Moving out of the woods
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 ESV
True to God’s promise, all things work together for good. With mixed emotions, it is quite liberating that I am moving out from my circumstance on the effect of stroke, little by little, surely and safely, in God’s time. I am no preacher here. I am sharing with you my personal testimony about the saving grace of God thru Jesus Christ. It may not be in a church setting but in a different platform considering this Covid times.
2017 was the gloomiest year of my life. In a series of unfortunate events, I lost my Mom and a day after her death, I suffered stroke at the brainstem. I did’nt saw her laid to rest because of my situation. And it was good for me. I would deliberately like to cherish happy memories with her during her lifetime with us.
The stroke affected me differently and it was a challenge. It felt like I’m floating, like an astronaut. I lost my sense of balance as well as my ability to swallow. The medical team inserted a tube in my stomach which was a means of feeding myself until I relearn my ability to swallow.
Fortunately, I regained it back and took me one and a half year to do that. I am very grateful to Dra. Daisy and Doc Weegee for being the early responders at that time as well as to Pastor Richard for giving me spiritual care during my stay in the hospital and even until today. I am very fortunate to have a neurologist on-board, Doc Victor for educating me about my condition and the state of my recovery for the succeeding months and years. Both him and Dra. Daisy reminded me that my situation was a battle of the mind and healing is a process. And I grasped what they mean – a change in mindset and attitude. I was very lucky enough that the stroke did’nt affected my cognition. However, it was a life-changing event.
Moving forward today, I can feel my senses are returning back to normal, just like before. Despite the circumstances that happened to me and even at the onset of the pandemic, God demonstrated His love for me by His daily provisions, without my input. He placed me at the backseat and He, being the driver of my life, made me enjoy the ride – that is my recovery which is a work-in-progress.
I maybe vulnerable to bumps and potholes as big as this one. It’s God’s way of saying that we can do nothing without Him. This life-changing event made me tougher thru Him. I can boldly say that my God is bigger than my fears.
And Jesus Christ is my living hope. Make Him yours today.
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