a 'rare disease', you are keenly aware of what this 'leap year day' of February 29, 2012 means.

     It means that you are not forgotten.  It means that you can rest assured there are those who care.  You can know that there definitely ARE researchers and others who have your interests at heart.

     And, most of all, it means you have HOPE for a cure, and if not cure, for a treatment..and if not a treatment, then the hope of a 'prevention'.

     In this spirit of communal compassion, I ask that each of you reading this takes the time to realize that, truly, 'there but for the grace of God, go each of ourselves and our loved ones'.

     Today is a day to appreciate the gains of modern science, while understanding and being grateful for our Creator who loves us so much.

     God made us His magnificent creation!  Let us remember--today and all days--to never take His gift of life to us for granted.

     And never let us forget that, as Christians, when we pray in the powerful name of Jesus Christ...

     ALL things are possible!

In Christ's Name, 

Rev. Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"Stamford 'MILE OF PINK' October 1, 2011-October Is BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH With PAINT THE TOWN PINK CELEBRATION 2011" By Rev. Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

LINK: http://www.paintthetownpink.org/

From Lt. Nick Montagnese, Stamford P.D.

On Saturday October 1st at 10:30 am there will be a breast cancer awarness event in Veteran's Park, PAINT THE TOWN PINK, there will be no road closures for the event, see flyer below. A great event to support, any questions or issues please give me a call, Lieutenant Nicholas Montagnese 203 977 4850

    Thank You & God Bless You, Lt. Nick & all at the Stamford P.D. for sending this along and for making sure that the 'PAINT THE TOWN PINK' events go off without a 'hitch'!
    Anyone who has 'battled' breast health issues--patients, family and their friends--knows just how important the proper support is for one to achieve improved well-being after what can be a 'harrowing experience'.
     There can never be too much 'concern', caring, technical expertise, medical brilliance, scientific innovation, top-level diagnostic and surgical equipment, pre-diagnostic, pre-surgical, spiritual and pastoral counseling.
     We are grateful for all the 'rehabilitation' and 'wellness' services available to us...before, during and AFTER any breast health crisis!
     When we ladies walk into Stamford Hospital's 'Women's Breast Cancer' for whatever procedure our docs may order...it is impossible to convey just how much we appreciate the courteous and compassionate reception we receive there.
     It really 'matters' that someone cares.
     It really matters that someone informs our nervous husbands and children when we are 'running a little late' and why we are.
     It really matters that the staff at Stamford Hospital is always there for us and for those we care about, at a time when we feel so very vulnerable.
     Having 'battled' breast problems for the last 41 (forty-one years!), I can tell you that I've seen it all at many different facilities.  The 'service' at Stamford Hospital, for me, equals none and I will elaborate in future articles.
     Yes, I've sat with you in 'braless misery', waiting for my own name to be called at 'the Tully Center'--many times.
      In relative anonymity, I have felt both helpless and hopeless right along with you at times.
      And so I say, 'God Bless those who have devoted their lives to helping women and men who are diagnosed every year with some sort of breast malady'.
     They make a bad situation 'better' and we never forget them!
     May God Bless such as these and shine His Face upon them and upon all those who will be 'PAINTING THE TOWN PINK' this October 2011!
With Love In Christ
Rev. Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com 

"E. coli O104:H4--A Biochemist Offers Alternative & Natural Treatments For STEC: Do You Have A Question?" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

 

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 Dear Ones:

     If you would like a particular subject addressed in my upcoming article on 'Natural Treatments For The Current E. coli STEC O104:H4 Outbreak', please email me at BarbaraKSexton@aol.com

     Health Care Providers may also request a consult.

God Bless & Keep Us At This Time

Reverend Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

"The Annual Hope In Motion Stamford Hospital Bennett Cancer Center Walk Sun, June 5, 2011--Route & Details" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

Click here to join a team: http://www.hope-in-motion.org/faf/home/waiver.asp?ievent=452676&lis=1

Click here to volunteer:  http://www.hope-in-motion.org/faf/volunteerRegNew/volunteerSelection.asp?ievent=452676&lis=11
From Lt. Nick Montagnese:

"The Annual Hope In Motion Bennett Cancer Center Walk held in Downtown Stamford on Sunday June 5^th 2011, the run will begin at approx 9:30am,,,,, with the walk starting at approx 1030am,,,, there will be road closures throughout the run/walk route,,, also the run/walk route will be posted TOW-AWAY ZONE,,, any questions or issues please contact Lieutenant Nick Montagnese Stamford Police Dept, 203-977-4850."

