Hello Everyone! I am so glad to have found you! My name is Diane and I am 55 years old. I came into the Church during the Easter Vigil of 1995. In October of 1994 I was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the uterus which metastasized to the liver, and was given 6 months to live. I had never been baptized and was in the process of investigating the Catholic faith. After the news, I asked to see the hospital chaplain.We talked for several hours in which I expressed my desire to become Catholic, after which the dear Father left. An hour later, he came back and said he had gotten permission from the Bishop to anoint me, which of course brought me great comfort. Again, he left. Then at 9:30 PM, a nurse came in, installed me in a wheelchair, tubes, IV’s and all. When I asked where they were taking me, I was told that Father needed to see me at the hospital chapel. When I arrived, there was Father in his vestments, and several of the nuns and nurses were in attendance. He then proceeded to baptize me. I was overjoyed! I was facing a hysterectomy the next day and had no idea whether I would even survive the surgery, but yet I had the most peaceful night’s sleep of my life. Well, obviously I survived , and guess what? They found a minute tumor which needed no further treatment and after repeating the CAT scan, no spots on my liver whatsoever! It was not metastasis after all, just protein cysts, which dissolve on their own. Whether I received a healing, or it was merely a misdiagnosis, to me it was a miracle.
Since that time, I have been on the adventure of my life, learning and growing in the Catholic faith. It seems that the more I learn, the more I love the faith, and ironically, the hungrier I am to learn more! I know that this is a place where that hunger can be fed.
Thank you and God bless you all!