I am soooooooooooo sorry. I'm getting worse at posting than ever lately. I haven't even been near the computer much except to check e-mails once in awhile. I see that some of you are still checking up on us, and I want you to know I REALLY appreciate all of you. It's wonderful to know that everyone hasn't totally given up on me.
My legs? They're still 100% functional!!!! Hooorayyy!!! Although, the MRI came back showing that they probably "shouldn't" be. I seem to have fairly severe stenosis of the spine wish was causing so much pain in my legs. When I told the doctor about my healing, he had a smile from ear to ear. If I had still been in pain, I would have had to start treatments ... shots in my spine or steroids... uhm.. nope... don't wanna do either one, so I told him I'm gonna hang on to what God did for me and forget about the treatments. I am so grateful to be able to walk again. I was imagining myself in one of those scooter chairs they advertise on tv... what a horrible thought. But, even though my back shows I have a problem, the pain is gone. I have to admit, after a while of walking, they do get tired, and on occasion, I will get a little twinge in my left leg, but I'm thinking the tiredness is due to the fact that they were hardly usable for over two months, and the twinge is a reminder as to how blessed I am.
I have developed another problem though (boy if it's not one thing it's another). For almost a month, I thought I had wax build up in my right ear. I used everything from olive oil to peroxide to ear candles (those things are neat), but nothing opened it up. Then I go to the doctor and find out... there's no wax in it... nothing to block my hearing. He gave me some nasal spray to try for a couple of weeks (hoping it could be caused from my sinuses), but if it doesn't work, I'll have to go to an ENT.... just what I DON'T WANT... another specialist!!! But.. I can hardly hear at all out of it, and for all intense and purposes, the way it is right now, I'm almost totally deaf in my right ear. I have to admit, when he told me there was no blockage, I kind of froze up for a minute or two... after all the thought of going deaf had never entered my mind, and it seemed pretty scary. But then I decided.. if God can heal me from cancer and being crippled (which He can and did), he can heal my ear too. And if He decides not to, there would have to be a good reason for it. So, for now, I'm just dealing with it. It really is frustrating though having to ask people to repeat themselves all the time though and only using my left ear to talk on the phone.
This entire past week I spent (with about 1500 other people) at a conference at our church called Breakthrough Cleveland. It was awesome. There were seven or eight speakers there who are well known in the ministry of prophecy and healing. I can't tell you how many times my ear was prayed over, but I guess that miracle is yet to be seen. There were A LOT of other people healed at this thing though. It was really exciting. I'm totally pooped though. The conference started Wednesday night, and then Thursday, Friday and Saturday it went from 9 to noon, 2 to 5 and 7 to (whenever). Thursday night I didn't get home till 11:45, and there were still people there when I left. I didn't go last night... was wayyyyy too tired. Just a bit too much for this old lady.
Gidget is still Gidget. She's such a "girl". She just wants to rule the roost around her, and she's fighting the fact that she's NOT going to win.
We sat outside for almost 3 hours this afternoon, and she was wonderfully quiet while I had a chance to read. But a little while ago, I tied her out while I went next door to visit with my brother and his wife on their patio, and little miss motor mouth just wouldn't be quiet.. so I had to put her in the house.
I'm going camping with Karol on the weekend of the 7th, and I'd LOVE to bring her with me, but she's so loud and pushy (with other dogs when she's on a leash) that it just isn't possible. She loves kids and people, and I know she'd love it, but when I think of the aggrevation I'd have to put up with, it's just not worth it. I want to go and have a good time, so she's staying home. Sandra and Joanne said they'd stop in to let her out and feed her. Sandra said she'll take her over their house and let her run in the yard with Frankie and the other boys (Oobie doesn't like other girl dogs, so she'll have to stay in the house when Gidge is there).
Well.. gonna go jump in the shower. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer. Again, I'm sorry I haven't been here much. I'll try to be more "in touch" with the world in the future.
Love & Blessings
Joanna, Angel Mike (oh how I miss him) and Gidget
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
OH MY GOSH!!! I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted. A lot has happened since I've been here.
Miss Gidget is now sleeping in her own room every night. She seems happy enough there, and since I don't want to "upset" her in the middle of the night and get my nose bit off, she will stay in there. She has taken naps with me during the day on the bed and is completely fine at those times, but I'm not giving her the run of the bed at night.
