I Have Seen A Miracle with My Own Eyes
from Carole Nelson, Randal Walti's sister
Wed, 02 Feb 2000

So many of you have been involved in sustaining me as I mustered up as much courage as possible for my dear brother Randal (to be strong for him and Judi) and his impending deep brain surgery (Parkinson's) which took place last Wednesday, January 26th. I just didn't know if I was going to make it, and I wasn't even the one having the surgery. I believe the fact that he would not have anesthetic just overwhelmed me.
    I was so shocked by the procedure that he would go through that I almost forgot the reason he was having it done. The tremor and his slurring of speech were ruining his life. At the young age of 60, his future was debilitating and bleak. He did have his mental sharpness thought. He wanted to work, and more importantly, he wanted to disciple for Christ.
    At 5:00 a.m., Burrows Institute & Neurology in Phoenix began his surgery with a team of doctors that had done this procedure only 18 times before. The preparation took from 5-9:30 a.m. at which time the surgery would begin.
    By noon, I am sitting in the waiting room and the phone rings. It's Randy's nurse in surgery, telling me that Randy wanted me to that he was doing fine and it would still be a couple of hours. That is my first sign of relief. I smothered my little tears whispering and sending praises upward to the Lord every few minutes! At 2:00 p.m., they wheeled my brother out. He was half sitting in his bed, eyes open, peacefully smiling, and he talked to us when we saw him. He knew our names. I could not hold back my joyful tears. My brother, Fred II, came to my rescue and held me. I gave thanks to the Lord and couldn't believe what I saw. I just couldn't believe it!
    On Friday, he was very alert, bright eyes, smiling, happy, though still with a tremor. I couldn't believe my brother was ALIVE even though he had a swollen forehead. He almost ordered Judi, his wife, to plug in his laptop. This was too much for me. I couldn't believe him and his behavior two days following brain surgery. Now I could go home and concentrate maybe for the first time in 3-4 months since hearing that Randy had decided to have this procedure done.
    Well my dear friends, my brother called me yesterday [Tuesday 2/1/00] after arriving home Monday night. He told me, "It's a miracle." He didn't have to take any medicine. He had a pacemaker-like unit in his collarbone area which he uses to switch off the tremor. Just like that! He used to take maybe 30 pills a day (you can imagine what side effects he experienced). He spoke to me CLEARLY without any slurring of his words. I could understand every word he said. I could not believe this! He just kept saying, "It is a MIRACLE, Sis!"

All my love to you and just remember the Lord does work in very mysterious ways, and more importantly, believe in miracles. I just saw one performed I was part of it! Never give up hope, ever, ever, and ever.

Oh the power of prayer moves mountains.

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