I got TB and I thank God for it, cos it could be worse

I never thought there would be a day that I would actually thank God for contacting TB but that is just what happened. After a major surgery I kept getting infection and pus formation around my navel repeatedly. Pus formations as huge as a tennis ball. Despite aggressive antibiotics treatment they would just refuse to subside. And I was getting treated at AIIMS. Finally after days of pain they would slowly come to the surface and would have to be cut and the pus drained out. Even as I was still getting dressing done for the cut and before it closed completely another one would form. I got four such pus formations drained out, twice under general anesthasia since the infections were so deep. I underwent numerous tests, sonographies and blood tests. Also some tests were extremely painful but it took over a year before the pus was tested for TB and it was detected in March 2011. Then we started the treatment and now after suffering for months, one major and four minor operations I am on my way to recovery. So I thank God that I contacted a disease like TB which is curable. Its a disease where the medicines are affordable and the treatment long but simple. I thank God that now I can hope for a better future despite having months of suffering and joblessness. I thank God for always being with me, teaching me to walk in the knowledge that all things happen for good. Teaching me patience, perseverance and empathy. So am I out of it? Far from it, but I am definitely on my way to recovery and health. I am also back on my feet ready to earn a living. But thank God for sustaining me for so long in a city like New Delhi for over 18 months without a proper job or part time jobs. Because He is great, gracious and always at your side. I thank God for also teaching my two daughters that God was always supporting us. They got through difficult times nursing me and helping me. They also learnt to live without many things that others had but they learnt to do without. I learnt that God answers our prayer, just not always the way you want Him to, but then He is God and you cannot tell Him to do something the way you want Him to. You can pray for something but be ready to expect the unexpected.