The Story of My Healing Journey
Part 1: Making Me into who I Am
Welcome, my magnificent friend!
This is a story about my healing journey. I am sharing to give you a glimpse into where I come from. When I hear someone’s story, it feels like a gift to understand and see them more broadly than before. I share in case it helps or supports you in any way. Thank you for reading.
So much love to you,
Katy
The Journey Begins
In January 2008, I began a journey that completely redirected my path in life and the lives of all around me. At age 13, I woke up with the worst pain I could imagine after having repeated falls on my head and neck while tumbling for cheerleading the day prior. Nothing would touch the never-ending head pain, and nothing could be seen on x-rays. The pain and I were a mystery to everyone.
During this time, I consistently saw endless angels, kindness, blessings, and miracles arriving right as I needed them. Among these miracles were two neurosurgeries, the second saving my life. During the 2nd surgery, my phenomenal, experienced neurosurgeon found my dura, the covering of the brain, had rerouted due to unknown congenital issues in my brain and skull. This led the dura growing into my spinal cord and severing it 75% by that point. He said the best-case scenario would’ve been me paralyzed from the neck down, as my spinal cord would’ve eventually been severed. He gently shared he’d only seen this in postmortems though, as it is typically found too late.
Self-Healer Igniting
The head pain didn’t stop after the 2nd neurosurgery, and the inner healing and remembrance had now begun. Throughout my whole physical healing journey, I was mostly bedridden, since the pain was so excruciating I couldn’t move or function. Rather than living, I was existing. The only thing that made the pain ease to the slightest degree was laying with my spinal cord completely flat. Food was brought to me, and my best friends were darkness and silence. I'd only get up to projectile vomit or use the restroom.
Piece by piece, I worked the puzzle of my healing. I kept hearing the best person to ‘figure it out’ and ‘heal me’ was me. I’d research for the few minutes my head would allow then rest and begin again. I’d pray, listen, try things, and repeat. Day and night for a decade and a half, I had one goal, one prayer, one wish. At the beginning, I thought I needed ‘fixing’… someone to ‘make me better’. Later, I learned I wanted to heal.
I broke down countless times, and every time led to a transformation and rebirth…. the cycle of healing continuing. Determination, thousands of prayers from everyone in my world, and miracles of the Divine led me to slowly healing and rediscovering the Love within.
This journey has been the hardest and most beautiful blessing of my life.
It made me into who I Am.
Part 2: Life now, 16 years later is now available. Thank you for reading my story. I’m absolutely honored.
I'm so moved by your healing journey, Katy. You're a blessing to us all.
Receiving your story is so inspiring thank you