No Cure No Surrender: A Message of HopeWas it really all going to end? Was it really over? No matter how I felt, the doctor had spoken, and it was time to listen. Something was wrong inside my body. That much I knew. I had lost track of the number of hospital visits and the times I found myself in the doctor's office. No matter how much I thought of the many happy times, the many blessed times, the times when I never wanted the mo-ment to end, I found myself back at the pronouncement from my doctor, 'You have six months to live; I think it's time you get things together.' When Ken Hobbs was diagnosed with a rare, debilitating disorder, his life changed drastically. Soon he was struggling through therapy, treatment, and life in a wheelchair. In the midst of this, his career fell apart, and his ex-wife riddled him with false accusations. It would have been enough to make anyone despair, but Ken held tightly to his love and faith. With his wife's unswerving aid, his prayer partners' petitions, and God's unfailing faithfulness, Ken discovered a new plan for his life. In No Cure, No Surrender, Ken proves that no attack from the enemy is enough to stop God from working everything together for good." |
Contents
Foreword | 13 |
Prologue | 17 |
Six Months to Live | 25 |
Reflections of Life | 35 |
My First Walk Through the Shadow of Death | 41 |
The Renewal of Love | 45 |
Honoring Vows of Love and Support | 49 |
The Battle Between Promise and Pleasure | 51 |
Grim Diagnosis | 119 |
Preparing to Die | 125 |
Resign? For Outstanding Service? | 135 |
Obtaining the Work Release | 141 |
You Are Not Authorized to Return to Work | 147 |
Night Breaks at Last | 155 |
Seeing the Light | 163 |
Walking On Feet of Hope | 167 |
Miracles and Challenges | 59 |
Under The Knife | 67 |
Faith and Family at the Operating Table | 71 |
Overcoming | 77 |
Its Not Over Yet | 81 |
Law and Injustice | 87 |
The Mayo Clinic | 93 |
God Understands Us | 97 |
Seeking For Answers | 105 |
Searching and Searching | 111 |
Lets Take a Walk | 173 |
Desire to Escape | 181 |
Listening and Following | 187 |
Miracle Neighbor | 195 |
Meeting Dr Engel | 201 |
Resurrection from Injustice | 207 |
Unspoiled Recognition | 211 |
What I Have Learned | 215 |
Epilogue | 219 |
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