My friends, I’m grieving a bit today, and I would like to ask you for prayers. Many of you have been here long enough to remember that my youngest daughter (now 21) was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor when she was 14 (in 2008) and the story of her recover is truly miraculous. She has been fine and cancer free ever since.
But now we are dealing with the after effects of her radiation treatments, of which there have been none until now. I had no idea radiation could have such far reaching and ongoing effects. Specifically, it’s Leslie’s memory. The radiation has damaged the area of the brain to do with memory and the production of neurons. And it’s progressive.
There are things we can do-she can do. Amazingly one is as simple as doing 30 minutes of cardiovascular activity four or five times a week. And she will have to be on a medication that is likened to the affects of coffee and is in the Ritalin family, to help her memory work better.
So, my dear friends, I am asking you to pray for Leslie’s healing. God told me in 2008 that she would be okay. And she is. As she told me through her tears, “I’m here and I’m alive. I can do this too.”
This is no surprise to Abba and He can do the impossible. But today my mama’s heart is grieving a bit to see my girl have to deal with this too. She is a strong young lady of faith and has a good attitude. She’s fought to put her life back on track after all she went through, and she is determined to move forward.
My heart ache is…it seemed like she was finally stepping into the fullness of her future (college, etc.) and now this has developed. But as always, Abba has prepared me for this. I see it now as I’m writing this post. A verse that kept popping up the last two weeks…
They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the LORD to care for them. – Psalm 112:7
Just this morning I read a devotional about not believing the enemy’s hype. He likes to blow things out of proportion. Our true perspective is Jesus. I am reminding myself of this right now.
And I will not fear this “bad” news, because I trust God to care for Leslie, for all of us. I’m believing that He can do the impossible and heal her brain outright, that this will not be the path of her life. I refuse the enemy’s plans to come in and create more worry and drama and fear, in the name of Jesus, and I declare that this plan against my daughter Leslie is now null and void. She is an overcomer and will overcome this too. In the mighty name of Jesus, amen!
Thank you, my dear friends. My SUMite family. I am so grateful to have this place of encouragement and support. You bless me beyond words. I love you.
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