Alright, it’s time for another blog!
I guess one of the main points of this is to let people know what we need prayer for, and what’s going on in our lives. Lately, a lot has been going on.
Let me take you back to September… September 30th I was at my friends birthday party when I got a phone call from my friend Jenny, asking me if I was alright. It was a very random phone call because we hadn’t talked in months basicly. I was weirded out and kind of gave her a “Yeah… I’m fine?” response. She then realized I didn’t know why she was calling.. and preceded to tell me that my friend Kevin had passed away the night before in a car accident. She called me because she knew I was friends with him and recently him & I had become closer.
I was wrecked. Kevin was my ex-boyfriend Brians best friend. They considered themselves brothers. I knew Brian was going to be, or was, worse than I was.
Brian was worse than what I had expected, and my friend Traci and I teamed up to help him get through it. It was the worst funeral I have ever been to, for the simple fact that he was only 21 years old, and there were so many young people there at his funeral.
After finding out the news, I didn’t eat for two days. I couldn’t even bring myself to think about food. My main goal was to be there for Brian. After those two days passed, I could eat a tiny bit, but then I would get sick.
That started a problem that I still have. When I finally thought I was getting better because I wasn’t getting sick, I realized I was only eating one meal a day. Not only that, I was running myself down. I went to school, ate a little bit of lunch there, then went to work. Come home, do homework till 12ish, then sleep till 6am. It was horrible.
It’s gotten to the point now where I go through phases. I won’t be hungry for a week or two, then I’ll get my appetite back and get sick. Finally about 3 or 4 weeks ago my mom took me to the doctor. They did blood work, and didn’t really find anything out so refered me to a specialist. We hadn’t gotten to make the appointment with the specialist before I started having more health issues.
Last week I had a week off school and work and I went to Indiana to visit my friend Crystal at Grace college. I slept more that week than I did the two or three weeks prior. I would sleep about 10-13 hours at night, then take a 3-4 hour nap during the day. I also had been having back pains for a couple weeks.
So the tiredness and just all together being worn out didn’t go away. My mom and I went back to my doctor yesterday, and found out a couple things. 1. I have an ear infection, 2. I have Scoliosis (cause of my back pains), 3. Swollen liver (I’m not sure what that matters.), 4. I either have Mono, or Chronic Fatigue.
My doctor basicly ordered me to quit my job. I did that last night, or more like took time off till June when I’ll be done with school. So now I have no sorce of income, except what my parents can afford to spare and what I have saved in the bank.
The devil is certainly tearing apart at me. On top of all of this I have a huge paper to do by tomorrow, and a lot of other homework. Please keep me in your prayers and thoughts..
Thanks for sharing you heart with us. You need to take care of yourself and all the FYM’s out there, we need to lift Chelsea up in prayer. The devel may be trying to tear you apart, but God’s power is greater.
On a fun note: I am a Grace College Graduate and so is my sister and my Dad. Go Lancers!!!
We’re all praying for you! Try not to worry and just focus on getting better! God is so much greater than the evil out there Chelsea-by God’s strength you will push through this and be all the better for it.
I’m praying for you girl, the Devil will not accomplish his goal with you because your God’s girl. Just keep reminding yourself that God knows what He’s doing.
Hey darling, you’re in my prayers. There’s a reason God has you on this FYM trip, there’s a reason so cyberly surrounded by Christians and there’s a reason God has built the FYM family now. I appreciate you being vulnerable, it takes guts to post your struggles on the web. Chica bonita you rock, love you!
Wow Chelsea. I will definitley be praying for you at a time like this. On the financial part, look at it as a test of faith. I recently Quit my job so i could depend on God more and spend more time in his word. So i know ho wit is to feel unsecure of your financial part of life, plus my mom isnt working. SO i will def b praying for you and your health Chelsea. Cant wait 2 meet u in september!!
I am praying for you and your friend. I hope the doctors can help you get back to normal. Don’t worry about having no sorce of income, God will provide. He always does. At this point your health is more important. Get well!