August,
1998
A few weeks ago, my heart went
bad. I had a diagnosis of arterial fibrillation. I was in the
hospital emergency twice in less than two weeks. The first time I
blacked out, and was taken to the hospital emergency. I got all the
treatment a heart patient gets, the machines, wires, patches, etc.
The cardiologist was called in. He put me on a blood thinner and
other medications. He told me, there was a 2-out-of-3 chance I would
have a stroke before morning! The cardiologist came in the next
morning, looked at the blood test, and checked me over. My heart was
back to normal. The blood thinner was working, I could go home and
continue all medication. I was warned: If there was any pain around
my heart, any weakness, to get to emergency quick! He would see me in
2 weeks otherwise. I was home 3-4 days and started to bleed inside. I
went back to emergency. The doctor didn't know where the blood was
coming from, but they did know they couldn't stop it. The blood had
to be thickened and that would take time. So they did blood test all
night, like every 2 hours till the blood thickened. I was released
from the hospital with warning: don't pick up a knife, don't shave
your legs, don't ride in a car etc....For if I cut myself or fell and
hurt myself, they could not stop the blood.
I was told to stay in the house
until the blood stopped. I was released from the hospital on Friday.
I noticed Saturday, the blood was less.
Then Sunday morning there was
hardly any blood. So I said, "I'm going to church." I had
to walk about 2-3 blocks, but I felt I could make it. I wore flat
shoes and walked slow and I made it. I always sit in the same seat in
church each Sunday, with a friend. She already knew about my heart
problem and was asking me about my health, when a friend of hers
stopped to say hello to her.
This is when I met Becky Hitt. My
friend asked me to tell Becky about my heart problem. I did. It was
close to time for church services to start. Becky was going to sit in
another spot. But she said to me, "I will pray for you!"
(At this time I didn't know that Becky did healing prayer) I thanked
her. I thought she meant she would remember me in her prayers next
week. I thought what a kind nice lady she was to pray for me. I sure
needed all the prayer I could get!!
So I sat through the services,
but began to get very tired, and little pains were all around my
heart. I had been told by the doctor, that this might happen. If so,
I was to get to emergency fast. I thought I was on my way. I was
leaving my seat when Becky, the Prayer Lady, came and touched me on
the arm. She said, "my husband Bill and I would like to pray for
you." She caught me off-guard. I liked the idea of prayer very
much. But I didn't know it was to be now, in the church. And too, I
had this pain all around my heart like fine needles sticking in the
flesh. My mind was saying, "Should I go for home and the
hospital, or prayer?" I went for the prayer!! Bill & Becky
prayed for me. Then Bill asked me, "How do you feel?" My
mouth flew open. I said "The pain around my heart is gone!!
Bill, Becky & I all said, "Praise the Lord!!" I walked
home a little faster, than I had coming. I felt fine, all the next week.
On Sunday, I waved to Bill &
Becky that I was okay. Then the Friday of the next week I saw the
cardiologist, for a follow-up visit. This would tell the story. What
they would add to, take away, what medications I would take, etc. ( I
did dread this visit). The nurse saw me first, she took my blood
pressure. She said, "looks good." Then the doctor did what
he does, checked the pulse, lungs, then moved to the front of the
chest, then moved to the back. He would listen in one spot then move
to another spot, move back and listen to the same spot again. (I
would think he had found something). When he came around where I
could see his face. There was a big smile on his face, he said
"Everything is just perfect. Your heart is so in tune, I could
set my watch by it." Then, he said "I'll tell you what I'm
going to do. I'm going to take you off all medication, and put you on
one small aspirin a day. We will try you on this, but if there's any
problem, I will put you back on the other medications, but in smaller
doses." I said, "Oh, no, no, the aspirin is going to be
just fine. Everything will be okay!! For I am getting some very
effective prayer for me at the church." The doctor looked at me
and smiled. He said, "I will see you in 6 months."
Praise the Lord!
Ms. W.C.L.
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