Your Dying Spouse 179 - The Miracle

If you've been following this blog, you may recall that my beloved father-in-law, Dick Schmeisser, suffered a massive stroke on Sunday, July 3, 2016.

Today he is having conversations with family, and the plan to bring in 'memory aids' has been shelved. It's not necessary.

The doctors say that he has gone through three months of 'optimistic' recovery in two days.

They call it a miracle.

I used to think that God grants miracles dispassionately, to make a point. The recipient was, to some degree, random...in the right place at the right time. But I may be wrong. I mean, look at Lazarus.

Maybe He saw a family that was broken-hearted, good people that needed one more I-love-you from their Dad and Grandpa, And maybe God's heart broke, too.

There's no medical justification for what has happened. None. On Saturday they were talking about permanent feeding tubes and a nursing home to the end of life.

Now...well, there's going to be therapy, but there's also a woman he's going to marry. (He's 79, and was widowed three years ago.)

Never give up. On yourself, on your family and friends, and most especially...never give up on God.

For some musical accompaniment, here's Mike and the Mechanics with "All I need Is A Miracle".

If you have a mment, I'd like to ask you to visit Change.org to consider a petition to free a 'death row dog' who has been separated from his family for ten months over a misunderstanding. Marley was saved from Afghanistan by a US serviceman; please help make sure this story doesn't end in needless tragedy! Marley's gotten a lot of support...but he still needs our help.

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