He was rejected by many hospitals on the ground that his medical condition was incurable.
He was asked to return home, that, there was nothing else they could do for him. His health was deteriorating fast. All medical efforts failed.
He was thereafter returned home where his fate was hung on God alone for possible survival. He was helpless and the situation seemed hopeless.
The situation was like that for close to one year.
His friends and associates abandoned him. Neighbors were always listening to hear that “IT WAS FINISHED”.
Even some family members also gave up hope on him, not because they didn’t love him any more, but, based on the Doctors’ own side of the story.
He was ‘diminishing’ everyday. Almost everybody connected to him one way or the other, gave up hope on him silently.
But, his hope and trust in God kept him pushing forward, even in his confinement to bed. He was surely hopeful for survival, some day.
His fiancée was the only person left with him day in, day out, despite the daily pressures mounted on her by her “close and distant” well wishers to look elsewhere for the sake of her own future.
But, she remained committed to stand with the love of her life until the last day, if there will be a last day. She was a big hope, support and relief to her own man. She was constantly pressured to do otherwise, but, she wouldn’t do so.
Then, the appointed time came, and God in his infinite mercy directed our footsteps to a different location entirely away from home State, where He miraculously healed him completely, to the amazement of a team of oncologists – who previously doubted his strength to undergo 8 hours surgery following his already diminished situation. But, the ways of God is not the ways of man.
Now, everything is fine. And we return all the praises to God almighty for his kindness, mercy and love upon him.
He’s now set to marry his fiancée who have shown uncommon love, care and support when they mattered most.
This is the story of my maternal cousin – Kingsley Chime, Cancer survivor, from Ndemili, Delta State, Nigeria.
No hopeless situation is completely hopeless after all, when God is on your side.
To God be the glory.
© Festus Nwaomucha
Tuesday, 03:05:23
