9 Months Out + Brothers testimony
But I am still taking meds for that, I will try to be better about taking them. My doctor says I am doing great and my labs have been changed from once a week to once a month!! Praise God. After being poked every other day, this is such a blessing to my poor arms. This gives me more free time also and makes me feel more normal. I was listening to my prophecies yesterday and wow, God came through. So much was opened to me, and I realized how much God was with me. He told me he would be with me, he would do great miracles, he would help me and I would testify. I can see this stuff folding out in front of my eyes. A very small amount of people have very few or even no side effects from chemo and I was one of them. By Gods grace, that wasn't in my cup to drink through this already hard trial. I even felt okay since the day I got sick. Yes when I was severely anemic I did not feel great and had headaches and petechiae but I have been anemic for the last year and a half and I felt a lot more wonderful than the average semi-anemic person. I lived life, I went on. A person is the sickest when they let themselves feel that way. During all my labs and infusions I did not feel the poke or needle half the time. All in all, God is good, all the time. One of the things God told me almost 3 years ago, before I got sick, was that he was gonna use me and I was gonna testify. And his words are life and are true. Aside my testimony, here's another one...
I am from a big family with 5 brothers and 1 sister. I have loving parents that have raised us up to be who we are today. However, what they teach us does not mean that the world can't change us. No family is perfect and we all have problems. My little brother Alex was my donor, hes 23, and he had problems recently involving drug use. I am not embarrassed to say that because it is very common, and it's the devil that manipulates and ruins people, not the person themselves. We live in a sinful world and we need to be wise about our friends, activities, and free time. He was struggling with this problem on and off for some time and it put a strain on his relationship with God. When I told him he's a match to be my donor, there was no hesitation from him. Well, I had many people who said they would do it for me if they could. By the time the transplant came around and he had donated to me, he was given pain killers. I can't say this was the issue for him, but like stating before, there was a strain. He wasn't serious about anything and eventually wasn't working anymore. A few weeks after transplant my mom told him I had a minor infection and he felt so guilty. He thought, why is she the sick one? She's done nothing and I am the bad one here... It made him think.. A couple days later he had set up arrangements with God Will Provide Ministries Church in Sacramento California. He wanted to get away and have a fresh start. He needed to rekindle that fire that used to burn in his heart for the Lord. He entered their 6 month program and graduated in February. This last weekend, my mom, sister and sister in law, brother and cousin flew down to support him. Wanna know why? He got baptized! He turned his life around and surrendered it all at the foot of the cross. It was a very special and touching day. We are all very proud of him. And to top it off, he's gonna continue to serve and may God bless him. He is on a missionary trip in Panama City right now. He will be there for 6 months! At some point he will be there on his own running the church. I am so happy that God is using him. He's testifying about me, I'm testifying about him, it's astonishing. He's the brother I would beat up growing up, and he is the brother that saved my life. Please keep him in your prayers, as this will not be an easy thing for him. So as you can see, God is doing his work. But this is only the beginning, Keep posted.
Blessings
xoxo
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