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ALL DONE!

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I had my second cataract operation Thursday afternoon. It took 30 mins and so was longer than the previous one. It wasn't a pleasant experience, but it wasn't painful - it was just uncomfortable due to the digging around. I've been back to the hospital for a pressure check and everything is going well - Praise God.  I decided to write this today as it's all fresh in my head. At the start of the year I went for prayer for my eyesight. During the time of prayer, I felt God tell me that I would have to have both operations so I could make a difference. So I could share his love with someone. He showed me that someone would ask what my job was and guess what....that happened just moment before the operation! When you are prepped for surgery you go into a side room with a nurse. My nurse  was called Julie, Jules.  She was lovely and kept me calm by chatting away to me. She asked me the question, "So what do you do when you are not attending hospital for cat...

One sleep to go...eye number 2

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Well it's just 1 sleep to my second eye operation. My right eye is currently blind. All I can see is light and dark. But the amazing thing is that this time tomorrow I will have two eyes that can see. This is so overwhelming to know that this blind eye will be restored. I can't explain how excited I am to have two eyes working again. I praise God for the amazing doctors and nurses who help us every day. I thank God for the talents of those who work in our NHS to support and use those talents to heal those who are sick. I believe that even now, the night before my operation my God can completely restore my eyesight. But I also know that God told me in January that I must have the operations so I can share his love with those around me during my visits to hospital. My prayer tonight is that my surgeon will be blessed and feel the presence of God not just tomorrow but tonight. I pray for the nurses and the other staff on the surgical ward, that they would know the love of Christ, ...