NEW YEAR! HAPPY Dear Friends,
Joni Ames
Happy 2024!! May the Lord bless and protect and prosper you with good health and prosperity this year!
I’m thankful for you and your continued prayers, love, friendship, and support. I’ve been through a lot this past year. Thank you for helping me make it through.
When I came to stay with my daughter on October 6th, I was not sure I’d make it. But thanks to her and your prayers, the doctor says I’m 75% better than I was! Praise Jesus!
To top it off, I got Covid and acute bronchitis and was very sick with that for the past month! NEVER ask what else could happen! Anyhow, travel or not, I still have expenses. My apartment rent back home, car payment, car insurance, cellphone, etc. Plus doctor visits and prescriptions and other expenses where I’m at. So I’m so thankful for those who have sent anything at all to help support me financially during this time. So here’s where I am at now… For those who don’t know, I developed an infection into the lower regions of my back into the sweaty area of the butt area due to diabetes and blood pressure issues. Also kidney issues. It was as if I’d sat in a hot fire. Area covered in huge rash that looked and felt like I’d sat on burning logs and been cooked. Very painful. I’ve had three months of severe pain and getting the area scraped off every two weeks to build new, healthy skin. Couldn’t sit, have had to lay on my side mostly. Couldn’t travel at all. Going through this process has certainly given me greater empathy for others with chronic pain. I still have a lot of pain and am not able to travel yet, but thankfully am much improved. Thank God for my nurse daughter who sensed the need to scoop me up and bring me here to get medical treatment and take care of me.
I am still going through scraping treatments every two weeks. That is painful, but I’m enduring. The doctor has managed to help get the diabetes and blood pressure under control. I just had blood work done and we will see what it says about the kidney functions. Please pray things get better and better. I have forced myself to get up and move around and do things in spite of the pain. I’ve made myself go to the dinner table instead of getting served in my room. Did my laundry. Cleaned the bathroom I use. Have consequently improved enough to be sitting up more instead of just laying down and have even begun writing again. This month I hope to get back to doing some teaching and things live online. Sometimes you just have to pressure yourself to not feel sorry for yourself and rot, ya know!
My book publication was brought to a halt due to all of the above. But I’m praying to get it back on track soon.
Last year was one thing after another. A fall in April where my back was injured. A spider bite. Then all of this.
Looking forward to seeing you all again soon. Thank you again for your love and prayers and friendship. Meanwhile my life is more of a faith walk than ever and I’m thankful for the support of those who feel led to help financially in this season. If you’re interested in doing so, information is below.
Thank you again for being there!
Love & blessings, Joni
Cash App: $joniames Venmo: @Joni-Ames Zelle: joniames@aol.com Joni Ames 161 Greentree Ln Elkview, WV 25071 CONNECT
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