Are we not all like this woman with the issue of blood?

Luke 8

43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years, which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be healed of any,
44 Came behind him, and touched the border of his garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.
45 And Jesus said, who touched me? When all denied, Peter and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng thee and press thee, and sayest thou, who touched me?
46 And Jesus said, somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately.
48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

I’ve always loved this story from the New Testament. Who knew I too was a women with an “issue of blood?”

My cousin, Jessica, died of a blood clot nearly two years ago, she was young and beautiful and it was so freaking unfair!!! Because of my “family history” they decided to have my blood tested for clotting issues. And sure enough the “Protein S” levels in my blood came back at 19, normal levels are between 60-161. This protein is what prevents your blood from clotting. After a retest, the level came back at 23, still dangerously low, so pretty much I am a walking time bomb for a blood clot. They decided put me on a blood thinner. I really didn’t want to do anything to hurt the babies, but I was assured that this was in their best interest also, that if I developed a clot and it went to one of the placentas, it could kill one or both of the babies. I’m already emotionally overloaded, so needless to say, this has been really hard. I went to the doctor’s office and the nurse showed me how to do the injections into my stomach and administer the syringe full of fluid, this will now be part of my daily routine until the babies get here.
The nurse told me how “lucky” I was that it was diagnosed, most women with this genetic Protein S deficiency usually have numerous miscarriages before they determine the cause, and she was so impressed by the fact that I had “made it this far.” Hard to hear!
I understand that Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us, it’s just hard to internalize that because of my cousin’s death I was tested and now my life and the babies’ lives have been saved. I don’t want to be dramatic, everything may have been fine, without the medical intervention, but I still feel truly blessed.

Jessica Clement

Aug. 21, 1985 - Jan. 1, 2006

I guess we are all like this woman with the “issue of blood.” We all have something that we can’t fix or heal by ourselves, each of us must come unto Christ to be made whole.