Thanks, Lt. Nick!
God Bless Those Battling Cancer-Patients & Healers, alike and their loved ones.

Rev. Barbara Sexton

"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

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"Blogger Ken Dixon's Cancer Disclosure Article " By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

 Ken Dixon  http://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/

Dear Ones: 
     There are times in life where many of the usual rules no longer apply.
     And such is the case when cancer strikes.  
     C-a-n-c-e-r...this most feared of medical conditions, strikes the entire circle of loved ones of the person affected.
     Make no mistake; cancer is very much a family disease, sparing neither the very youngest, nor those rich in age.
     It likewise strikes the 'known', as well as the 'unknown', and the 'good', as well as the 'bad'...whatever that happens to mean.
     Of course the words I use here are mere human qualifiers, for who can tell who truly is GOOD or not so good, on any given day or at any given time?
     Indeed the best that humankind can truly expect to 'agree upon' are judgement calls where truly horrendous actions prevail whereupon most sentient human beings can agree that 'evil is afoot'.
     Through the ages, a singular theory has been floated that 'cancer is a punishment reserved for those who need chastening'.
     RUBBISH, I say, to that!  I do not believe that our Lord allows for such as this, especially in view of the fact that innocent babes contract cancer all the time.
     Consider also the concept of a 'cancer personality', meaning that a category of human exists which is particularly vulnerable to developing cancer.
     I've studied this theory for a life-time now and can say that if there is anything 'approaching' a bona fide 'cancer personality', it is one where stress rules and medical care neglect reigns in a person's life.
     These are qualifiers particularly difficult to discern second-hand, and, so, I am prone to debunk the theory of 'a cancer personality', as I do the concept of cancer being used as 'God's punishment'.
     But here are some things I DO know about cancer: 
     --A person's entire life changes when cancer is diagnosed, as does that of the patient's family.
     --Some prefer to share their saga publicly, while others do not.  It is a personal choice.  Just be aware that once a person's cancer is 'made public', there's no taking it back.
     --Once people 'know' of someone's cancer, everyone's reaction will change towards this person, be it family, friends, employers, employees, 'readers', fans and everyone else whose life has been touched by the cancer patient.  In some places, even today, a 'cancer diagnosis' is perceived to be a thing of shame.  This is borne of ignorance.
     --There may be some merit to keeping one's own counsel when it comes to sharing one's cancer diagnosis with the world.  Only in this way can a cancer patient avoid the inevitable 'false niceness' that arises when people learn that one has cancer.  This 'niceness' can be grievous, indeed, since it is so flagrantly evident and it always seems to arise from the most unexpected of persons.
     --Most patients and their families turn to their faith life, or lack thereof, in a fresh way, for better or for worse.  Some turn to God for love and support, and other believers 'hate Him'.  Atheists and agnostics have no one to blame, except...perhaps... some hapless health care provider.  So they will turn their wrath elsewhere unless and until they can accept their diagnosis and lose their anger.
     --There will be those who completely 'drop out' of a cancer patient's life, rather than face the prospect of having to deal with cancer 'face-to-face'.  Try not to be too hard on those who stay away, for they will know well what they have done or not done.
     --People 'there' for the cancer patient in the beginning will 'drop away' over time for any number of reasons.  Remember that people have their own troubles and one can never know who, themselves, has cancer or is struggling to live with the cancer diagnosis and treatment of a loved one.  You just never know!
     --Everything changes when one has cancer, even the little things.  Perception of day-to-day matters, for instance, take on greater or lesser importance, dependent upon the severity of the cancer diagnosis and all else related to it.
     --Money matters take center stage as medical costs escalate for the family, sometimes bankrupting them completely.  It is best not to have overly-high expectations for help if it is not readily apparent that it is available.
     --Eventually the patient (and his or her 'advocate' if they are lucky enough to have one) stands alone in the face of the never-ending options presented as part of their cancer care.
     --Any and all emotional reactions are influenced by the many drugs (including anaesthesia), treatments, surgeries, radiations, etc a cancer patient is likely to be subject to, so it is good to 'expect the unexpected'.  Therapeutic 'steroids' can induce a rage like no other after extended treatment, for instance, as can some of the psychotropic drugs used for anxiety and depression control.
     --And finally, at the end of the day, a person with cancer will learn beyond a shadow of a doubt who their 'true friends' are and who really, truly cares about them.
     There are many other 'changes' attendant to dealing with cancer and the patient has a choice: he/she can either choose to be alternately dying from/suffering with/living with/fighting against/struggling with/gaining over/beating/triumphing over this dread condition.
     The head and the heart determine many a cancer outcome.
     Rest assured, your choice of reaction and mind-set (or 'free will' as we believers would say) is about the only thing the cancer patient can truly control to even the slightest degree.  It takes time, but eventually a good number of cancer patients figure this out for themselves.
      And this brings us to the very public disclosure by 'Blog-O-Rama' Ken Dixon's recent disclosure that he has bladder cancer.
     In fact, it is a rather lengthy piece intended to send out a very good lesson, which I will even repeat here: 'If there's blood in your urine-even absent other signs and symptoms-get thee to a doctor immediately'!
     Good advice, that.  Dixon's syndicated newspaper column also contained an attempt at humor ('bladder ball'?) to be taken with a grain of salt, the overall message being one of a person with cancer 'reaching out' to all in his time of need--a most human response to a devastating diagnosis.
      It would be no surprise if Ken picks up where he left off in the blogosphere and/or on Facebook with a detailed blow-by-blow description of the ordeal he is going through, albeit for a much smaller, specialized 'audience' than the one he reaches through newspaper syndication.
     Forums and blogs abound on every medical subject under the sun.  Such endeavors are educational and cathartic, indeed, and it is always good to share information and inspiration with others, as one can.
     But poor Ken has a problem with inspiration, which he reveals as openly as his bladder cancer diagnosis:

