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Series Code: IIWC
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00:05 [theme music] 00:08 ♪♪ 00:41 [calm music] 00:44 ♪♪ 00:58 >> Welcome to 00:59 It Is Written Canada. 00:59 Thank you for joining us. 01:01 Ron Blaney and 01:02 Dr. Darlene Blaney have been 01:04 involved in helping people 01:06 get their health back 01:07 for almost 30 years. 01:10 Together, they own and operate 01:13 a health food store and 01:15 nutrition practice in 01:17 the town of Eckville, Alberta. 01:20 >> Ron has a degree in business 01:22 and accounting and is a 01:24 fitness trainer, and Darlene 01:26 has a PhD in nutrition, 01:29 is a nutrition consulting 01:31 practitioner, and is also 01:33 a fitness trainer. 01:35 Married for 35 years, they are 01:37 blessed with four adult sons, 01:39 two daughters-in-law 01:41 and two grandsons. 01:44 Life is busy with its ups 01:46 and downs. 01:48 However, in 2017, 01:50 their life took a sudden change. 01:54 >> Ron and Darlene, 01:55 thank you for joining us on 01:56 It is Written Canada. 01:58 >> Thank you for your invitation 01:59 to the It Is Written 02:00 living room. 02:01 >> You're very welcome. 02:02 So, Darlene, 02:05 take us back to 02:06 that time in 2017, 02:09 there was a big change 02:10 that happened in your life. 02:11 What happened just before that, 02:12 leading up to that? 02:13 And what happened in 2017? 02:14 >> Sure. 02:16 So for about four years, 02:18 I had been struggling with 02:20 a chronic cough, 02:22 difficulty breathing at times 02:23 like asthma. 02:24 They couldn't figure it out 02:25 what it was. 02:26 I had gotten allergy testing 02:28 and so forth. 02:29 I had kind of self-diagnosed 02:30 that I figured I had a 02:31 thyroid issue, bit of 02:33 weight-gain and, you know, 02:35 low energy and so forth. 02:36 Or perhaps hormonal changes. 02:40 But my numbers, bloodwork 02:41 always came out perfect 02:43 so it was a bit─ kind of 02:44 confusing and bewildering. 02:46 One weekend we did a 02:48 health seminar weekend, 02:49 and I lost my voice 02:51 during the weekend, presenting. 02:52 And the cough got worse 02:54 and I was just exhausted. 02:55 And on our way home, I said, 02:56 " Ron, I'm amazed I even made it 02:58 through that weekend. 02:59 Like it was just a struggle." 03:02 During that week, I felt a lump 03:04 in my throat and I thought, 03:06 I better go to the doctor 03:07 and have it checked. 03:08 And my results came back 03:10 and I had almost a 03:12 four-centimetre mass 03:15 on each side, each lobe 03:16 of my thyroid. 03:18 My bloodwork still showed normal 03:20 for my thyroid. 03:21 My antibodies were 400 times 03:23 what they should be. 03:25 So he said, "Well, it could be 03:26 that maybe a virus hit it 03:28 and it's, you know, attacked it 03:29 that way. 03:31 But let's do a biopsy 03:33 and see what it is." 03:35 So I went for the biopsy 03:38 and I was waiting for the 03:39 results to come in, 03:40 and I wasn't hearing. 03:41 So one day I called up and 03:43 I said to the receptionist, 03:45 you know, "I'm waiting to hear 03:46 the biopsy results. 03:47 Haven't heard anything." 03:48 So she said, "Let me check." 03:50 And I got there and I was 03:51 in the room happy as can be 03:52 waiting for him to come in. 03:53 And he walked in and I had a 03:55 big smile, but he did not. 03:57 "Well, let's just read 03:59 the reports together. 04:00 You know, you like to know 04:02 all the details. 04:03 Let's read that." 04:04 So he printed it off, 04:05 sat beside me, 04:06 and he began to read 04:07 and all I heard was, "Blah blah 04:09 blah, cancer, blah, blah, blah, 04:11 cancer." 