Spiritual Experience Changes Matt's Life

Source of the Story

From Alex Barton's book

Name

Matt

Diagnosis

1. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Disease Course Over Time

In 1995 Matt comes down with a viral illness and never fully recovers but is able to work. A severely disabled child is born in 1995. In 1997 after a bout with chickenpox IBS sets in. In 1998 he experiences fatigue, dizziness, difficulty breathing, muscle pains, sleep problems, night sweats, stomach problems, short term memory problems, brain fog - and stops working.

Approximate Date of Illness Began

1991-1995

Symptoms

Fatigue, dizziness, difficulty breathing, muscle pains, sleep problems, night sweats, stomach problems, short term memory problems, brain fog

Treatments That Made A Big Difference

Matt has a spiritual experience

Treatments That Helped

Raw fruit and vegetable diet and avoiding processed foods and sugar

Treatments That Had No Effect

Supplements and natural remedies

Present State of Health

1. Fully recovered - no restrictions at all

Words of Advice

My challenge to you is to prayerfully consider your spiritual heritage and seek out people and resources to assist you with any issues, which may be keeping you in ill health. By all means continue to pursue all possible issues that may be causing your illness, but don't spend lots of money and time pursuing others while ignoring/neglecting the spiritual. If in many cases CFS is spiritually rooted, we should not find it surprising that medical science is finding the mysteries of the illness hard to unravel, by the testing of physical body specimens.

Suggested Resources

Most useful aid to recovery - the healing power of Jesus Christ