Why I decided to share

If you know me personally you know I am not the type of person to openly share personal things. I am more of the sit back and observe a crowd type of person. 

After going through what I have been going through and learning more and more about this horrible disease (more to come at a later time), the politics involved in it (more to come at a later time) and the pure lack of awareness I decided it was time I started sharing. I hope it helps people. 

I would like to share an example that I had today of how important more awareness is and of how truely great our God is. I also obtained permission from this patient to share and for their privacy, will refer to them as bear (my dog's name :) ) 

I have been treating bear as a patient for a while now and have grown to learn about bear's medical history and struggles for almost 2 decades now. Bear said a prayer before starting Physical Therapy that God would put bear with the right person that could help with the pain, suffering and finding answers. I helped bear realize something systemic had to be going on with all of bears issues and medical history and asked if bear had ever been tested for Lyme disease. Bear didn't know anything about Lyme nor had any of the multiple different health care specialist in different fields over many years ever think to ask the same question. After begging a doctor to do a test for Lyme with other testing that was being done, bear came in today and told me the test for Lyme was positive. 

If that isn't God's work I don't know what is! My heart breaks for bear knowing what the diagnosis means but I am thrilled to have been a part in helping someone find the answers they need to get on the path to getting their life back. I only wish I could have helped sooner. Hang in their Bear, it's a bumpy road but you have one amazing God and all his angels watching out for you!

This saying is for you tonight Bear:

"Don't worry about anything, but pray about everything. With thankful hearts offer up your prayers and requests to God. Then, because you belong to Christ Jesus, God will bless you with peace that no one can completely understand. And this peace will control the way you think and feel."

Philippians 4:6-7