04:12 And, I guess I was in shock, 04:16 but I thought I was 04:17 handling it well. 04:18 And he said, "Are you okay? 04:19 Are you okay to go home?" 04:20 I said, "Yeah, I'm fine, 04:22 I'm fine." 04:23 So he gave me a hug and he 04:24 prayed with me, which I was 04:26 grateful for, and I left. 04:28 And he said, "I'll get ahold of 04:29 you as soon as I can get ahold 04:30 of that surgeon." 04:32 In fact, he even tried 04:33 while I was sitting there 04:34 and couldn't get ahold of them. 04:35 And the urgency and panic 04:36 almost in his voice 04:38 as he was trying to get 04:39 ahold of him made me 04:40 a little bit, you know, nervous. 04:42 So I walked out to my car and 04:44 not realizing how much shock 04:45 I was in, I literally 04:46 just walked out. 04:47 I didn't look for traffic. 04:49 I just kind of got in my car. 04:50 And then it hit me. 04:52 And I thought, What am I 04:53 gonna do? 04:54 How do I tell my family? 04:56 I'm a health director of our 04:57 conference, I teach nutrition, 05:00 I have clients... 05:02 I have cancer. 05:03 I have the thing that I help 05:04 everyone else with. 05:06 How embarrassing. 05:07 How am I supposed to tell people 05:08 I have cancer now? 05:09 How did this even happen? 05:11 And I thought, That's it. 05:12 I'm not gonna tell my family. 05:13 I'll think this through first 05:15 and figure out what to do. 05:16 Maybe wait for the biopsy, 05:17 see what happens. 05:19 And I stepped out of the car 05:21 and collapsed. 05:22 My legs just wouldn't even 05:23 hold me. 05:24 So I managed to pull myself up 05:25 and try to pull myself together 05:27 and walk in. 05:28 And my son took one look at me 05:29 and he knew it wasn't good. 05:30 >> Ron, so you didn't go 05:32 with Darlene at the time. 05:34 Where were you? 05:35 Were you just... 05:36 >> I was at the 05:37 health food store. 05:38 >> Oh, you were at the 05:39 health food store just... 05:40 >> She insisted that 05:41 she's got this and 05:42 most of the time 05:42 most of the time 05:43 we're together with these 05:44 appointments. 05:45 >> Okay, so you stayed home and 05:47 you had no idea. 05:48 >> I had no idea, no. 05:50 >> Yeah, so... 05:51 And in the meantime, Darlene, 05:52 you thought you were okay? 05:54 >> Yeah, that's right. 05:55 We didn't expect anything big 05:56 for him to have to come... 05:57 >> And you weren't really 05:58 in shock after hearing the news. 05:59 And then as soon as you left, 06:01 you realized, Okay, I'm 06:03 actually not okay. 06:04 >> Exactly. 06:05 >> Totally different picture. 06:06 You're going there singing. 06:08 You're coming back 06:09 completely falling apart. 06:10 In shock, yeah. 06:11 >> Yeah, it was a change. 06:13 >> So what did your son think 06:14 when he saw you? 06:15 >> Well, he didn't say a lot, 06:17 but he's like, "It's not good, 06:18 is it, Mom?" and I burst 06:20 into tears and I just said, 06:21 "I have cancer." 06:22 And he had lost his mom 06:24 at the exact same age 06:26 from cancer as I was now 06:27 at that time. 06:28 I thought, I can't tell him. 06:30 He's gonna think he's gonna 06:31 lose me at the same time and... 06:33 You know, so I went out 06:34 the back door because I said 06:35 to my son, "I can't see 06:36 customers, I can't see anyone 06:38 right now." 06:39 I knelt and I prayed and I said, 06:42 "Lord, if it's my time, 06:44 help me to accept it. 06:46 But I have, we have 06:48 four boys, 06:50 you know, and my husband 06:51 needs me. 06:52 I just wanna be here for them. 06:54 So if it's possible, 06:56 please just help me not to die. 06:58 And when I walk in to that 07:00 specialist, help them to give me 07:01 courage and give me, you know, 07:04 that message that I'm not gonna 07:05 die from this. 07:07 If it's Your will." 07:08 >> So Ron, can you tell us 07:10 how you were feeling 07:12 and how you were processing 07:15 Darlene's diagnosis of 07:16 thyroid cancer? 