I have a new appreciation for Lamentation 3:22-23 “It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed…”
I was struck by lightning on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The meteorologists called for rain that day, but it was a sunny day. I was sitting at the kitchen table working on our laptop when all of a sudden I heard an extremely loud clap of thunder. Our daughter saw a blue streak of light come through the house and I was being zapped!!! Our middle son felt a light zap through his earbuds as he was on the computer in the living room, but he’s had no lasting effects from it.
We later found out that lightning had struck the ground not ten feet outside the back of the house. It side flashed and came through the house hitting me on my left side! We screamed!
I lost control of my left hand and dropped the cell phone. The left side of my body was immediately numb and tingling. I had an enormous headache, my chest hurt horribly, it felt like I was being stung all over at the same time, and I was disoriented.
My husband came home from work and took me to the E.R. The ER Doctor admitted that he had never treated a lightning strike survivor and had to google internet to find out what to do. They ran tests (EKG, bloodwork, and Xrays) to check my heart for damage. Everything seemed to be okay. After several hours, I was sent home.
The next couple of weeks were a blur for me. I am struggling with side effects that could either be temporary or permanent. I am not bouncing back as fast as I’d like, and my thoughts are often quite scattered.
I am thankful that the Lord spared my life “because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
We are asking prayers for complete healing and relief of pain that I now experience on a daily basis. Hug your loved ones because you are not promised tomorrow.