"This whole bladder business dates back to mid-February when I finally admitted that those were traces of blood in my urine. That was the only symptom. No pain, just a few drops of blood at the end of a urination.

From there the CAT scan showed some sort of polyp activity on the inside. My first urologist initially played his cards close to his chest, but said that if it was the worst, if it was cancer, I could always pray.

Praying is not a medical option for an atheist."

LINK: http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Spring-beauty-more-vivid-in-cancer-s-face-1388779.php

      I can understand Dixon's need to dig his heels in and assert his life's paradigm of atheism.
      As I said above,   "Most patients and their families turn to their faith life, or lack thereof, in a fresh way, for better or for worse".
     But I have good news for Ken here.  HE need not believe himself, for the prayers of others to be effective for him!
     Numerous studies have proven that even those with no faith, for atheists and for the agnostic doubters amongst us, intercessory and substitutionary prayer works!
     So Ken's in good hands spiritually, so long as believers do what they should and pray for someone and their family who are suffering.
God grant Ken and his loved ones the strength, fortitude and discernment they need at this time in their struggle with his bladder cancer.
And may God Bless the hands and hearts of health care providers, especially those who pray and who counsel their patients to do like-wise.

With Love in Christ

Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com 
Ken Dixon's Capitol View appears Sundays in the Hearst Connecticut Newspapers. You may reach him in the Capitol at 860-549-4670 or via e-mail at kdixon@ctpost.com. On Twitter, he is KenDixonCT. His Facebook address is http://www.facebook.com/kendixonct.hearst. Dixon's Web log, Connecticut Blog-o-rama, can be seen athttp://blog.ctnews.com/dixon/ 

    

"Natural Asthma Treatments When Inhalers Fail Or Aren't An Option: THE ASTHMA CHRONICLES" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

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Dear Ones:
     Here are the very effective, natural supplements you can take to treat your asthma. These are recommendations for adults and for children over 12 years of age who are in good general health (besides being 'asthmatic') only.
TO STOP AN ASTHMA ATTACK IN IT'S TRACKS:

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Natural Asthma Treatments- Part One 'In Light of FDA Inhaler Discontinuation' By Rev Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
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Natural Asthma Treatments-Part Two 'Your Hope & The Gameplan' By Rev Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"   Dear Ones:  Asthma is a very common 'condition'. Sometimes it is sporadic, with episodes being triggered, perhaps, by exposure to certain foods or odd air-borne allergens, such as fiber particles or certain 'dusts'. Sometimes it is 'chronic'...or can become chronic...depending upon what is done or not done, what is 'taken' or not taken. Sadly, sometimes asthma medications and treatments contribute to this revolving door effect. Anyone who is 'inhaler dependent' or has a child who is, knows the uncertainty and discomfort this causes. Pretty much, one's life revolves around "THE INHALER":