I had three days when I was totally fatigued. I have no idea what caused it. I'll be going for blood work this week to see if there's anything going on with me. When I went to the doctor last week, he said the blockage in my legs were not as bad as originally thought. The artery in my right leg is just over 50% blocked, and the artery in my left leg is only slightly blocked. So, he thinks the pain in my legs was from my back and has ordered an MRI. I'll be going for it on Wednesday.
HOWEVER.............. I'm thinking (and believing) that the MRI won't show anything BECAUSE............. WAIT TILL YOU READ THIS!!!! I've taken the liberty to copy and pasting an e-mail I sent out on Sunday since it's quite lengthy.... but it's well worth reading.
A HUGE YEAH GOD MOMENT!!!
I know some of you may not believe in God or miracles, but I have proof that He exists and so do miracles. Remember when I told you about my being healed of cancer 5 years ago? (I have another blog about that one.... here is the link to it.... http://jesusisthegreatphysician.blogspot.com ) WELLLLLLL... God did it again.... Here is my e-mail:
"This is the most awesome thing that's happened to me since God healed me of cancer 5 years ago. This will more than likely be quite a long e-mail, so be patient with me.
As some of you know... I was diagnosed with vascular disease in my legs, and for the past two or three months, I've been having major problems walking. Also, the doctor believed that since my arteries were not blocked as badly as the first round of tests showed, that the pain I would feel while walking was possibly from my back.
I was at the point where I could not walk more than 50 feet or so before the top of my thighs and my calves would cramp to the point of making me get on the ground or sit down for a few minutes before going any further. I missed church for almost a month because I couldn't walk from the parking lot in to the church (too far for my legs to handle), and the one time I did go and managed to make it in, I had difficulty walking back out to the car.
Well... today, I decided... I HAD to go to church. God gave me the determination and ability to get there. I took a pain pill about an hour before leaving and prayed that I could make it happen. I managed to get to my normal seat (second row from the front) but couldn't stand more than a couple of minutes during the worship part of the service. I was dreading the walk up the ramp to get to the back of the church and into the atrium and the long walk back to the car, but at least I made it as far as I did.
Before the service, Mary Lee, Marium and Marcie prayed over me for healing, and after church, I went up to the front for more prayer and laying on of hands. (The last time I did this, I was healed of cancer... blew the neurosurgeon's mind when he found nothing). Four people prayed over me. They had me sit down for prayer... which was great since I couldn't stand up long. Mark put his hand on the top of my right thigh, Donna placed one hand on my left thigh and the other on my head. Dale placed her hands on my knees, and Karol stood lifting me up to God in prayer.
It began like this... after a few minutes of prayer, I felt a tingling under the skin on the top of my right thigh. I just KNEW something wonderful was going to happen, but I had no idea to what extent God would go to this morning to heal me. Dale then told me to lift up my legs and extend them outright. I did as she told me. Now, just about everyone has one leg longer than the other, but somehow she knew what we would see.... my left leg was at least two inches shorter than my right. She asked me "do you want it to grow?"... well... of course... I wanted it to be the same length and "maybe" that would help relieve the pain. I had seen this done to others (making one leg grow to match the other), but never experienced anything like that myself. She place the heal of both feet in palm of both of her hands, never cupping them or holding them in any way. Amazingly, all of a sudden, my feet began to separate. They started out right next to each other, but my left leg just started moving toward the left, and my foot turned away from the front. I didn't feel it move, but we could see it move on its own (well... not on it's own... God was beginning His miracle for me). My left leg moved about 18" or so from my right foot (which was still in the same place.. straight ahead), and then I felt a horrible pain in the muscle under my leg under my knee. The pain was almost unbearable, but I knew God was working and said, "that's ok God... do what You have to do... I know You're working on me". It continued hurting when all of a sudden, the top of my right thigh cramped up even worse than it had when I would try walking. With both legs in pain, I knew there was a miracle happening. Then, Mark told me to lift my arms straight out in front of me. It was tough to do because I just wanted to continue pushing on the muscles of both legs that were hurting so badly, but I let go of the legs and did as he said. Within a moment, my right arm started drifting up, and my left arm started moving down. I WAS NOT moving them... neither was I moving my leg when it moved. God was aligning my entire body.
As this was happening, Mark placed his hand on my head and told me that God was now starting from my head and realigning my entire body. I could feel a major difference as my head moved, and then my neck loosened up, and all of a sudden, my shoulders fell... very relaxed. It was right after that, that someone said, "It's time for you to stand up".
