I wanted to share my Blessing.... My Story ~
I was diagnosed with MS in November 1981, right after turning 24 years old. At Duke University Medical Center in Durham, I sat with my mother and mother-in-law and listened as a NeuroSurgeon explained my diagnoses. He also explained to me that, within the next 5 years, I WOULD BECOME totally confined to a wheelchair.
I sit here today, 52 years old and I've not spent a single day in a wheelchair. In fact, I visited my Neurologist yesterday and he informed me that the MRI I had done a couple of weeks ago not advanced any, or I had no more lesions on my brain than in 2008!!!!!!!!
I have walked around for 2 days now with a huge smile on my face and knowing that God so loves me, just as I do Him. He has protected and shielded my body from any further lesions that cause more loss of myelin from my nerves. YAY! Yippee!! I am so Thankful and so Excited. I knew exactly where to come to let my sweet friends know just how Blessed I know I am! I am SO Thankful for this wonderful news. I have absolutely NO doubt in my feeble little mind that The Lord has literally 'carried me in His hands' since my diagnosis. He deserves the praise and the glory of this wonderful news I just received and HE is getting the praise and glory. It is something that I could NOT do! HE can do it and HE HAS done it!! 29 years after my diagnosis, I get this wonderful news and I've totally savored it!! I am SO very Thankful for this precious Blessing. I feel so unworthy of such an amazing gift... So many others need blessings too...
I've known all my life that I was "special" (well, we all are to parents!!), however it was proven to me yesterday. My God has shielded me from any further progression of MS and the lesions that cause so much damage in my body. God loves me. I am Blessed. I am Special...... I am Thankful, SO Thankful!
I simply wanted to share this with my friends right here!! This place is where I knew to come to share this wonderfully amazing news!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post.
Extremely Blessed and even more Grateful and Thankful for it ~
Joni
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PS,, I truly don't know if I've put this in the proper location!! I'm so sorry. There wasn't a section for Blessings ~ almost Miracles!! I don't just believe in Miracles. I depend on them...
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Permalink Reply by Deb~ Community Manager on -
A miracle and a blessing for sure Joni! You should be celebrating! I am so happy for you. I do believe God does answer our prayers and he has done just that with you. You are blessed as we are to hear your fabulous story~ Continue to smile and enjoy your great news,, :o)
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Permalink Reply by Mary Johnson on -
Joni - I'm so happy for you - I've got a big grin on my face, too. I loved your last two lines:
"I don't just believe in Miracles. I depend on them."
That is going to be one of my new mantras. I love it! Reminds me of when I told my husband we had to win the lottery because I'd already written it into our budget. Ha-ha-ha!
You may want to post this as your blog for the day - what a wonderful, beautiful, incredible gift you've received!
Continued blessings and health, Joni!
Mary
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Permalink Reply by Lefty on -
Congratulations Joni! The joy and happiness you are feeling are very evident. What a great feeling.
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Permalink Reply by Ella on -
Joni - thank you for sharing your blessings. I like the way you're looking at this situation. Many people would be angry (even all these years later) to have had to deal with a disease like this. And when good news comes in - they might choose to see it as "at least SOMETHING is going better".
But you have chosen to see it as a blessing. You are even so gracious as to mention that so many others need blessings too.
Thank you. You shared things I needed to hear today.
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Permalink Reply by Sabriyah Fatimah on -
What a beautiful story to share! I am so happy for you.
We should all expect and depend on miracles. You have helped us to do just that. Thank you so much.
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Permalink Reply by Deb~ Community Manager on
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How are you doing Joni! Hope all is well! xoxo ;o)
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Permalink Reply by Joni S. on -
I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to get back!
Mary ~ I'm so glad you like my little "would-be mantra"! It is so true ~ I don't just believe in Miracles ~ I depend on them. More times than a couple that has literally been the case and they've come through for me. I believe it's how you feel about miracles as to how (and if) you receive miracles! Just *my* feelings!
Ella ~ Thank you so much for your sweet comments. I look at my life as "the road that God has planned for me to travel" with no regrets, no bad feelings, etc. There *IS* a plan as to WHY I am to live this life and *I* don't know what it is but HE does! It mostly depends on how He chooses to use me during my traveling the road that He planned for me. Thank you so much for the manner in which you stated what you did. I needed to read that too. That has helped me see, although not really understanding, how others could look at this thing I've got called "Life"!
Cristine ~ Please continue to smile!! THAT is what life is truly about. If you can go through life smiling you'll also have less wrinkles!! LOL! Yes hun, I am blessed and thank God I do realize it...
Sabriyah Fatimah ~ When I made the statement about miracles, strangely enough I did mean it!! I *do* depend on them and they've not failed me yet! Sure I may not get what I consider to be a miracle at times but the ones that are *true* miracles have honestly come through for me. Thank you so much for your sweet words...
Debi ~ I like to say I'm fat, dumb and happy!! LOL! And I *can* say that now that I've gained (ugh) weight! I've managed to gain about 30 lbs...and I'm up to about 130 now. It's just a little too much for me at my height and body structure (so I'm attending exercise classes!!) and I hope to begin aqua aerobics at a new aqua center that has just opened. Oh I'd be good if I had stopped at around 120 but I did not need to go up to 130 so for the first time in my life I'm having to "diet" and it's so funny ~ I have absolutely NO idea how to do that! (Having been 95 lbs all my life I've never, ever had to even think about dieting or gaining weight) but I suppose after 50 things changed!! Isn't it odd how that's happened??! OR it could be that I'm divorced and happy how that I've gained weight ~ but I have, so I've got to take care of about 10 pounds. Otherwise, things are good, I really can't complain about anything! Life is good ~ it's just really good. I'm amazed daily at even just the smallest miracles of life that most people are SO rushed they're too busy to notice!
Thanks everyone for your posts here...and even your interest in my little miracle! I truly appreciate EACH ONE of you.
BIG Hugs!
Joni
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Permalink Reply by Karen on -
Oh Joni! What wonderful news! I'm smiling just reading about it, but I can't imagine how you must feel. Definitely a blessing.
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