07:18 >> Instead of focusing 07:19 on myself, 07:20 of losing a spouse, 07:23 I focus on what does she need 07:24 me to do? 07:25 What can I do to help her? 07:27 And if there's nothing, 07:28 then at least I can 07:29 pray for her, as I usually do, 07:31 but more earnestly. 07:34 And to see if there's something 07:36 that I can encourage her with... 07:39 ...besides the many hugs 07:41 of support. [laughs] 07:43 [RENÉ] So you just turned 07:44 all your focus, all your 07:45 attention or your energy 07:48 onto Darlene. 07:49 And obviously, Darlene, 07:50 you felt that. 07:51 >> Oh, yes. [laughs] 07:53 I did. 07:54 Very good support. 07:55 My kids were very good support, 07:56 too, and they all did a lot of 07:57 walks with me, 07:58 and we tried to play dominoes 08:01 100 times over. [laughs] 08:04 But there was a verse that 08:06 actually came quite strong 08:08 in my mind a couple months prior 08:09 when I wasn't feeling so great 08:11 and just stood out to me 08:13 and I felt so impressed 08:14 I needed to memorize it. 08:17 And it's a well known one, 08:19 but I didn't have it memorized 08:21 in heart, you know? 08:22 And it's Deuteronomy 31:6 08:24 where it says... 08:37 And that became my verse. 08:38 I prayed myself and out loud 08:40 I said, "Lord, I will be 08:43 a living testimony for You. 08:46 I will live for you. 08:48 And if You choose that 08:49 this is it, 08:50 I will willingly go. 08:52 But if I am still here, 08:54 I will live my life out 08:55 as a living testimony for You.” 08:58 And so we went for surgery, 09:01 and I felt good about it, 09:02 and we prayed about it, 09:03 and I said goodbye to Ron. 09:04 And took me into the first area 09:06 just before the operating room, 09:08 and everything was shaking, 09:10 literally. 09:12 And I just prayed out loud. 09:13 I was a person that was very shy 09:15 to pray, but it didn't matter. 09:16 I just prayed out loud 09:18 and I just said, "Lord, 09:19 I'm in Your hands. 09:20 Whatever it is, it's Yours. 09:23 If I wake up and I'm still here, 09:26 then I will work for You. 09:27 If I wake up and I see 09:29 Your face, I will sing praises. 09:31 This time for real. 09:32 I won't get turned around." 09:34 And so I went into the surgery, 09:36 and when I came out 09:37 into recovery, I could hear 09:40 the nurse's voice trying to 09:41 talk to me. 09:42 And my first instant thought 09:44 was, Well, I'm still here. 09:46 I'm alive! [laughs] 09:48 And then the next thing 09:49 I thought, Oh, I'm still here... 09:52 [laughter] 09:53 And I felt sad and I thought, 09:55 I was looking forward to heaven 09:57 and Jesus's face, and I thought, 09:59 I'm okay. 10:00 I would have been okay. 10:01 My faith was there. 10:03 And, yeah, and then we─ I was 10:06 taken back to my room 10:08 and the surgeon came in and, see 10:09 with this chronic cough, we were 10:11 very concerned I was gonna 10:12 rip open the stitches 10:13 and they warned me I might need 10:14 a tracheotomy. 10:16 And so I was only using 50% 10:18 of my lung capacity, otherwise 10:19 I would cough instantly. 10:21 So they had all the towels 10:22 around and ready for me 10:23 to take my deep breath 10:24 or my first breath. 10:26 I never breathe so deep 10:27 in so many years. 10:29 It was amazing. 10:30 And then the surgeon said, 10:32 "How do you feel?" 10:33 And I went to talk and he goes, 10:35 "Yes, she talks!" because he was 10:36 very concerned of my 10:37 vocal cords. 10:39 And then he said, "We could 10:40 not stop the bleeding. 10:41 Your two-hour surgery 10:43 turned into a four-hour surgery. 10:44 I had a call in a colleague. 10:46 We ended up putting staples. 10:48 You've got a railway track of 10:49 over 100 staples that are 10:50 gonna be there for life 10:52 with you, but we managed to 10:54 stop the bleeding. 