“The Will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you.”

When my sister was 26, she was diagnosed with leukemia. She lived in Houston and we were very close. I flew there and stayed in the hospital with my sister for a few weeks. I did miss a bed though. I returned on a Friday and the very next day, Saturday, I was in an auto accident which put me in another hospital, this time as the patient.

We wore no seat belts then and the car ran off an embankment and flipped over 3 times. I didn’t remember anything, but was told my body was being thrown all over the inside of that car like a gum ball.

I was rushed to the nearest hospital, but I needed more than that particular hospital could do for me, so they again rushed me to one of the best hospital in N.O. My head suffered the most damage. My brain was swollen so much they were going to open my head to relieve the pressure. Thank the Lord the swelling subsided and that was not done! I stayed in a coma 7 days and the doctors did not know how I would be once I came out of it. I know the Lord was right there with me and when I woke from my coma He was there, His peace, His love, and His compassion. My life changed forever.

Once I was released from the hospital, I had to learn to do many things over again. I couldn’t walk, talk normally (I spoke like a child), or conduct my life as an adult but I know having the Lord come into my life Nov 13, 1977, was a new beginning. I had a nurse with me during the day to help me walk, eat, and to basically take care of me and in time, I even learned how to drive again. My jaw was broken and I remember one of the first things I ate once the wires were cut, was a small tomato (not sure why, ha) one bite and it squirted all over the place.

My parents told me I hugged everyone, doctors, nurses, visitors, even other patients and told them I love them and Jesus loved them. I will never forget one of my friends told me I needed a psychiatrist because of the change in me. I tried to tell her about the Lord, but she said I should have another head injury so I would be like I once was! The change affected my marriage and in time, he left me of course, I was now in North Carolina, not Louisiana with my family and friends but He was here with me.

I want to say this, there are many more answers to prayer and of course unanswered prayers, but the Lord knows what is best for all of us.