"Mrs. Shedden, you have multiple sclerosis." Those are the words my neurologist said to me after a 6 wk. long battle with a migaine. The test results were in but noone could have prepared me for those words.

What was multiple sclerosis and what was the road ahead going to look like for me?

As an autoimmune disease, MS tells your body to attack itself. In my case there was leg pain, general weakness in my entire body, numbness in my legs & arms, pins & needles feelings in my hands, face and feet, migraines, stomach attacks that lasted for weeks with no cause and no remedy that felt like labor pains, and then there's the loss of cognitive functions such as memory loss and loss of consentration ... for me those were extremely frustrating to deal with.

Through it all, my husband, Don, stood by me. He held my hand, providing a shoulder to cry on when needed and was just a constant support. I appreciate him greatly.

Every day of those 2 1/2 years proved to be something new to overcome with this disease - a new frustration. And I couldn't do things with my family that I wanted to do .... they'd go to the park without me a lot, or just outside to play and I'de be stuck inside because I was too weak to walk or stand or even sit up straight at times.

My daughter and I missed a lot of play time together that we will never get back and I'm sorry for that. At the age of 4,5,6 she did a lot of caring for me when I should have been caring for her.

From Sept. 2007 - March 2010 I spent apx. 30 days in the hospital on 7 different occasions. I would have to go in for IV steroid treatments when my symptoms got too bad.  And I ended up gaining 80lbs in those 2 1/2 yrs. 

For 2-3 weeks prior to March 14th, 2010 my symptoms had been getting steadily worse so I knew what was coming and for some reason I was overcome with fear for this hospital stay like I never had been before. So, I kept putting it off hoping my symptoms would improve - knowing deep down that they wouldn't.

On March 14th, 2010 .... a Sunday night, my physical body was in no shape to go anywhere but the ER. But God was telling me to go to this healing service that I had been hearing so much about at a local church. So, Don helped me to the car and off we went.

One step at a time, my walker in front of me, I slowly made it into the church - all dopped up on pain pills - expecting God to do something GREAT! I sat in the back row, feet propped up on a chair in front of me, while friends prayed over me and spoke words from the Lord to me.

All during worship I just waited - expectantly. Towards the end of the service the pastor called me to the front. So, with the walker and Don's help, I made my way to the front and sat while people prayed over me.

When they were done, the pastor and a layman helped me up and we started walking together, slowly. It wasn't long after that when I heard the audible voice of God speak to me (first the 1st time ever) say "YOU ARE HEALED, NOW WALK!"

So, I let go of the men's hands, turned around and started WALKING!! Then I started RUNNING .... then JUMPING .... then LEAPING ... then TWIRLING ... it was purely AMAZING!!!

I am still in AWE to this day! I've been doing things since that night that I haven't been able to do, physically AND mentally, in YEARS .....
- play basketball with my family
- go on LOOONNNGGG, fast, exercising-type walks with my family
- take my daughter to the park!!!
- be a multi-tasker again!! - - THIS IS HUGE!!!
- I ran up a hill one day
- I bike for 6-10 miles at a time ... sometimes I even go uphill!

- STAND FOR AN ENTIRE WORSHIP SERVICE WITH NO PAIN AND NO EXHAUSTION -- again, this one's HUGE!!!

And, because I no longer have to go in for steroid treatments I've been able to lose 50lbs!!!  And I have a goal to lose another 35 by March 14th, 2012 ... the two year anniversary of my healing!

There are a couple of key things that helped me "keep the faith" during this trial -
1.) The saying - "Stay in the ring, the fight is fixed!" My fight was fixed and we knocked him O-U-T!!!
2.) Matthew 17:19-20 ... referring to disciples asking Jesus why they could not cast out a demon.
19: "Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20: And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you."

I had the faith as big as a mustard seed that my healing would happen in God's timing for 2 1/2 yrs. -- and I have seen it happen!! PRAISE GOD!!
I can not quit smiling and praising God and I just fall in love with HIM over and over and over again daily!!!

May God bless you greatly!!
Valerie "PRAISE JESUS MIRACLE" Shedden
 

After Bart Willoughby was there on Nov, 20, 2011 my life had changed.  Don't know what this was all about but after he laid hands on me and moved on, 2-3 I saw this bright  circle of white light.  It was so bright I didn't dare open my eyes.  When I left that night I felt closer to God than when I  walked in.  I have been trying to quit smoking for awhile with no success.  A wise man told me that if God delivered me from cigarettes he would heal me of any diabetic thing. After alot of praying and spending time with God, as of Nov. 25th I have not had a cigarette and the last time I took my diabetes medicine was on Nov. 28th.  I have been a diabetic 4 years and have been on pills and at one point Byetta shots.  I got off the shots 2 years ago.  Now I am off the pills.  I have no more episodes of bottoming out.  I still check my blood so when I go to the doctors she can see what my sugars have been doing without the medicines.  They are better than when I was on medicine.  Everytime I check my blood I thank Jesus for the miracle he has performed.  We do have an AWESOME God!!  Thank You Jesus!

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