LOUISA, Ky.—Tina Jackson and her husband, Mark, live in Louisa. Tina was born with Cerebral Palsy and paralysis on the left side of her body. In her 20s, she suffered a stroke which resulted in swallowing difficulties and an inability to speak. Fast forward 20 years and Tina’s condition deteriorated to the point of no longer being able to eat without breathing and digestion complications. In 2000, feeding tube placement became necessary because of concerns of pneumonia. Tina’s left side paralysis made it nearly impossible for her to successfully feed herself.

I couldn’t believe it. It was my seventh disturbing dream this year. Some of the dreams were sexual in nature, others financial, but they all had to do with the same thing: being violated.

Now why in the world I would have dreams as menacing as these, I had no idea. Were they from the Lord, from the devil, or simply poor food choices? Frankly, I wasn‘t sure. All I knew was that for months now, I’ve awakened scared; sometimes the fright so intense that I had to awake my husband for comfort.