12/25/2021
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Iโm starting hospice...
I recently left my doctorโs office with a referral to hospice. Hospice is end-of-life care. Over the last two years of battling my connective tissue disorder, my health has been in a downward spiral. Specialist after specialist has given up or pushed me aside. All treatments have failed. I have fought very hard for a very long time. With much prayer, Godly counsel, and medical advice, God has made the way forward clear. Itโs time to go home.
Honestly, I left my doctorโs office with a giant smile on my face. My heart is overjoyed contemplating being in the fullness of Godโs glory (1 Cor. 13:12). Conversely, I have been grieving with friends and family, as they must say goodbye. Death is awful. But, for the believer, itโs just the beginning.
We will start the process of taking me off medications on January 17th. I will die by the end of February.
Please pray for comfort for my grieving family and friends. Please also pray that I will run the rest of my race well. I desire to run tenaciously until the very end, not lagging in the last miles (Heb. 12:1-3). Paul states this desire poignantly in 1 Corinthians 9:26-27 โSo I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air. But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.โ
I will keep you all updated. Iโm a writer and have many unfinished words to pen. I imagine Iโll generate a lot of content. Join me on the journey of dying. More importantly, join me in running the race of the Christian faith. Joy awaits (Psalm 16:11).
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Merry Christmas โ plz Join me in praying for our sister, Salisbury tonight!