In 2022, when Aneta was at work, her boss noticed that she was behaving strangely.
“We were having occupational health and safety training. The paramedic who was leading it said I had symptoms of epilepsy,” she says.
She went to a neurologist to get checked out. The diagnosis after the tests was clear: epilepsy. Aneta began treatment.
“I was taking various medications. What's worse, there was a possibility that my disease was drug-resistant. Last year, I even spent 15 hours in the emergency room because of a severe attack.”
The seizures recurred regularly. Four neurologists confirmed the diagnosis.
St. Andrew Bobola to the rescue
“I learned about St. Andrew Bobola a few years ago. He was a Jesuit. I’ve completed three weeks of Ignatian Exercises. This spirituality is close to my heart,” says Aneta.
In September last year, her parish priest organized a pilgrimage to Strachocina, to the shrine of St. Andrew. “The parish priest told me to ask St. Andrew for help.”
In October, her home parish hosted a meeting with Fr. Jan Niżnik, to whom Andrew Bobola appeared. There she learned about the shrine of St. Andrew in Warsaw. “I often visited the capital. I decided to go there at the earliest opportunity, in December. I couldn't stand being in church — my spiritual life was difficult. But I asked for deliverance and help.”
The next day, in another church, Aneta took part in a prayer for healing. St. Andrew Bobola was looking at her from a mosaic on the wall of the church.
“I felt heat in my head. I had the impression that something had changed in my brain. I knew from tests that I had epilepsy in the frontal and temporal lobes. I felt that something had changed there.”
Waiting for an appointment at the hospital – 8 months!
The seizures intensified in February. The woman was referred to the hospital for an urgent appointment. “The waiting time for the hospital was ... eight months!” she recalls. “I started praying for the date to be brought forward. During a particularly difficult night, I begged God for help.”
The next day, she received a phone call saying that a place had become available and she could go to the hospital in two weeks. “I was given an appointment for March.”
Prayers for healing continued. A week after one of them, Aneta went to her appointment at the hospital. “They did all kinds of tests, which in the past had always showed epilepsy. But this time, all the results were normal! There was no trace of epilepsy,” she says. “The MRI showed no alterations, and a four-day test for seizures showed nothing.”
The attending neurologist recommended discontinuing the medication. “I stopped taking it two weeks ago. I haven't had any seizures. If I were sick, something would have happened to me by now!”
God makes dreams come true
“I go to doctors and they’re all shocked that the epilepsy is gone. They keep ordering tests because they find it strange,” she says with a laugh.
Some time ago, she presented her hopes and dreams to God. “I wrote to God that I wanted to get back on my bike and go swimming. The doctors had forbidden me to do so. And now the doctor has allowed me to resume these activities, although for the time being with someone who will watch over me!”
