He helped me to walk again...

I was 17 when we were taken for a trek from college. It was the most I had walked my entire life, at a stretch. When we came back, I had viral fever and a lot of leg pain. 

After a week, we went to the doc, and he said that the salt has entered my blood stream hence, my legs are paining. I was admitted. But, even after a week my legs were paining a lot. I was discharged and remember one day I slept in exhaustion from crying due to the pain. Next day, I insisted that we go to a different hospital. There I was diagnosed with GBS (AIDP). it is a neurological disorder where the nervous system attacks itself. It is very rare and happens due to some infection. It starts paralysing the body from the extremes. So, it was first paralyse the legs and hands and then come towards your torso.

I was immediately taken to the ICU. The neurologist said that one more day and it would have reached my lungs and heart, and I would be no more. I was scared, I thought I was going to die. I had little sensation in my legs and hands. 

I remember the first day that I was in the ICU, I cried, pleading to God that I don't want to die and to heal me. I was in the hospital for around 2 weeks. My family was devastated. Being a middle class family, they were worried about the money. Though they never made me realise that. Try always tried to make me smile. I remember my dad used to take me shopping at the malls just so that I don't feel pain in recovery

The bills were huge. The hospital stay itself was 10 lakhs. I also needed post-hospital physiotherapy because I had to learn to walk again. My medicines were on. My education took a standstill.

But, the Lord helped me and my family. We got the money, prayer and recovery. Though my muscles are tight and my hands still shiver, I have recovered. The Lord healed me and strengthened my body.

Praise the Lord for the strength given to my family and me. Amen!