As women, so often we have to be the strong ones who take care of everyone
else. Maybe that was why it was such a shock when, overnight, my life changed
beyond recognition and I found myself with no idea of what to do next.
Careers Counsellor. We’d even just
had a wonderful holiday to celebrate
my 30th Birthday and were full of
hopes and dreams for the future.
And then it happened. I woke up in
agony, was rushed in an ambulance
to hospital, and nothing would ever
be the same again.
I was told I had internal bleeding in
my kidney and a growth that the
doctors suspected was an aggressive
form of cancer.
I was at a total loss, so I turned to the
one Person I knew – the God I had
followed since I was 15. And I clung
to Him for dear life.
I just couldn’t believe what was
happening. It was February 2002. Life
was so good. I’d been through a lot
over the years but now things finally
were starting to come good. I had a
loving husband, my soulmate since I
was sixteen. We had just bought the
house together that we’d been
dreaming of for years.
I had a job I loved, working as a
I underwent major surgery and then
some amazing news came: The
growth wasn’t cancer! The doctors
told me it would take me 3 months
to recover from the surgery and then
I would be able to live a totally
normal life. I was overjoyed.
But then, without warning, my side
burst open and fluid began gushing
out. The doctors tried everything but
I developed serious complications
and ended up with a severe form of
an illness called M.E.. which left me
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