The story of my life change
Almost 12 years ago (when I was a staunch Hindu) I had a persistent boil on my gums that just refused to go away, so I went to see my GP to see what I could do about it. At the exam he suggested that I go see an otolaryngologist at King Edward Hospital, at this hospital they did a biopsy and a couple of days later I was diagnosed with cancer.
My first response was that it could be done to remove this cancer, he suggested that I have an operation to remove all physical traces of this cancer, the operation was nicknamed “Commando Op”, this is what was removed: a) my jaw right, b) the muscle in my neck that supported this jaw and replaced it with the muscle in my right shoulder, c) part of my tongue. After my operation I couldn’t speak fluently, chew on one side of my mouth, move my neck or my right hand, my wife had to take a bath. This was not the end, I had to undergo six weeks of radiation therapy to kill all the cancer cells left in my mouth where my jaw was, but this treatment not only killed the cancer cells, but everything nearby, I had no control. from the fluids in my mouth, tasteless, couldn’t chew or swallow properly and couldn’t eat anything spicy, all my food was runny, my diet was basically complan, custard, porridge and runny mincemeat stew (but my throat used to strain all the finer particles of minced meat), I had lost all will to live, I was hospitalized very often, I dropped from a weight of 73 kg to only 50 kg, I couldn’t stand on my feet for long, I never had the strength , I used to pass out.
At one point my wife had to feed me grievances with a funnel and tube down my nose into my stomach, my father tried every quack his religion could muster but got no better, then a neighbor (Sally) who He was a Christian, he began to come to my house to pray for me, I was a little stubborn accepting this Jesus because I felt that all the Gods were one. I was supposed to go for another operation to see why I couldn’t swallow, that’s when I decided to change my attitude and put my faith in JESUS CHRIST and accepted the prayer. One day after my operation, the surgeon could not find anything wrong with my throat and no operation was performed. From there everything started to improve, I slowly started chewing but only bland food (no taste) my health started to improve, with therapy and Jesus I finally got at least 95% of my right arm (praise God), my speech improved gradually (God does the healing and grants prayer requests in His time) I returned to my physically demanding job, the same position I had before my operation.
I eventually had to remove all my teeth and replace them with dentures, due to radiation. Due to radiation my face looks like an old man, but thank God I am alive to see my son Varshan (12) grow up and my daughter Mikaela (9) be born, 2 years ago I got my taste buds back and eventually I could eat spicy food, as an indian i really missed all my curries and now i have Nando’s chicken hot and extra hot. I have known many people who have had the same cancer that I have had and none of them are alive today, only with Jesus can you beat cancer and any life threatening disease, as the Lord has done for me, He can do it for me. you.