Experiences That Humble

Well, it has been a life-changing couple of years! I am just going through a final recovery period after having TWO close-to-death experiences this past year! I suffered a stroke last spring and had to undergo brain surgery. It was successful but took me a couple of months to recover due to infection and allergic reactions to the two medications I was given. As I completed the therapy and was nearing total recovery, I was t-boned by a speeding car and it was back to the hospital last summer! I had fractured almost everything on my left side and required two surgeries. I now have metal rods in my left leg and screws in my hip and ankle. I have been going through eight months of rehabilitation therapy so far, and will now continue on my own until I can complete my total recovery and hopefully be moving and walking normally before all these events. While I was in the hospital beginning rehab from the car accident, my mom was undergoing lung cancer surgery in another city. It was very difficult for me to not be able to be with her and helping support her because I was in the beginning stages of my own recovery three hours away. My mom has recovered well and is still cancer-free to this day, but this past year has truly been a time and season of humbling and stretching my faith in God. Many prayers were lifted and I have become even closer to Him. I know there was a reason for it all, even if I don't understand why. My give Him all the credit for saving my life and healing me. It was a year of big changes and events. I changed schools and companies. I'm now with Learn 4 Life and love them! The service and care they show toward the families they serve, the staff they employ, and the communities they support, is just beyond imaginable. Through both of my health issues, Learn 4 Life was there for me. They supported me and kept my job open for me to return to as soon as I was able. My son and I also moved across town after my stroke, so we dealt with settling into a new place as I began my recovery three days out of the hospital and into a new house. I wouldn't have been able to do it without God in my life and the support of my friends and family. It has been a long and difficult road but I'm looking forward to what He has for my life this coming year. He is moving in our lives and I sense big changes coming, but in a positive sense this time! But that is a story for another time!