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"Continuing Prayers For Dennis Segrue" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

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Dear Ones:
     I don't know why he keeps popping up in my head today, but will you please--all of you all over the world--please pray with me for Dennis Segrue and his family.
     Something is happening, though I don't know what exactly it is.
     Dennis, whom we've been praying for, has been bravely fighting a difficult form of brain cancer:
LINK: http://dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/2009/11/dennis-weve-been-praying-for.html
     I am not ashamed of the Gospel, and I have not been afraid in the past to ask you to join me in praying for a miracle for this fine 'trooper' of a patient, his loved ones and for his health care providers.
    I ask you this day, also, to plead Dennis' case to our Dear Father.... that His will for Dennis be done here on earth, as it is in Heaven.
Yours in Christ,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com 
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"Check Out These FDA Recalled Product PHOTOS On Yahoo's FLICKR" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

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Dear Ones:    
     Check out this link for PHOTOS of FDA-Recalled products posted on Yahoo's FLICKR:
LINK: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdaphotos/sets/72157624901041809/
     Do you recognize anything seen in your kitchen, bathroom, first aid kit or health care provider's office or health care facility?
     If so, you need to also check this FDA Recall LINK: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/default.htm
     And visit this blog regularly (click keyword 'FDA Recalls' below) for timely, concise and authoritative explanations of everything related to those FDA recalls which affect all of us.
God Bless You
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/

"A Prayer For Someone In Need Of A Liver Transplant-Please Pray With Me Right Now For Jessica Maranelli" By Reverend Barbara Sexton 'Dear Ones Healing Ministry'

Dear Ones:
     On this first day of Lent, I received this urgent PRAYER REQUEST.  (Note: Jessica is Lisa Prizio's niece) 

Dear Friends

John & Cindy Maranelli's daughter Jessica was rushed to Columbia Children's

Hospital tonight. The Doctors there determined her liver has stopped functioning.

She will need a liver transplant ASAP to survive. Please pray for God's will to be done.

Please pray that through this pain God's Glory will be revealed to all. Please pray our

Lord will spare her life and heal her body.

Thank you in advance for all your urgently needed prayers.

From Rev. Barb-Please pray with me:

Lord God, we enter this Lenten Season and we remember Jesus's forty days in the wilderness.

We are in our 'own' wilderness now and we come to you with prayers for your child Jessica Maranelli and her parents John and Cindy and their friends and family.

Please have mercy on them, dear Father.

Please heal this teen with the gift of life and end her suffering.

We pray that she may live a complete and happy life, doing all good works in your Name.

We pray that she may be as a 'living testimony' to your Goodness and Faithfulness, even as we realize that short of a miracle, a gift for Jessica can only result from the loss of the earthly life of another.

To that end, we pray not solely for the Maranellis, but also for the 'donor family' we may yet meet and thank for their incredible love in the face of incredible loss.

Today we 'fear' when we should not, and we are 'tempted' in our weakness at this time and so we pray actually for 'that miracle cure', if it be Your Will, so that none must lose their earthly lives.

Absent your sudden Intervention this way, we are content to know that Jessica and all those who suffer acutely need only know the Promise you assure us of when we are 'transplanted' to Eternal Life...

In that Life we are free of all sadness and pain, after lives well-lived here and lessons learned through our Creator,

When our 'work here' is completed, we look forward to an Eternal Life reunited with our loved ones, fully restored to a 'perfect health', thanks to You alone...

And we thank you for the Promises you make to us, dear Lord.

We are faithful and we love you for them, even as we ask you to bless Jessica's doctors, surgeons and health care advisers in all their endeavors to save her life.

We pray these things in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
AMEN
Blessings
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
www.DearOnesHealingMinistry.blogspot.com

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"Doctors In Wisconsin Handing Out Fake Notes Give A GREAT GIFT To The TEA PARTY" By Reverend Barbara Sexton "The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjFbMDp5Pg8
Thank you, 'Docs' for handing out those fake 'medical excuse notes' to protesters in WISCONSIN.

You have given the TEA PARTY PATRIOTS a GREAT GIFT and have assured the outcome of the 2012 elections!

God Bless You,
Reverend Barbara Sexton
"The Biblical Biochemist-Where Science Meets the Cross"
http://www.dearoneshealingministry.blogspot.com/
PROUD TEA PARTY PATRIOT