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The Battlefield
The fight for my life and recovery continue. The plight is overwhelming; yet I continue to cling to Christ, the Source of my life. My dad comes to pay me a long visit in the Intensive Care Unit. I’m later told that through tears, I plead with my dad to contact any military connections he…
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The Great Escape
I wake up in a military hospital. I am a Prisoner of War. I must have gotten injured during battle and have been brought here. Where am I? Who took me? Gosh, when and how did I get myself into this mess?! After all, I prepared for this battle my whole life. I was equipped…
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The Final Stretch
I give my family a hug and muster up a weak yet courageous smile. I’ll be fine… don’t worry. God’s got this. I am wheeled away in a stretcher into a place called a “prep” room. I’m sure “the human freezer” would have been a more fitting name. My stretcher is placed behind a curtain…
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Getting Ready to Rumble
Surgery day: By this point, my brain is in a total fog and unable to gauge what is happening around me. You see, my faith in the Lord was unshakeable – or so I thought (battle has begun). I simply assured my friends and family, “God’s got this. I’ll be fine. Watch. Just watch how…
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The Discovery
Fatigue continues to consume me. I’m throwing up and can’t keep anything down. Neurological function becomes weaker. I can’t stay awake more than three to four hours a day. I can’t figure out why this is happening. I increase my time at the gym. Nothing works. The fireworks “show” continues – and torments me. Bursts…
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The Calm Before the Storm
In your 20s, you feel immortal. In your 30s, you feel invincible. Then 40s creep up on you in a blink of an eye. Then you start feeling a bit more vulnerable than you did in the past two decades; compelling you to do a harsh reassessment of the life you’ve lived. At least, it…
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If You’ll Allow Me to Just Introduce Myself…
My name is Esther. Nice to “meet” you all. I am a 43-year-old Korean-American woman navigating life after a major storm. Today’s post is intended to introduce or rather, set the premise for the subsequent entries to follow. Life can wreck us in all sorts of ways, but mine just happened to be, of all…
Her BrainStorm 