10:55 And we will, yeah, onward and 10:57 up, you know, upward. 11:00 And so my recovery went well 11:02 overall. 11:04 And probably one of the 11:05 biggest concerns I had was 11:07 having to take medication 11:08 the rest of my life and 11:09 still today, you know, 11:11 as a health person. 11:12 Well, how do you─ how is it you 11:14 have to take this medication? 11:16 And, but you need a 11:17 thyroid hormone if you 11:19 don't have a thyroid. 11:20 And so I was praying about that. 11:22 And, you know, the doctor says 11:24 that the problem is my body is 11:25 converting that T3, T4 11:28 so quickly that my medication 11:31 is probably half the strength 11:33 of what the average person who's 11:34 thyroid isn't working well. 11:36 So I know God's hand is 11:38 in that, too. 11:39 And the other thing was 11:40 having to go through radiation 11:42 after, radioactive iodine. 11:43 And I honestly did not want that 11:45 because I knew it puts up 11:46 my risk for other cancers 11:48 and so forth. 11:49 And so again, I was praying, 11:50 "Lord, please help me not to 11:51 have to make that decision." 11:54 And the surgeon went through 11:56 everything and he said to me, 11:58 "You are zero out of six. 12:00 You do not need radiation." 12:03 So...and one other thing 12:05 I forgot was when he came in 12:07 to check my voice, he said 12:08 to me, "Your thyroid was 12:10 so swollen, it was like 12:13 something was holding it 12:15 tightly together. 12:16 It was like it was ready 12:17 to explode." 12:18 And I said, "That was God. 12:20 I know God was just holding it 12:22 there for me and it didn't go 12:24 beyond even to one lymph node. 12:26 So I was so blessed. 12:29 And after that, 12:31 there's two things I learned. 12:33 One was there is sin in this 12:35 world and none of us are exempt 12:37 of it. 12:38 We can do the best 12:39 that we can do, 12:40 and that's all we're 12:40 called for, right? 12:42 And... 12:44 ...and secondly, 12:45 that, yeah, God is with us 12:47 every step of the way. 12:49 He didn't promise that it 12:50 wouldn't, you know, life 12:52 wouldn't be difficult, but He 12:53 promised to walk with us 12:54 every step of the way. 12:57 >> So now that was 2017, 13:00 four years later, 13:01 I mean, you would hope that it 13:03 would be happily ever after, 13:04 but four years later, 13:05 now 2021... 13:08 ...something hits you, Ron. 13:10 >> Well, it's just like 13:11 any other day 13:12 at the store 13:13 near the end of our day, 13:16 I just became out of breath. 13:18 So severe, it was just... 13:19 I've never experienced 13:20 it before. 13:22 And I knew something 13:23 wasn't right. 13:24 I'm not the one quick to say, 13:25 "Let's go to the doctor," 13:27 as Darlene knows me, that. 13:28 And... 13:31 ...I suggested, you know, 13:32 "We gotta go to the hospital." 13:34 So it was hard for me to 13:35 actually say that, but I knew 13:38 something was wrong. 13:39 I need help. 13:41 So we went there, 13:42 and shortly after getting 13:44 into the hospital, there was 13:45 hardly any wait. 13:46 They put me on the table 13:47 and they quickly, people were 13:49 surrounding the table and 13:50 I'm thinking, I had no idea 13:52 the trouble I was in. 13:55 They said, your heart's beating 13:56 204 beats, so 13:58 we need to slow it down 14:00 right away. 14:01 >> And you hadn't been 14:02 exercising or doing anything 14:03 strenuous? 14:05 >> Just routine, you know? 14:08 So they they suggested they're 14:10 gonna put a solution in me 14:11 to try to slow my heart down. 14:13 And, it didn't work. 14:16 And then they tried it again 14:17 with a different solution. 14:21 >> And then they called me in. 14:23 There's bells and whistles 14:24 going off in the waiting room 14:26 And I thought, "Lord, please 14:27 help that to not be my husband." 