Dear Praying Friends,
The following is from Cassie. All in her very own words . . . . .
Dear Praying Friends,
Wow. just saying that and thinking of what it means for all of us
brings tears to my eyes! I'm so grateful for how much all of you
prayed for my parents and I, and how many times I got emails from
you! Those emails were kind of a life line because it was some
"one" different than my nurses, doctors, or parents!
There really isn't much to update you on because of how well
Daddy kept you guys right there with us. It was so awesome
knowing that you guys knew just as well as we did what we needed
prayer for. That was a huge relief to me because I wanted to
call all of you and just talk; knowing that the procedures would
come up. Since I couldn't use the phone and since I was a little
busy (ha. Ha.) that wasn't exactly possible!
As you can see though, God was and is so good. The fact that I'm
up and getting ready to go on a small hike 3 and half weeks after
getting home is a total miracle. I was just happy and thankful
(that doesn't describe it really) that I was alive on my 16th
birthday. But that wasn't the end of it where God was concerned!
I'm already back to writing and reading everyday and the only
thing that bothers me right now is my peripheral vision loss on
my right side. What and awesome God I serve!
Some people have asked what it's like to be me after having my
personality kind of taken away for so long. The only word that
describes it (when a teenager's talking anyway) is weird. I can
sit, for 4 hours, without a seizure and without an aura of a
seizure. Having that is exciting but also creates a lot of
anxiety. God and I are working on the anxiety and it makes our
relationship even sweeter. There are many times where being "me"
is awesome. I can laugh without having a seizure, and I can EAT!
I think I have a hallow leg, although that's not something I'm to
worried about!
Again, thank you so much for your prayers, for the e-mails and
for the gifts that you have sent. It's so awesome to really
truly experience what the Family of God is all about. I feel
like this isn't enough, but I guess it will have to do because
until I can thank you personally I don't think you'll realize
what God has done in all of our lives through what you have done!
I love you guys!.. Staying in God's Arms for Eternity
Cassie Harris
