Dance On Heartache

It is a new day! Welcome to Woman Made Well website. It’s been seven-plus years in the making through some tough, tough days. But today, I celebrate!!  I’m so glad you decided to celebrate with me.

Will you dance on the heartache with me!!

So long to shame
Walk through the sorrow
Out of the fire
Into tomorrow
So flush the pills
Face the fear
Feel the weight disappear
We’re coming clean
We’re born again
Our hopeful lungs can breathe again
Oh, we can breathe again

Step into a new day 
We can rise up from the dust and walk away 
We can dance upon the heartache, yeah 
So light a match, leave the past, burn the ships 
And don’t you look back 
Lyrics - “Burn the Ships“ for King & Country

Kelli’s Status

Journal entry by MW – Jun 5, 2014

Dear friends and loved ones,

The site is set up to provide updates about Kelli’s condition. We will continue to send updates as we know more.

Kelli’s liver has failed. She is in critical care in the intensive care unit (ICU) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

Four pieces of good news:

1. Kelli has type AB+ blood which is the universal recipient blood type. This means that she has many potential liver donor matches.
2. She is critically ill, but her condition is being managed by a team of providers devoted to her care.
3. She is a Status 1, meaning she is at the top of the list for a liver from anywhere in the U.S.
4. We have received news that a liver has been recovered from a donor and her transplant is expected for early this afternoon. We know that the availability of this liver means that somewhere, a family is mourning over the loss of a loved one. But praise be to God that this individual has given us an invaluable gift. We are hopeful! The Lord has heard our cries.

We are praying Psalm 139 about how the Lord is aware of and in complete control of the situation. He knows Kelli and knows what she needs. We are expecting that He will meet us here. Please pray for a successful transplant surgery and for the long recovery ahead. We know that we have people all over the world praying for our mom, sister, wife, daughter, and friend. When we pray, He longs to answer us. Your prayers are much appreciated.

That’s where my journey started. Completely broken. A broken body, a broken mind, a broken spirit. 

But it’s not where it ended. 

It’s with celebration and excited trembling; I start this walk with you. Thank you for showing up. I think we are going to learn a lot together. It’s the very best way – connected, continuously learning from each other, and healing together. 

We have a lot of shame to say goodbye to.

A big thanks to my husband and family. I love you! You have been there for me through it all. Thanks to old friends for your faithfulness and for the new ones I’ve met along the way who let me fall apart and allowed for messy healing to happen in their presence without judgment. 

This is my story – the heartache intermingled with joy while finding a purpose for the pain. This truth I know with all my heart. Jesus was with me then, and He’s with me now. 

“The Lord God will help me; therefore I have not been humiliated; therefore I have set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.” Isaiah 50:7