14:29 And I went in and it was 14:30 my husband. 14:31 And, they said, "We're trying to 14:33 slow this heart rate down. 14:34 If it doesn't, we're gonna 14:35 have to stop his heart, 14:36 possibly, and restart it. 14:38 Within five minutes he actually 14:40 went into cardiac arrest. 14:42 And they were all shouting 14:43 and running in and 14:44 paddles were on him. 14:45 And I'm sitting there watching 14:47 all this. 14:48 And then the doctors literally, 14:50 like a movie, on top of him, 14:51 trying to shout his name and 14:53 pound his heart. 14:54 And then they were 14:55 doing it again. 14:56 And I just left the room. 14:58 I went outside the door and 14:59 I started praying out loud. 15:01 You know, how could this morning 15:02 turn into this? 15:04 I didn't see it coming. 15:06 And eventually they came out 15:09 and got me and said, "He's back. 15:11 You can come back in. 15:12 We're so sorry you saw all that. 15:13 But he's back, so come back. 15:16 >> So here I am waking up 15:17 and I had not knowing what was 15:19 going on and never did. 15:22 I woke up and everything 15:23 was just calm for me. 15:25 And then they said, they have to 15:27 get me ready to go to Edmonton 15:29 to the much bigger hospital 15:31 with more specialists there. 15:33 And, they said, "Okay, Ron, 15:36 we're gonna lift you and put you 15:37 on the, I'm not sure what you 15:39 call it, the unit that they 15:40 roll out into the ambulance. 15:42 And I said, "No, I got this!" 15:43 So I lifted myself, 15:44 put myself over. 15:46 They chuckled about it. 15:47 He's a fighter. 15:49 And then we went out and 15:50 somebody had stopped Darlene 15:52 on the way out because she was 15:53 gonna follow the ambulance. 15:58 >> Yeah, and because of Covid, 15:59 I couldn't go. 16:00 And so it was actually 16:01 Red Deer Hospital first 16:04 that they were then that night 16:06 and the next day, 16:07 doing a bunch of tests 16:08 and I couldn't be there, 16:09 couldn't even be to find out 16:10 what was happening. 16:12 And so all the tests had gone─ 16:13 they were trying to take him to 16:15 Edmonton, the bigger hospital, 16:16 but they couldn't get him in 16:17 for the angiogram. 16:19 And so that night, they promised 16:21 the next day he would 16:22 have that test. 16:23 And then that night... 16:27 ...you went to go to sleep 16:28 and were agitated. 16:29 >> Oh, this is─ I...yeah, okay. 16:34 It was the night in 16:36 from Rimbey Hospital to 16:38 Red Deer Hospital that... 16:41 ...that night I was to go to 16:43 sleep, of course, but I had a 16:45 hard time sleeping. 16:46 I was so anxious. 16:48 It was beyond─ I've never, 16:49 never felt that before. 16:51 Something's wrong. 16:53 I could not go to sleep. 16:54 They said, "Well, Ron, 16:55 we'll give you a sleeping pill 16:56 if you like." 16:59 An hour later...sleeping pill... 17:02 ...and I got about three hours 17:05 sleep and they woke me up. 17:06 They surrounded my bed 17:09 and I didn't know what was 17:10 going on. 17:12 And even pleaded with them, 17:14 "Please leave me alone. 17:15 I'm tired. 17:16 I need a little bit more rest." 17:18 And just, "No, sorry, Ron, 17:19 we have to work on you. 17:21 Your heart's beating at 17:22 193 right now 17:24 and we need to slow it down. 17:27 And so I started sobbing 17:29 and it was almost as if 17:32 nobody was in the room. 17:35 Just me and God. 17:37 And I started talking to Him, 17:40 and I started asking Him, 17:42 "Is this it for me? 17:44 Is this my last day? 17:46 Well, I tried to serve You well. 17:47 If it is Your will 17:49 that I go to sleep, 17:51 Thy will be done. 17:53 However, if you can give me 17:55 a little bit more time, 17:57 I would really appreciate that. 17:59 I want to serve You better. 