Sunday, June 30, 2013

Thoughts on Healing


Thank you so much for praying for me all these years. We've been through a lot together. We've been through the process to become a missionary, home service, grad school and chronic illness. You're prayers have sustained me, encouraged me and kept me going. I can't tell you how much that means to me.

My most recent trip to the Wellness Center in Lincoln, Nebraska was even more encouraging than my first visit. My body is responding really well to the treatments. In fact, it's responding so well that we need to slow things down a little and give my body time to rest. I'm now taking my drops at home every other day instead of every day. Dr. Sara was amazed at how much better I look than the first time I came in. Even though my body is tired from all the detoxing that's been going on my eyes are getting their sparkle back and my color is better. The yellow is almost completely gone from my face and hands, the black under my eyes is almost all gone and the butterfly rash on my face that's been a constant companion for years is pretty much gone as well. Today I was incredibly tired and missed church. Some days are like that. There are times I will still be miserable, but I should start having more good days than bad days. 

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Round One Done...Round Two Coming Up!

Thank you so much for your prayers as I went to the Wellness Center in Lincoln, Nebraska a couple of weeks ago. I can't tell you how encouraging it was. Dr. Sara is every bit as amazing as I heard. Are you ready for this? SHE THINKS SHE CAN MAKE ME BETTER!! We have a long way to go, and I'm going to be on a journey of getting better for the next 1.5-2 years. Really, that's not very long at all when I think about the 5+ years doctors have been trying to manage my illness...poorly. 

Saturday, June 01, 2013

Long Way to Go to See a Doctor

Stopping to smell the lilacs on my birthday this week.
Tomorrow morning I leave for Lincoln, Nebraska. Long story short, I was going to stop at a Wellness Center in Lincoln on the way home from a trip to Colorado. The Colorado trip got cancelled when my grandma had a stroke after surgery. I kept the appointment at the Wellness Center and my mom was able to get an appointment there as well. We'll leave tomorrow morning for Lincoln. I have something called a thermography done on Monday and I will see the oh so wonderful Sara. Mom will have the thermography done on Tuesday and see Sara on Wednesday and we'll head home. It will be a quick trip, but hopefully a really good one. Please pray that God will use this test to provide insight and knowledge into both of our bodies. Sara is a follower of Christ and I am excited to see a wellness doctor who loves Jesus. That's not a combination that I have ever found before!

I also wanted to share with you the good news that my grandma is doing a lot better. She is now settled into the nursing home and working really hard in physical therapy. At this rate she'll be back home in no time! Thank you so much for praying for her. 

I appreciate your prayers for us this week. I'll let you know what we find out!