Uppers, Downers, and out of Towners
I wanted to share my mom's story of faith amidst health troubles with you this week. Here is how she shared it.
I want to share a recent experience with you and how faithful God has been to me during my “storm”. On October 20th my husband (Mark) and I headed to Texas to visit our daughter’s family and watch our grandkids play soccer, baseball, football, etc…..so blessed and so much fun. On October 23rd I didn’t feel well, didn’t go to any games and just laid around the house all day. The next day was worse and in addition to not feeling well I became disoriented, to the point I couldn’t remember my grandkids names! We discussed trying to get home sooner than planned but quickly realized we needed to get medical help immediately. So on Monday, October 24th, we headed to the emergency room at the local hospital.
After a brief initial exam the emergency room doctor said “I think you have had a stroke”. Following a CT scan, the doctor’s initial diagnosis was confirmed. I was stunned, afraid and fearful as I faced a very uncertain future as I’d never dealt with serious illness and now, I learn I have had a stroke! After digesting this news and my mind running on overdrive, I realized what I needed to do.
I’ve been saved since I was 14 but never having been so unwell in my life I needed God’s grace in a way I hadn’t experienced before. I began to pray to God asking for His mighty hand to go before me. As I leaned into His presence…..a peace and strength became mine… to trust God with every step of this journey I was so unexpectedly on.
I spent four days in the hospital as the doctors and nurses constantly monitored my vital signs, neurological and cognitive abilities. I had a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke and they had no way of knowing if the bleeding had stopped without constant monitoring. The other option was surgery. Miraculously, I gradually began to improve and several more CT scans suggested the bleeding had stopped. I truly believed God had touched me and performed a miracle. Had my faith in God been tested…had I questioned why God had let this happen to me? Yes, we are all human and doubts creep into our minds when we face the challenges of this life but in the end for me God prevailed and my faith has been strengthened.
After resting up a couple of days following my hospital stay we headed to the airport on Halloween. Not 10 minutes into the drive to the airport my heart felt like it was beating out of my chest. I was so uncomfortable we turned around and headed back to the hospital. We quickly learned I had atrial fibrillation. Frightened, uncertain about this how this might effect my recovery from the stroke, I turned to God immediately placing trust in Him knowing He was in control of everything happening to me. I was still scared but found great comfort in knowing God was with me.
After two weeks in Texas we finally made it home and it was time to schedule more tests and find new doctors because no one could identify the cause of the stroke. Even modern medicine had its limitations but my faith had been tested and God, the basis of that faith, had proven reliable and been the rock I need to lean on looking at an uncertain future.
I still get weary at times but God continues to go before me and strengthens me. I am now in January getting better and stronger each and every day. I still get weary at times but God continues to go before me and strengthen me. I am so thankful for our Mighty God who carried me through this ordeal and who continues to walk with me no matter what may come. I am living proof that we serve an amazing God and our hope for tomorrow is in Him alone.
Blessings in Him, Jane
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26
I want to share a recent experience with you and how faithful God has been to me during my “storm”. On October 20th my husband (Mark) and I headed to Texas to visit our daughter’s family and watch our grandkids play soccer, baseball, football, etc…..so blessed and so much fun. On October 23rd I didn’t feel well, didn’t go to any games and just laid around the house all day. The next day was worse and in addition to not feeling well I became disoriented, to the point I couldn’t remember my grandkids names! We discussed trying to get home sooner than planned but quickly realized we needed to get medical help immediately. So on Monday, October 24th, we headed to the emergency room at the local hospital.
After a brief initial exam the emergency room doctor said “I think you have had a stroke”. Following a CT scan, the doctor’s initial diagnosis was confirmed. I was stunned, afraid and fearful as I faced a very uncertain future as I’d never dealt with serious illness and now, I learn I have had a stroke! After digesting this news and my mind running on overdrive, I realized what I needed to do.
I’ve been saved since I was 14 but never having been so unwell in my life I needed God’s grace in a way I hadn’t experienced before. I began to pray to God asking for His mighty hand to go before me. As I leaned into His presence…..a peace and strength became mine… to trust God with every step of this journey I was so unexpectedly on.
I spent four days in the hospital as the doctors and nurses constantly monitored my vital signs, neurological and cognitive abilities. I had a hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke and they had no way of knowing if the bleeding had stopped without constant monitoring. The other option was surgery. Miraculously, I gradually began to improve and several more CT scans suggested the bleeding had stopped. I truly believed God had touched me and performed a miracle. Had my faith in God been tested…had I questioned why God had let this happen to me? Yes, we are all human and doubts creep into our minds when we face the challenges of this life but in the end for me God prevailed and my faith has been strengthened.
After resting up a couple of days following my hospital stay we headed to the airport on Halloween. Not 10 minutes into the drive to the airport my heart felt like it was beating out of my chest. I was so uncomfortable we turned around and headed back to the hospital. We quickly learned I had atrial fibrillation. Frightened, uncertain about this how this might effect my recovery from the stroke, I turned to God immediately placing trust in Him knowing He was in control of everything happening to me. I was still scared but found great comfort in knowing God was with me.
After two weeks in Texas we finally made it home and it was time to schedule more tests and find new doctors because no one could identify the cause of the stroke. Even modern medicine had its limitations but my faith had been tested and God, the basis of that faith, had proven reliable and been the rock I need to lean on looking at an uncertain future.
I still get weary at times but God continues to go before me and strengthens me. I am now in January getting better and stronger each and every day. I still get weary at times but God continues to go before me and strengthen me. I am so thankful for our Mighty God who carried me through this ordeal and who continues to walk with me no matter what may come. I am living proof that we serve an amazing God and our hope for tomorrow is in Him alone.
Blessings in Him, Jane
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 73:26
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