I stood up and was told to raise my hands above my head. I did. All of a sudden, I felt my arms being lifted higher and higher. It was a feeling that I could never describe... they just moved up higher and higher. I, of course, could not see this, but the four wonderful people praying over me saw this. We all laughed... it was such a joyous moment... I laughed and said, "I'm being taken up... it's the Rapture" And then I said, "Beam me up Jesus". God was applying the finishing touches to His chiropractic healing of my body. When He was finished... my arms came down on their own. I remember saying "I think I've been stretched back up to being 5' tall again." I FELT WONDERFUL!!!
After all the hugs and praise and glorifying our Wonderful God... I not only went up the ramp in the church to get to the atrium, but was able to stand out in the atrium talking to some of my brothers and sisters in Christ as word got around as to what had just happened with me. And... after leaving church... I was actually able to walk across the church parking lot WITH NO PAIN!!! I stopped at the store to pick a few things up before going home (since I hadn't been able to go shopping in weeks... unable to stand)... and did not have to sit down once.
The only thing that continues to bother me at this writing is my left leg is just REALLY sore... not cramped like it was when I couldn't walk, but sore because the muscles were pulled so far during the growth of my leg. My guess is that this leg might be sore for a day or two, but it's a soreness that I am so very blessed and grateful to feel.
So now I want to shout out to the world and spread the Greatness Of Our God!!! By His Stripes, I Am Healed (Again). PRAISE YOU LORD JESUS!!!!
I pray that God continues to use me to spread His Love and Good News all the days of my life. I know that (on my own) I am not worthy of all He has done for me, but by His Grace, He continues to pour blessings upon me. I just love Him so very much. There are no words enough to tell you how I feel about Him and want to do for Him all He asks of me. I hope someday to enter His Kingdom and give Him all the hugs that He is giving me now in this life.
Thank you all for reading of my wonderful experience. I pray God's blessings on each and every one of you."
Love & Blessings,
Joanna
Miss Gidget is now sleeping in her own room every night. She seems happy enough there, and since I don't want to "upset" her in the middle of the night and get my nose bit off, she will stay in there. She has taken naps with me during the day on the bed and is completely fine at those times, but I'm not giving her the run of the bed at night.
I had three days when I was totally fatigued. I have no idea what caused it. I'll be going for blood work this week to see if there's anything going on with me. When I went to the doctor last week, he said the blockage in my legs were not as bad as originally thought. The artery in my right leg is just over 50% blocked, and the artery in my left leg is only slightly blocked. So, he thinks the pain in my legs was from my back and has ordered an MRI. I'll be going for it on Wednesday.
HOWEVER.............. I'm thinking (and believing) that the MRI won't show anything BECAUSE............. WAIT TILL YOU READ THIS!!!! I've taken the liberty to copy and pasting an e-mail I sent out on Sunday since it's quite lengthy.... but it's well worth reading.
A HUGE YEAH GOD MOMENT!!!
I know some of you may not believe in God or miracles, but I have proof that He exists and so do miracles. Remember when I told you about my being healed of cancer 5 years ago? (I have another blog about that one.... here is the link to it.... http://jesusisthegreatphysician.blogspot.com ) WELLLLLLL... God did it again.... Here is my e-mail:
"This is the most awesome thing that's happened to me since God healed me of cancer 5 years ago. This will more than likely be quite a long e-mail, so be patient with me.
As some of you know... I was diagnosed with vascular disease in my legs, and for the past two or three months, I've been having major problems walking. Also, the doctor believed that since my arteries were not blocked as badly as the first round of tests showed, that the pain I would feel while walking was possibly from my back.
I was at the point where I could not walk more than 50 feet or so before the top of my thighs and my calves would cramp to the point of making me get on the ground or sit down for a few minutes before going any further. I missed church for almost a month because I couldn't walk from the parking lot in to the church (too far for my legs to handle), and the one time I did go and managed to make it in, I had difficulty walking back out to the car.
Well... today, I decided... I HAD to go to church. God gave me the determination and ability to get there. I took a pain pill about an hour before leaving and prayed that I could make it happen. I managed to get to my normal seat (second row from the front) but couldn't stand more than a couple of minutes during the worship part of the service. I was dreading the walk up the ramp to get to the back of the church and into the atrium and the long walk back to the car, but at least I made it as far as I did.