18:00 I want to serve You more. 18:03 And just thinking of my family 18:05 that I think they still 18:06 need me." [laughs] 18:09 And then shortly after... 18:13 ...then that's when they took me 18:14 out into the hospital, 18:17 in the ambulance to head 18:19 for Edmonton. 18:20 And that's where a nurse had 18:22 stopped Darlene, who was 18:24 following and said something. 18:26 And I didn't know this, 18:27 Ilad I didn't at the time. 18:29 I found out later. 18:30 And in fact, I think it took 18:32 Darlene about a year to tell me 18:33 this message. 18:35 >> So what was the message, 18:37 Darlene? 18:38 [DARLENE] So as I drove 18:39 to the hospital, 18:40 I prayed so hard all that way. 18:43 And I went in and went up 18:45 and they they stopped me 18:46 from going in, and they took me 18:48 to another room and 18:49 the doctor came in and he said, 18:51 "You need to pray that 18:52 he has a blockage." 18:53 Never thought we would be 18:55 praying for a blockage. 18:56 And he said, "We don't know 18:57 what's wrong with him. 18:58 If it's not a blockage, 19:00 we have no idea. 19:01 So start praying he has 19:02 a blockage." 19:03 So then I was allowed to go into 19:04 the room and the paramedics went 19:06 to take him, and one paramedic 19:08 came back and he said to me, 19:09 "Are you going to Edmonton?" 19:11 I said, "Yes, I'll drive up." 19:12 And then he says, "Okay, 19:13 I need you to know, chances are 19:15 your husband's not gonna be 19:16 alive when you get there." 19:18 And he left me like that. 19:20 And I was alone in the room, 19:21 and I kind of packed up 19:23 his stuff to leave, and I wasn't 19:25 sure how I was feeling. 19:26 And I walked out to the hallway 19:28 and there was a new nurse that 19:29 had just come on, and she 19:30 walks up to me and she said, 19:32 "How are you?" 19:33 And I said, "I think I'm okay, 19:36 but─" and then I shared with her 19:37 what the paramedic said, 19:38 and she said, "I─ 19:41 can I give you a hug?" 19:42 And of course, this is Covid. 19:43 No one's touching or 19:44 doing anything. 19:45 She gave me a hug and she said, 19:46 "I want you to know that 19:48 your husband is gonna be okay 19:50 and I'm gonna be here when 19:52 you guys come back. 19:53 I will see you both again." 19:55 And then she said, "Let me 19:56 walk you out." 19:57 And she walked me out 19:58 and she said, "My name is Diana, 20:00 and I want you to know 20:02 everything's gonna be okay." 20:04 And as I walked out, 20:05 that was it. 20:06 I thought, You know what? 20:08 That was my angel...that was 20:10 my angel. 20:11 But then I just realized God's 20:12 just slowing me down again. 20:14 He's in control. 20:16 So I got there. 20:17 He had had the angiogram, 20:18 I'm praying for a blockage. 20:21 I walk in and they go. 20:22 He has the heart of a 20:23 20-year-old. 20:24 We don't know what's wrong. 20:26 All his arteries are clear. 20:27 >> Mmm! 20:28 He's not a smoker, he's not a 20:29 drinker, he's not... 20:30 >> None of this. 20:31 >> He's a very healthy person. 20:32 >> Even exercise, lots of water. 20:35 >> So it was just an 20:37 accelerated heart rate? 20:38 >> No. 20:39 At that point is what 20:40 they thought. 20:41 >> Yeah, it took them a couple 20:42 of days to try to figure it out. 20:46 >> And eventually, 20:47 long story short, 20:49 he was diagnosed with something 20:50 called cardiac sarcoidosis. 20:53 And cardiac sarcoidosis is 20:55 rarely diagnosed. 20:57 The reason is usually 20:59 it's through the autopsy 21:00 that they diagnose it. 21:02 Later, they told us 21:04 both times he had a 21:06 0.5% chance of survival. 21:09 And he's pulled through both. 21:11 He's been upgraded to a new 21:13 pacemaker, you're now 100% paced 21:16 all the time. 21:17 >> I remember being in, 21:19 back in Red Deer Hospital, 21:21 the heart specialist kneeled 21:23 right, really close to me 21:25 and he said, "What's wrong?" 