In
my comment a day ago I said that I would post an update. This is
an excerpt from an email that I sent to a dear woman who is praying.
Bless you so much for caring and praying! It was a 4 hour drive
from Altoona (where we live) to Philadelphia (the hospital where Kristy
is staying. I was near devistated on the ride there and shaking
when we walked in the room but I know it was the Lord's will for my
husband and I to be there today (or rather yesterday).
Kristy complained of
headaches last month and the local hospital here where we live in
Altoona, found a tumor and rushed her to Philly for a
biopsy. After the surgury, if I understand correctly, she still
had speaking abilities but an infection set in and now she sleeps
alot. She eats on her own with someone feeding her, she nods her
head yes and no and wakes up when called. I told her I would sing
to her and we were so surprised when she joined in singing "I Love You
Lord" then "Majesty" then "Shout to the Lord". She sang them all
with me!!!!
I tried to put myself in her place, what her thoughts might be and what
she needed to hear at this point and I told her I want to encourage
her, asked her not to give up and that we are crying out to the Lord on
her behalf. She absorbed my face with her eyes as I did the same
with her and she smiled. I told her she was pretty and that her
skin was smooth as I touched her and she smiled again. I told her
that I didn't want her to feel alone and that I wanted to stay with her
until she gets out and she smiled again!!!!!! Several times tears
rolled down the left side of her face. The infection caused her
to lose "some" control of one of her eyes but she
looked so pretty and peaceful to me.
I know that whatever God decides is right but I know that He can always
change His mind, that's one reason we pray as we intercede, I have to
continue to ask of my Father because I don't hear Him telling me
that I should not ask. When our family pet was sick
on two occasions in the last years of her life, at 13 God
restored her and at 14 1/2, He restored her again and I was
lead to ask Him to, but at 16 I knew it was time and I let
her go into His hands. I just remember those lessons that
He taught me last year from that, like He caused me to
remember those times so I must ask Him to
continue to show me and others how we can help bear the burden of
our sister in Christ, how we can encourage her. I love Jesus no
matter what His will. I just sense that I should keep praying and
praying. The tumor is on her brain stem. At the last minute
I grabbed a book written by a Dr. Doug Kaufmann called "The Germ that
causes Cancer" and lo and behold when I called her husband to report on
our visit on our way home, he said he is open to other ways to help his
wife and he wants to read it, I wasn't even planning on taking that
book, it was an after-thought. I could hear the need he has to
read all that he could find. Our drive home was filled with so
much hope and a confirmation that the whole day went just as the Lord
wanted it to. Everything was a total surprise to us!
I want to help her fight this disease. I rarely ever post
prayer requests or ask for prayer in church because I just quietly take
my cares to the Lord and He has always taken care of everything but I
really need support and prayers from the Body of Christ for my sister
in Him and I thank you so much for caring and asking me about her. I
just don't ever want to hear my Awesome Heavenly Father say to me
someday I received not because I asked not.
For those of you who are praying but just haven't posted, I thank you.
Wow, you are going through so much and are being such a blessing too---I was coming over here to tag you---but I certainly understand that you are occupied with more important things.
Just in case you want to share,
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/ByHisGraceInColorado/13036/
Thank you for the update! How frightening this must all be for her and her family. Please tell her that she has many unknown friends praying for her and her family.
I was just reading Psalm 27:1-14 -- what a powerful passage and cry to the Lord for help. Another that might be encouraging to your dear friend is :
"Fear thou not: for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea. I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness." ~Isaiah 41:10
Your prayers and encouragement mean more than you know.
Kristy has been moved to Altoona (our home town) now still unable to talk but very aware. Her husband does not want to put her through radiation but does not want her food and water stopped which is what the hospital is leaning toward (she is swallowing fine and she enjoys the fellowship as we feed her). Her husband has been trying to call various places and keep appointments with various doctors and individuals plus care for their 7 children. The Lord opened a door and kept the food for her today but tomorrow is unknown, it is such a battle. I took some very healthy orange juice to her today that I can't even give to her. We are trusting and pressing into the Lord with and for each and every moment. Thank you both so much for praying and I will be absorbing the scriptures that you pointed out Marsha.
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