“The Girls” and I are working out a plan to stay with my sister who is taking quite the journey on her medical excursion. Since we last chatted, we moved her to a different hospital, where today she will have her third procedure in the operating room, where she now suffers from hospital delirium. Yes. Bless her.
Is this our new normal? Why this journey?
You know the answer. This is a plan that God is using to His Glory. Every step of the way.
What Glory do we witness?
- The powerful prayer group that has come together. United. I feel their faith, I remind them of their faith, the family and I need their faith. This journey will be long...sometimes, just knowing the wall of faith is there remains such a constant.
- The family has chatted and learned to work together as we have never had to in the past. While my other sister took A Medical Journey two years ago, while we then thought her journey was huge (and it was!), this one exceeds hers...by much. Having Judy’s kids onboard (as they should be...and want to be) has resulted in a connection that perhaps has been a bit hit and miss. But no more.
- Life goes on. I knew this. Maybe I just needed a reminder. While ‘tis true that when one is busy, one feels the responsibility of that busyness...even enjoys the busyness as God provides the want-to and the strength do the jobs by which my name is placed. But. Everyone is replaceable. Maybe I needed a reminder? I don’t know. Whether the need was there or not, I am getting one!
- My principal’s leadership strength has shown through. He says go...when I need to go. He offers prayers...we always need them. This has been a blessing.
As for Judy...
- She needs a miracle. I post daily on her Facebook group page and often am frustrated at the lack of comprehension as they focus on each post, seemingly forgetting the others, forgetting the magnitude of her condition.
- This journey will be so very long and so many things could change along the way, which is why we must look for what God wants as we take each step. Reminder: He will use this journey for His Glory.
- She needs a miracle: she has a huge wound that has yet to begin to heal...from which much is still draining from the unjury to her bowel. This is the reality.
- Judy is a woman of faith. Amen.
