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The Greatest Miracle In My Life

by CD_Mohatta

After suffering a stroke at 54 years old, I was afraid that my
life was nearing the end. Many different kinds of doctors had to
perform tests on my brain, my circulatory system, my legs and my
heart just to find out what caused the stroke. I had to begin a
slow recovery period to relearn many things.

I had to learn how to walk without dragging my right leg and
tripping and falling. I had to learn to talk in full sentences. I
even had to learn many of the words that had been stored in my
brain for years. Being right handed, I found I couldn�t write or
type the way I had before the stroke and I sure couldn�t carry
anything in my right hand. The feeling was even gone in my right
side so I couldn�t tell if the water was too hot when I washed my
hands.

Even though there were so many things that I could not do as I
once had done them, I was very fortunate that I had lived. Now,
all I had to do was be patient while the doctors determined what
had caused the stroke. After weeks of testing and having
different conditions ruled out, it looked like there might not be
a reason why I should�ve had a stroke in the left side of my
brain.

I just kept my faith, gave thanks for being alive, and remained
patient as all the tests were performed. In having a cardiac
procedure done, it was discovered that I had a congenital heart
defect called an Atrium Septal Defect, or ASD. That meant I had a
hole in my heart since I was born. The doctors were amazed that
it had not been discovered earlier and that I had not had any
problems until I was 54. It was determined that I needed open
heart surgery to correct the defect.

Two days before my 55th birthday, I was admitted to the hospital
to have the open heart surgery performed. I was extremely
fortunate to have a surgeon who could do the surgery through a
small incision in my side rather than opening my chest. That in
itself was a miracle but I continued to give thanks and praise
God for watching over me and keeping me safe, and asked for
another miracle as I went under for the surgery.

I told my surgeon and his staff that God was with me and with
them as they performed the delicate, involved surgery. As I was
put under anesthesia, I felt a calmness knowing that I was in
God�s care. Hours later I woke up and realized that things had
gone exactly the way the surgeon had expected and I was going to
be just fine. My doctors all thought it was a miracle that I had
not had any health problems or illnesses due to the hole in my
heart. But after surgery, it became clear how big a miracle it
was when I discovered my surgeon had found a second hole and
repaired it at the same time.

I am now fully recovered with only minimal effects of the stroke
or the surgery. I can feel hot temperatures, remember and use
words, walk without tripping and don�t have any trouble talking.
Two days after surgery, I was up walking. The doctors said that
my faith was as important to my healing as they were to fixing my
ailment. The miracle of healing my mind and body is probably the
greatest miracle a person could ever have and the chance to
continue living life is the greatest miracle in the world.

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