Judie Brown column
Judie Brown
July 23, 2019
Personal mortality dawns on most of us early in life. Though that's not a bad thing, we must realize that there are many complications that we probably don't think about. In our culture, growing older or simply confronting a major health challenge that could cut one's life short can result in acceptance or death.
Take, for example, my friend Mark Davis Pickup, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 30 and later confined to an electric wheelchair. In a new video, he tells viewers that two to three years after this diagnosis his grief was so deep and his heartache so intense that his thinking became clouded. But fortunately – for all of us – he was surrounded by his loving wife LaRee, his children, and the Lord.
Today, at the age of 65, Mark's MS has inexplicably gone into remission, and he is now able to walk with a cane. He writes:
Today, at the age of 65, Mark's MS has inexplicably gone into remission, and he is now able to walk with a cane. He writes:
Image from humanlifematters.org- "Unexpectedly, the course of my devastating disease seems to have changed course from continual degeneration. This is an example of why people in dire circumstances must not give up on life and opt for suicide or euthanasia! We just don't know what tomorrow may bring."
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