{"id":871,"date":"2025-06-20T17:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T22:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/?page_id=871"},"modified":"2025-06-26T21:36:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:36:47","slug":"my-rare-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/my-rare-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"My Rare Disease Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2017 I survived a ruptured<strong> arteriovenous malformation (AVM)<\/strong>, a life changing event which opened my eyes to what GOD had been doing to save my life by causing me to wait fourteen and a half years before finally having children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-yellow-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-873 .fg-image {\r\n        width: 150px;\r\n    }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery 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decoding=\"async\" title=\"About to get my head checked.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/IMG_0275\/1980115017.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">About to get my head checked.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_6710-Medium.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Selwyn keeping me company.\" data-attachment-id=\"1246\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Selwyn keeping me company.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/IMG_6710-Medium\/-798928654.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Selwyn keeping me company.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0274-e1750987793488.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Connecting to community by phone.\" data-attachment-id=\"1161\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Connecting to community by phone.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/IMG_0274-e1750987793488\/-1817798395.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Connecting to community by phone.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NursingCare-1-scaled.jpeg\" data-caption-title=\"One of my caring at-home nurses.\" data-attachment-id=\"1353\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"One of my caring at-home nurses.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/NursingCare-1-scaled\/1180587189.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">One of my caring at-home nurses.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0472-Medium-e1750587779547.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Still performing!\" data-attachment-id=\"1165\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Still performing!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/IMG_0472-Medium-e1750587779547\/2086967476.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Still performing!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0328-Medium-e1750587818680.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Finally out of the wheelchair and learning to walk again.\" data-attachment-id=\"1164\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Finally out of the wheelchair and learning to walk again.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/IMG_0328-Medium-e1750587818680\/-2090951853.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Finally out of the wheelchair and learning to walk again.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_2191-Medium.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Saying goodbye as I leave for three months of therapy overseas.\" data-attachment-id=\"1206\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Saying goodbye as I leave for three months of therapy overseas.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/IMG_2191-Medium\/1349461276.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Saying goodbye as I leave for three months of therapy overseas.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shopping-cart-2.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Shopping from a chair.\" data-attachment-id=\"1338\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Shopping from a chair.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/shopping-cart-2\/782646087.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Shopping from a chair.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_0865.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Happy to be rid of the medicines!\" data-attachment-id=\"1181\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Happy to be rid of the medicines!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/IMG_0865\/1299920536.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Happy to be rid of the medicines!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/kinetic-tape-1.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Bionic woman in kinetic tape!\" data-attachment-id=\"1368\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bionic woman in kinetic tape!\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/kinetic-tape-1\/-386126361.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Bionic woman in kinetic tape!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Therapists-1.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" data-attachment-id=\"1369\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/Therapists-1\/-400659779.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/therapists-2-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" data-attachment-id=\"1370\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/therapists-2-scaled\/357952217.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/therapists-3-scaled.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" data-attachment-id=\"1371\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/therapists-3-scaled\/-1257805100.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/therapists-4.jpeg\" data-caption-title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" data-attachment-id=\"1372\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/therapists-4\/-1497759062.jpeg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/therapists-5.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" data-attachment-id=\"1373\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2025\/06\/therapists-5\/1994415461.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22150%22%20height%3D%22150%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20150%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">My amazing therapists at TIRR Memorial Hermann.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n\n\n<p>The AVM also connected me to a special community facing this rare congenital condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheAneurysmandAVMFoundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_foundation.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_foundation.png 667w, https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_foundation-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/134820625466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_awareness-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1347\" style=\"width:272px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_awareness-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_awareness-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_awareness-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_awareness-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AVM_awareness.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I am among those who know that \u201cit\u2019s only rare until it happens to you\u201d.<br>Through my book I have been able to join those who bring more awareness to this little-known and often misdiagnosed condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-yellow-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-yellow-background-color has-background is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Katherine Wolf, a world renowned speaker and the writer of Hope Heals, in which talks about her own ruptured AVM experience which left her semi paralyzed, endorses and recommends my book, GOD In The MEANtime, as one of the few that shed light on this rare disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KatherineWolf\" width=\"920\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Uq8AFvt5Ec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My AVM experience has helped me see that GOD\u2019s kindness may often come disguised as meanness. But we can rest assured that in the meantime, HE is working all things for our good and in accordance with HIS purpose for our lives, because we love HIM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2017 I survived a ruptured arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a life changing event which opened my eyes to what GOD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/my-rare-disease\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Rare Disease Experience<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-871","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/871","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=871"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/871\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1366,"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/871\/revisions\/1366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.godinthemeantime.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}