One year ago today God saw my mother through triple bypass heart surgery
Being 55, a little over weight and a smoker for over 30 years all odds were against her
but God was for her
Super Bowl Sunday 2014 My mother had both a stroke and heart attack
Laying not even two feet away from her family we had no idea what was going on
She kept saying that it was gas built up in her chest
So no one thought much of it until days went by and all she wanted to do was sleep
Speech beginning to slur my oldest sister began to worry
It was Friday night before we could get her to go to the hospital
We didn’t wait a good 30 minutes in the urgent care facility
The nurses ran a EKG determined that she had a heart attack and immediately put her into a room
Everyone was in shock!
You never think something like this could happen to the person you love the most
I didn’t get much sleep that night
The next morning they moved her to their sister hospital for better care
On the way to the hospital all I knew to do was blast my favorite gospel songs
All I could do was thank God that we got her to urgent care when we did
Being the strong woman she is
My mother put on a brave face for us
She showed us that no matter what things look like
We have to keep our faith
Faith was all I had left
Faith was all she had left
For years I’ve heard that God is faithful but it wasn’t until this happened
I saw just how faithful he is
Running several tests the doctors kept my mother for about two weeks
We were told that the procedure would be simple and that the surgery would take about an hour
She was released to come home and had a follow up appointment
When she got back home she still was a little sluggish but seemed to be doing better
When it was time to go back for her follow-up no one told us that she would be staying and being prepped for surgery
She wasn’t pleased or prepared
Throughout this time I had been praying, calling ministry’s that she has supported to get prayer,
reading my bible trying to feed my spirit
During her weekend prep my mother told her children and her husband that she was at peace with having the surgery
Finally I was at peace
Monday March 10th came and I went to work
Thankful, Joyful and at peace
I got the text right before lunch from my oldest sister that the surgery went well
ALL IS WELL!
I screamed as loud as I could without the clients thinking I was crazy
There was no doubt in my mind that my mom would pull through
I never considered the alternative because God told me he would keep her
She told me that God would keep her
I went to see her the next day and she was in the ICU unit
We learned that she needed to have a blood transfusion and that the surgery turned out to be much more
complicated than the doctor had expected
because of the heart murmur my mother had and her heart waives leaking
Triple bypass heart surgery was needed
Days following her surgery there were therapist working with her on her speech
We also discovered that the stroke affected a part of her brain that told her when to swallow her food
The next couple weeks after her surgery were just as hard on us as they were on her
Seeing someone who had been such a strong person not just for herself but for everyone else
need to be bathed and reminded to swallow food and more
got the best of me
As her youngest daughter I never in a million years thought
I would be sitting at my mother’s bed side reading healing scriptures to her
Each day I saw my mother I was grateful to have another day with her
I was grateful to see her smile and light up when I surprised her
I was so grateful that God was faithful
She was kept in ICU longer than expected
The nurses later discovered that her kidneys took a hit during the surgery
It felt like soon as we got over one hump
There was another one
Every time i would get calls about what this doctor and this nurse said
I would go away and thank God for being so faithful
I knew that if she survived heart surgery she would survive anything
I would constantly keep my mind on what God said and not what everyone else said
God is faithful!
The week leading up to my mother’s discharge
We were told that she might need to be on dialysis and need a speech therapist
We listened to what the Doctors had to say but we stood on God’s word
God is faithful!
My mother had told us ever since we were little kids that God would never leave us nor forsake us
After my mom was released from the hospital and found a doctor closer to where she lived
She went in for a check up and it was decided that her kidneys were fine
Her speech was back to normal
and she hadn’t smoked in about three months
God is faithful!
Now exactly one year later My mother is able to hold and play with her only granddaughter,
Walk at almost the same speed as before
I’m so grateful to have her here
I’m so grateful that God is faithful!
When I was younger and would be at church I used to wonder why people
would stand up and worship for 30 minutes straight
Now I know
Now I know why the choir sings songs like ‘Be grateful’
Now I know why my grandmother has an alter in her house
I’ve always loved gospel music but I didn’t know what it was like to truly worship and praise God until this happened
I didn’t want to stand up in church before because I didn’t know who could be watching
Now I don’t care who’s watching
I don’t care who hears me sing or see’s me clap my hands
God is faithful
Now I know why sometimes people run all over the church
or shout louder than others
God is faithful
I now know true worship
I now know that God’s promises are true
God is faithful!
Peaceduringthejourney 