Now here's some medicine she really needed! TWO things:
First) She got a few wonderful encouraging sentences from the DONOR. A total surprise. No pre-call from the hospital to say it was coming..Just a simple typed letter mailed to us saying, and are you ready for this? We are numb and amazed. "Dear Patient, I am your donor, me and my small family, (husband and 8 year old daughter) are praying that God would care for you during this transplant. I want to share a bible verse with you, to encourage you:"..
Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go"
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At this time for privacy reasons, no name was given.. Of course, this was indeed the 'medicine' Becky needed. Did human effort orchestrate this? Did someone match this donor with Becky for the sake of allowing 'sisters' to share this faith bond? Of course not, we are humbled and ever so grateful that God orchestrated this. I speak only for myself, but I do ask Him to help me in my sometimes weak trust and assurance in His guidance. Yet, even when I am weak, HE is strong, and man, was this strong. Dwell on this...
We hope to meet her and her family in a year or so.
Second, 'medicine' Becky needed was seeing Abbey, albeit from 6 stories high looking down to her. But at least she saw her..They talked and talked while looking at each other. Abbey could see Mommy's pure bald head and her medicine tower. It was a very, very good moment...
You could see the delight in Becky's eyes...We will do this more.
Second, 'medicine' Becky needed was seeing Abbey, albeit from 6 stories high looking down to her. But at least she saw her..They talked and talked while looking at each other. Abbey could see Mommy's pure bald head and her medicine tower. It was a very, very good moment...
You could see the delight in Becky's eyes...We will do this more.
So, some very encouraging 'shots' for Becky...So, so good for her..
May you all have some encouraging 'medicine' today..or tonight.
Much Love, Celebrate life..
Bill & Becky
May you all have some encouraging 'medicine' today..or tonight.
Much Love, Celebrate life..
Bill & Becky
this post made me cry with the pure hand of God and His poer to orchestrate this word of encouragement.
ReplyDeletePlease "Hangeth thou in there!"
Hi Becky,
ReplyDeleteJune Bostick and I are old acquaintances from the early to mid 90s when I went to Community Baptist Church (now Journey of Faith). I also had a stem cell transplant (bone marrow transplant) for AML leukemia in January '09. Still recovering. Also deal with Graft vs. Host. Just thought your post was neat that you got to hear from your donor like that & that they also were believers! My donor was an umbilical cord that had been frozen for 10 years in Australia. During my transplant hospital stay I had very realistic hallucinations because of ammonia in my blood or something like that. Anyway, I could have sworn my transplant coordinator visited me with a letter from my donor's family and I read it and it was so REAL to me that weeks after when I was being discharged I asked her if I could have a copy of that letter she showed me. Hahaha - she never visited me nor was there any such letter. Anyway, hope you are doing well. For what diagnosis did you need a transplant if you don't mind me asking?
Dear Becky & Bill,
ReplyDeleteHow amazing our Lord is! That blood has been washed by the blood of Christ!! Claim that and tell that graft/host thing to vamous!! We know God is holding you firmly in HIS hand! Smile while he carries you through!! We love you! Christine Victor Jost, Victor Venzor, Channing and Sophi;a Rose