Before the service, Mary Lee, Marium and Marcie prayed over me for healing, and after church, I went up to the front for more prayer and laying on of hands. (The last time I did this, I was healed of cancer... blew the neurosurgeon's mind when he found nothing). Four people prayed over me. They had me sit down for prayer... which was great since I couldn't stand up long. Mark put his hand on the top of my right thigh, Donna placed one hand on my left thigh and the other on my head. Dale placed her hands on my knees, and Karol stood lifting me up to God in prayer.
It began like this... after a few minutes of prayer, I felt a tingling under the skin on the top of my right thigh. I just KNEW something wonderful was going to happen, but I had no idea to what extent God would go to this morning to heal me. Dale then told me to lift up my legs and extend them outright. I did as she told me. Now, just about everyone has one leg longer than the other, but somehow she knew what we would see.... my left leg was at least two inches shorter than my right. She asked me "do you want it to grow?"... well... of course... I wanted it to be the same length and "maybe" that would help relieve the pain. I had seen this done to others (making one leg grow to match the other), but never experienced anything like that myself. She place the heal of both feet in palm of both of her hands, never cupping them or holding them in any way. Amazingly, all of a sudden, my feet began to separate. They started out right next to each other, but my left leg just started moving toward the left, and my foot turned away from the front. I didn't feel it move, but we could see it move on its own (well... not on it's own... God was beginning His miracle for me). My left leg moved about 18" or so from my right foot (which was still in the same place.. straight ahead), and then I felt a horrible pain in the muscle under my leg under my knee. The pain was almost unbearable, but I knew God was working and said, "that's ok God... do what You have to do... I know You're working on me". It continued hurting when all of a sudden, the top of my right thigh cramped up even worse than it had when I would try walking. With both legs in pain, I knew there was a miracle happening. Then, Mark told me to lift my arms straight out in front of me. It was tough to do because I just wanted to continue pushing on the muscles of both legs that were hurting so badly, but I let go of the legs and did as he said. Within a moment, my right arm started drifting up, and my left arm started moving down. I WAS NOT moving them... neither was I moving my leg when it moved. God was aligning my entire body.
As this was happening, Mark placed his hand on my head and told me that God was now starting from my head and realigning my entire body. I could feel a major difference as my head moved, and then my neck loosened up, and all of a sudden, my shoulders fell... very relaxed. It was right after that, that someone said, "It's time for you to stand up".
I stood up and was told to raise my hands above my head. I did. All of a sudden, I felt my arms being lifted higher and higher. It was a feeling that I could never describe... they just moved up higher and higher. I, of course, could not see this, but the four wonderful people praying over me saw this. We all laughed... it was such a joyous moment... I laughed and said, "I'm being taken up... it's the Rapture" And then I said, "Beam me up Jesus". God was applying the finishing touches to His chiropractic healing of my body. When He was finished... my arms came down on their own. I remember saying "I think I've been stretched back up to being 5' tall again." I FELT WONDERFUL!!!
After all the hugs and praise and glorifying our Wonderful God... I not only went up the ramp in the church to get to the atrium, but was able to stand out in the atrium talking to some of my brothers and sisters in Christ as word got around as to what had just happened with me. And... after leaving church... I was actually able to walk across the church parking lot WITH NO PAIN!!! I stopped at the store to pick a few things up before going home (since I hadn't been able to go shopping in weeks... unable to stand)... and did not have to sit down once.
The only thing that continues to bother me at this writing is my left leg is just REALLY sore... not cramped like it was when I couldn't walk, but sore because the muscles were pulled so far during the growth of my leg. My guess is that this leg might be sore for a day or two, but it's a soreness that I am so very blessed and grateful to feel.
So now I want to shout out to the world and spread the Greatness Of Our God!!! By His Stripes, I Am Healed (Again). PRAISE YOU LORD JESUS!!!!
I pray that God continues to use me to spread His Love and Good News all the days of my life. I know that (on my own) I am not worthy of all He has done for me, but by His Grace, He continues to pour blessings upon me. I just love Him so very much. There are no words enough to tell you how I feel about Him and want to do for Him all He asks of me. I hope someday to enter His Kingdom and give Him all the hugs that He is giving me now in this life.
Thank you all for reading of my wonderful experience. I pray God's blessings on each and every one of you."
Love & Blessings,
Joanna
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