A woman suffers debilitating physical problems and spends many years finding the answer. She discovers her greatest help isn’t from medicine but from the Great Physician.
“Right, two, three, four; left, two, three, four,” the step aerobics instructor counted. “Keep those hands moving in unison with your feet.” The feeling of…
Never have I considered myself a gullible person. When I held a top executive position in business, I readily recognized the difference between ethical and…
To a thirty-one-year-old newlywed who ran three miles most days and regularly worked with a personal trainer, stairs were not supposed to be insurmountable. Yet…
The strength and stamina I used to have are diminishing. This may be a result of simply passing the age of 50 or of the…
When we think of severe physical affliction, we often think of Job in the Bible — the icon of suffering. But after some time, there was an end to Job’s misery. What happens when afflictions come and never go away? One woman’s battle with a complex chronic disease has taught her valuable lessons.
“Have you ever heard of multiple myeloma?” My doctor sat across from me in the examining room, relaxed and smiling. She could have been telling…
As you gather with family this Thanksgiving, what are you grateful for? One couple would testify to the goodness of God in the husband’s health challenges that came out of nowhere. They learned that choices play a big part in surviving day by day.
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What really happens when chronic pain invades a person’s life? What adjustments does a person need to make? Read these helpful insights and suggestions.
“Mom, my shoulder hurts again,” Danny, our ten-year-old son, announced. Our packed suitcases waited by the door. Crossing things off my “to do” list, I…
A month after my near-fatal, one-car accident in early 1990, I first began to understand what had landed me in a large trauma hospital. I…
A woman is faced with a number of challenges in her family and in her health. Through them she learns that God uses His own methods to humble us and make us depend on Him.
Michael Dorris wanted to be a father, but he lacked a partner. Did this stop him? No; Dorris decided to adopt. His decision came at…
A slight chill hung in the April air as my cousin, Cindy, and I settled into the back seat of the Dodge Neon and positioned…
A pivotal event is one that defines everything before and after it. A chance meeting, a phone call, a quick decision can be a turning…
I had the same aspirations many women share of getting married to the perfect man and living happily ever after. On Valentine’s Day evening, 1997,…
I knew the drill; I’d been down this road before. The room number was different, but when I closed my eyes, it was the same:…
A woman fights the frustrations of blindness, but she gains new spiritual sight from God when she allows Him to break her spirit.
Jack and Jill went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after….
It’s one thing to suffer through a husband’s descent into dementia. It’s another thing to face a chronic physical issue without his help and support. One woman is learning that though she can’t share her struggles with her husband, she doesn’t walk her path alone.
Life can go along well for many days — until something happens in our
physical health to slow us down. One woman dealt with a sudden vision
problem and discovered truths that brought her closer to God.
“Lord Jesus, save me!” I screamed as I plunged forty feet off the cliff toward the rocky ground below. Friends and youth leaders looked on…
June 2, 2009. Two packed suitcases and two carry-ons waited near the door. I’d checked our tickets at least a dozen times and wanted to…
I’m glad I found out in the summer. I wore sunglasses a lot and could cry without being noticed. I would go on my daily…
Born in Leeds, England, with the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck, I had, to put it mildly, a less-than-ideal start to life. In those…
“We will find out what is wrong with you,” the doctor said with confidence, “but you won’t like it.” His words replayed in my mind…
Receiving the grim news about cancer turns anyone’s world upside down. It did for one couple who chose to see lessons in the experience.
Women can suffer from poor self-image over a number of issues in their lives. So when one woman lost her hair because of alopecia, she struggled with how to deal with her looks. She would find out how God would bring good out of it as she trusted her future to Him.
The images on the television screen sprang to life, jerking me back to another place and time. Fourteen years fell away as I saw myself…
I was sitting in my doctor’s office waiting for results from routine blood work. My primary care doctor came into the room, sat down at…
Mark O’Brien depends on an iron lung for breathing, which he has done for 42 years. Yet while restricted to his apartment most of the…
I pulled off the freeway when my buzzing phone showed the medical clinic’s ID. Probably last-minute information about Thursday’s surgery. “Your recent mammogram shows suspicious…
My lips trembled as I stared into the deep end of the indoor swimming pool. It was inches from my face; I could smell the…
I awoke from a deep coma to the gray, filtered light of a strange room. Tubes and machines surrounded my body. I was semi-paralyzed on…
“What do I think about a cure?” I repeated into the receiver. I powered my wheelchair closer. “Cure of what?” My speaker phone rattled a…
Two years ago, I wouldn’t have thought I could learn anything significant about prayer. I had been a Christian for many years. What more could…
“Take Caleb to a nutritionist. I don’t like that recurring rash on his face.” Alarm flickered in my heart. My ex-husband is a registered nurse,…
Biopsy? No, I could not have heard that word. Surely I had misunderstood. The doctor directed my attention to the screen before me and traced…
I felt the pull, then the pain. It immediately slowed my pace. I’d never had an injury in all my high school years of cross-country…
Born with a severe disability called Arthrogryposis, Multiplex Congenita, I have less than 3 percent use of my left arm and less than 7 percent…
Could it be that such a horrifying disease as cancer can have a positive impact on a person’s life? One woman, diagnosed with breast cancer, learned the power of prayer to change her perspective and keep going strong.
Physical challenges can often create havoc in our bodies and in our emotions, especially when God doesn’t seem to be present in them or answer our cries for help. Through the depths of despair in her health crisis, one woman discovered God was closer than she thought.
On the most normal of days, our world can be turned upside down by something that can seem non-threatening. One woman and her husband experienced this kind of change when he needed eye surgery. But God held this couple steady through the crisis and kept them from falling.
The birth of a baby is a miracle of God, but sometimes the miracle is surviving the birth itself. The lack of oxygen at her birth created all kinds of health complications for one woman. But with faith in and obedience to God, she lives a miracle life as an overcomer.
“I’m afraid there is no cure. We can only treat the symptoms,” Dr. Price explained, almost apologetically. Speechless, I lingered over her words, struggling to…
What threw me most about my cancer diagnosis was the timing. I know — there are many reasons to go into a tailspin when you’re…
While it’s always difficult to deal with health issues, many times it’s harder to watch a loved one suffer. Helplessness can lead to hopelessness, as it did for one woman. Read about her struggle to see God’s grace in the midst of her mother’s physical challenges.
Early one February morning I awoke with a slight dizzy spell. In the pre-dawn darkness, I steadied myself against the wall and made my way…