Last week I felt particularly lousy. I had only had 4 hours of sleep on Monday night, had a bad cold, and all week and into the weekend was having lots of symptoms of my heart failure in terms of fatigue, shortness of breath, chest pain, light-headedness and palpitations. It seemed maybe I would be in need of a lot more help if things continued that way.
Monday morning I was still feeling run down and stayed in my pajamas and rested as much as I could.
Then in the afternoon a couple from my church came over to visit with me and pray. Bill asked me if I was OK with praying for a miracle. I said absolutely! I'd much rather keep my own heart than go through a transplant. He prayed specifically for my heart muscle to relax and my ventricles to fill effectively on each beat and pump the blood my body needs so that I can do everything my family needs me to do as the wife and mom.
While they were praying I began to feel refreshed. After they left, I felt able to take a shower, get dressed, and do some light housework. I had some interesting sensations in my chest, not quite pain but a stretching feeling. This morning I felt even better and that good feeling has lasted all day long.
I still have some slight cold symptoms, but haven't had any noticeable palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue or lightheadedness all day!
I have no idea what's going on with my heart, but I do know I was able to do what my family needed me to do today.
I am so filled with hope...
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