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When I was 21 I was in the middle of my midwifery training

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'When I was 21, I was in the middle of my midwifery training when I became ill. I had blood blisters on my tongue. I only had to touch myself and I bled. I was covered in bruises.

The doctors got it under control with cortisone tablets. But I was working towards going abroad and I knew I couldn’t go abroad like that. I felt like a brick wall was in front of me. I didn’t want to do anything other than nursing.

I asked God “What can I do? I can only be a nurse.” I read Romans 8.28 which says that “in all things God works for good for those who love him”. These verses were such a comfort to me.

I felt that God would work it all out for me. I thought it was a confirmation of what I hoped for and that was reassuring. Everything was up in the air for about a fortnight. Then the doctor came along and said I could have a splenectomy. He asked if I had any questions. I said, “Can I go abroad?” He said, “Yes.” It was just great that it was going to be possible.

I worked in Zambia in a small hospital in the bush for seven years.'

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