An amazing set of circumstances

[Meditate!]

A sister I know.. (I'll call her Julie now, for her sake)

 

told us about the fear she had of an upcoming diagnosis.. she was going to have an MRI scan and going to have to wait two weeks to get the results. The congregation praying continually for her. She is claustrophobic and hated even the thought of being inside this 'thing' for 40 minutes! On arrival at the hospital she had to go knock on this massive metal door and heart pounding dreading even to go in.. only to find the person behind was a friend she had grown up in the Truth with! Turns out she doesn't normally do this shift.. Strange eh.. Anyway she is so pleased to have someone there with some compassion.. They talk about old times and hopes this may resurrect her feeling for the truth.

 

After the  long wait since the MRI  she gets a call.. can you come to the hospital ? (three days time!!!) She is thinking.. If this is something benign you would not call someone in.. She is fretting now over the consequences of a cancer diagnosis.  On top of this she is notified by a specialist that her mid twenties son who is Autistic and a mental age of 5 (who is in specialist care and in isolation) is going to have his medication, which has taken a long time to sort out, stopped. There is an initiative to stop a plethora of unnecessary drugs being prescribed. She is thinking what can she possibly say to this specialist.. Who would take the words of a simple mum. She knows what removal will do to him;  he'd probably end up worse and in a more secure institution...  Feeling even worse now!

 

Julie is looking up Phil 4:7  trying to find some peace... Later a social worker phones Julie up.. 'just to see how she is coping'.. She tells this person what has happened and this person says I find comfort in Phil 4:7! She quotes the words exactly as our translation! Are you a JW she askes.. No. I just read my Bible... They have a great chat and says she wants to talk again in a few weeks time. However as regards the problems with her Son she tells the person of her helplessness about his meds removal and what it would do to him. She asks who the doctor was that was going to do this... Julie tells her.. Oh I was with him last week!.. I'll talk to him about it. Later she tells Julie that she explained to the doctor that she knew the Son personally and what the removal of his meds would do to him. So he relented and said ok to carry on with them!

 

Julie phones the care place to tell them that he was going to get his medication restored. How on earth did you manage that!? they ask... she explains what had happened.

 

Now Julie is trying to sort out and prepare for 'probable' hospitalisation.. Her Blood card is out of date due to Covid restrictions and not meeting at the hall and doesn't want to do anything behind his back but also not bring it up as hubby is against her bible view. Her unbelieving husband surprisingly reminds her that she needs her Blood card! Then an elder and his wife pop by.. they are able to sign and witness the declaration! Sorted!

 

On Tuesday she meets with the specialist to discuss the diagnosis.. only to find it is 'nothing serious and may well go away with time! Phew.. relief and a lot of crying in the car with hubby.

 

A whirlwind tour!

 

We're all in tears, listening to all off, this with her!