21:26 I was just sobbing. 21:30 My mind set back, What did I do 21:32 to get to this point? 21:34 And I can't get through this. 21:36 I don't understand. 21:38 And I explained it to him 21:40 and he says, "Well, Ron, 21:41 we'll take care of you. 21:43 If you had a blockage, 21:44 we'll have you up in a 21:45 couple of hours." 21:46 And I'm thinking, how do I get 21:47 a blockage with my lifestyle 21:48 though? 21:50 So back to Edmonton here, 21:52 that was the problem is... 21:55 ...well, I guess it's a problem 21:57 for them because they thought 21:58 they fixed me up real quick 21:59 and I didn't have a blockage. 22:02 >> So it's an autoimmune 22:03 disease is what we figured out. 22:05 And they say they don't know 22:06 what causes it. 22:07 Environmental toxicity, 22:09 perhaps hereditary, but they're 22:11 not sure. 22:12 >> So I was in ICU 22:14 and then for, I guess, 22:16 for about 4 or 5 days, 22:18 I was intensive. 22:20 They were watching me 22:21 every minute. 22:24 Every day. 22:25 And I got to the point where 22:27 I was just, like, I'm active. 22:29 I like to do stuff. 22:31 Sitting around is not my style. 22:33 And I was just getting bored 22:35 laying there every day. 22:36 And it's like, there's gotta be 22:37 something more to life. 22:39 And so I asked the nurse, 22:40 "Do you mind if I just 22:42 go for a walk?" 22:43 They were hesitant, 22:45 but they let me. 22:46 "I'll be okay. 22:47 I'll walk slow." 22:48 And so they let me walk into 22:50 the hall a little bit. 22:51 And there─ they have these 22:52 islands there so I just started 22:54 making laps. 22:55 I didn't know I was gonna make, 22:56 meet even one lap. 22:58 I did 4 or 5 laps 23:00 and then rested for a while 23:02 and did it again. 23:03 I was just─ I didn't realize 23:04 I was really working myself 23:05 back to health. 23:07 And then one doctor says, 23:08 "Well, because of your 23:10 lifestyle, I think that's 23:11 lifestyle, I think that's 23:11 probably really helped you out 23:13 to bounce back." 23:14 >> Awesome. 23:15 Sorry, have you completely 23:17 bounced back now, or do you 23:18 still have a bit of 23:20 difficulties? 23:20 >> There's still some 23:21 challenges, but they say the... 23:24 ...my heart is in remission, 23:27 my lungs are still, 23:29 they're still watching that, 23:30 fluid and that. 23:33 But I... 23:36 ...I'm doing better. 23:37 ...I'm doing better. 23:38 you know, 23:39 I have have a problem with doing 23:42 too much sometimes 23:43 so I have to slow down. 23:47 >> So any thoughts 23:49 in conclusion, final question, 23:51 you know, where are you at 23:53 right now, before we take time 23:55 to pray. 23:56 Okay. 23:58 >> Well, final thoughts is, 24:00 this is something that can 24:01 catch you off guard. 24:02 You don't know. 24:03 That's what happened to me. 24:06 And pushes you right to the edge 24:08 as though you're ready to 24:09 drop off Niagara Falls 24:10 or something and you have 24:11 no control. 24:13 It is so important to have 24:15 a relationship with God, 24:18 that He can get you through 24:19 those tough times. 24:22 And I think through that 24:23 relationship, you have a faith 24:25 that grows within you. 24:27 And if it's not meant to be 24:30 that you're to be in this world 24:32 for a longer time, 24:34 it is His will, 24:35 and I'm okay with that. 24:36 His will be done. 24:38 I'm good with that. 24:41 But we need to have that 24:43 relationship because it's the 24:45 bridge that makes life, 24:48 in my opinion, a whole lot 24:49 easier, less stressful. 24:52 >> Absolutely. 24:54 Thank you so much for sharing 24:56 with us, Darlene and Ron, 24:58 and how God has led to you 24:59 in the past. 25:00 We've come to the end of 25:01 our time together. 