Joni by Joni Eareckson Tada

Author:Joni Eareckson Tada [Billy Graham and Joni Eareckson Tada with Joe Musser ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780310872863
Publisher: Zondervan

By April 15, 1969, I had reached my goal in rehabilitation and was told I could go home. But a serious question was still unanswered.

“Doctor, I’ve been working hard to get my hands back. Now I’m beginning to wonder if I ever will.”

“No, Joni. You won’t ever get your hands back,” he said bluntly. “You might as well stop hoping and get used to the idea.”

The words were exactly the opposite of what I wanted to hear—what I’d been praying to hear. I wasn’t prepared to accept the fact that I’d always be a quadriplegic. Forever dependent, forever helpless.

It was not terribly surprising news. I suppose I’d always suspected it. Yet, I continually hoped that I’d find some miracle cure at Rancho Los Amigos.

Tearfully, I wrote Dick a letter explaining what the doctor had said.

For some reason, God has chosen not to answer our prayers. Dickie, I’ll never be able to use my hands. That means I’ll always be dependent and helpless. I can never be a wife. I know you love me as I love you. Yet, God must have something else in mind for us. Let’s continue to be friends, Dickie. But I want you to be free to choose other relationships. Date other girls and look for God to lead you to the right one for you for marriage. I can never be that woman. I’m sorry, Dickie, but I can never ask you to be part of such a hopeless relationship. Let’s continue our relationship based on friendship.

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