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July-September, 2012

Turn It Over

by Rev. Georgeann Medved, O.M.C.

My husband, Joe went for a routine cardiac stress test in late April. The results showed that he needed two stints and he was scheduled to go to Flint two days later for that procedure. That night I called neighbors and asked them to watch our house as we would be gone approximately five days. We traveled to Flint the next day and stayed in a hotel. He was told he would be able to drive three days after the procedure so he would be able to drive us home. That night we offered prayers for a successful procedure and turned our will and our lives over to the care of God.

The next day, during surgery I became weary. I had been having severe muscle spasms for a month and the hospital provided only hard chairs and benches to sit on. I laid down on a bench and prayed and fell asleep. I was awakened and summoned to the recovery room where Joe’s cardiologist explained to us that he would need double bypass surgery as one artery was completely blocked and the other 70%.

Two days later he was sent to the hospital for pre-surgical testing. His surgery was to be four days later on Tuesday. When he left, I prayed as we had much to do and not a lot of time.

The next morning we went home and dumped our dirty laundry and packed for a three week stay. We left again on Monday for his Tuesday surgery. Relatives and neighbors prayers and promises of help were with us.

Tuesday brought the peace of Christ for Joe as he was wheeled into surgery and the same horrible waiting room conditions for me. I spent his time in surgery praying for him, our family, friends, neighbors and hotel staff. I again turned my will and my life over to the care of God.

After four and a half hours he was safely out of surgery and I would be able to see him in two hours. Thank God! When taken to Joe’s room, I was told I could see him for 10 minutes, then leave. I was left in there for over an hour. I lightly touched his right shoulder several times and talked to him and prayed. He slept peacefully.

At 5:30 p.m. I returned to the hotel and reported to the manager then started phoning people to report that he was alright. At 9 p.m. I peacefully fell asleep in Holy Spirit’s arms and slept until 4 a.m.

Four weeks after the bypass surgery we are safely nestled in our home, thanks to very helpful hotel personnel, family, friends and neighbors who prayed for us, drove for us, brought us food, mowed our lawn and did other heavy work for us. They are true heroes and we love them. We ask God’s blessings on them in our daily prayers.

I am still working on the muscle spasms. Hopefully they will stop soon. Meanwhile, I am baking cookies for all of the neighbors who helped us and writing letters of gratitude to family and friends for their help. Joe is back to his routine of walking a mile a day and started cardiac rehabilitation.

God does work miracles! God does work in mysterious ways. Without Him we could not have done this.

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