25:02 I wonder if if you could pray, 25:03 one of you pray for our viewers. 25:06 Maybe there's someone who, 25:08 like yourselves, 25:10 did all the right things. 25:11 [laughs] 25:12 I mean, you're a healthcare 25:13 professional. 25:14 You're both very healthy 25:16 taking care of yourselves, 25:18 and things went wrong. 25:19 And I think of Job's story. 25:21 He did everything right, right? 25:23 And the devil attacked. 25:26 We're in this world and he 25:28 held on to God, right? 25:29 The Lord gives, the Lord 25:30 takes away. 25:31 Blessed be the name of the Lord. 25:32 And so he was stressed. 25:34 But he didn't understand 25:34 what was happening 25:35 behind the scenes, right, 25:36 in his life. 25:37 And sometimes we just don't see. 25:39 But we trust God's hand 25:41 even when we're going through 25:43 those dark times. 25:44 So maybe there's someone going 25:45 through that right now, 25:46 and to reach out and hold on to 25:48 His hand and just like Jesus, 25:50 say, you know, "Father, 25:52 take this cup away from me. 25:54 But not my will, 25:56 but Thy will be done." 25:58 And trusting 25:59 that God's will 26:00 will prevail. 26:02 Would one of you like to pray? 26:04 [RON] Our Father in heaven, 26:05 thank You so much for the 26:06 blessing of life. 26:09 You know, I really 26:10 appreciate life. 26:11 Every day I wake up 26:13 and I know it's a gift from You. 26:16 I know there's many other people 26:18 out there that also 26:20 believe that and are also 26:22 having trials similar to ours. 26:25 We pray, Lord, that You will 26:27 help each one of our listeners 26:29 as well as ourselves, that we 26:31 might have a closer relationship 26:33 with You, that we can work 26:34 through those tough times. 26:36 >> Yes. 26:38 Lord, we are so grateful 26:40 for all You have given us. 26:42 Thank you so much for Your love, 26:43 Your mercy, Your grace. 26:45 May we take each experience 26:47 that we go through in this world 26:48 and just build on it 26:49 and look forward to Your soon 26:50 return where there will be 26:52 no more hurt, no more pain, 26:53 no more death, no more sorrow. 26:56 Thank You for loving us 26:57 eternally. 26:58 We pray in your name, amen. 26:59 We pray in your name, amen. 27:00 [ALL] Amen. 27:02 >> Darlene and Ron, thank you 27:04 so much for joining us today 27:06 on It Is Written Canada. 27:07 [RON] Thank you. 27:08 [DARLENE] Thank you. 27:10 >> Our free offer today is 27:12 God Still Lives...Even When 27:15 You Wonder. 27:16 [MIKE] These true stories and 27:18 testimonies will encourage you 27:20 to trust God, even when things 27:23 don't work out the way 27:24 you expected. 27:27 >> We trusted our free offer, 27:30 God Still Lives...Even When 27:31 You Wonder, will inspire you 27:33 to live by faith and not 27:36 by sight alone. 27:39 >> Before you go, we would like 27:41 to thank all of you who have 27:43 supported the ministry of 27:44 It Is Written Canada 27:45 with your prayers and 27:46 financial contributions. 27:48 Without your support, 27:49 this television ministry 27:51 could not have reached 27:52 so many people 27:54 for so many decades. 27:56 >> Yes, thank you. 27:59 And we would also like to 28:00 invite you to follow us on 28:02 Instagram and Facebook and 28:05 subscribe to our YouTube channel 28:07 and also listen to our podcasts. 28:10 And if you go to our website, 28:12 And if you go to our website, 28:13 you can see our latest programs. 28:17 [MIKE] You, too, can experience 28:17 [MIKE] You, too, can experience 28:18 the fullness of life that is 28:20 found in the words of Jesus 28:22 when He said... 28:32 [uplifting music] 28:35 ♪♪ |
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