“I Was Blind, Now I See”.

MP Readings: John 9:18-38, Psalm 148,149, 2 Samuel 12:15-31.

2019, I had a rapid decline in my vision - drastically. “I’m young, I’ll be fine - I’m just tired or experiencing deficiency”. I had a ‘Divine intervention’ moment where I had to stop and seek support by way of checkup - in the CBD. Somehow, I had a sense my pathway was to change immediately but also would be ok.

Essentially, I had finished work for the day and ended with an optometrist appointment in the convenience of the CBD. A simple appointment became an emergency, while still in work uniform. It was difficult to understand how there would be such an urgency but I trusted the whole process. I had a lesion on my optic nerve, prompting MRI’s, emergency IV Steroid treatment and support from the Neuroimmunology teams across the CBD precinct. At the time, I had began a Bachelor of Theology with Melbourne School of Theology. Why is this important to mention? My perspective and strategy for management had changed drastically. Ironically, I had been given visions and plans - a strategy to pray and work with. ‘MS’ hit like a wall….