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She had no answer, but as the some 20 years ago, she days passed Liz began to notice something unusual. had to have back surgery. Whenever she was called upon to lift something T h e s u r g e r y w a s a heavy at the hospital, she could do it easily. success and sometime “Usually, the loads were dead weight too, later Liz returned to about 180 to 200 pounds,” she said. But they were no work. problem for her. Here at the church, JOAN WESTER “One day, we got Was she turning into Wonder Woman? Had I only use ANDERSON a patient who had to be she suddenly developed amazing strength? That was Resurrection Eggs. transferred the other unusual feature: Liz discovered f r o m a that she could lift easily ONLY at work. stretcher to the bed,” she said. “I went At home, she had the usual difficulties: into the room to help, but the other nurses struggling over a 40-pound bag of salt for discouraged me.” her water softener or moving furniture religious gift shop, and although my weight-lifting “You’ve had surgery—you around were real challenges. limit is only 25 to 30 pounds, I know I can still rely on don’t need to be doing any lifting,” one There was really only one answer Cletus when the need is there,” Liz said. “We are all told her. The others agreed. to this strange and unique situation, she so blessed by God to have these amazing helpers with Liz has no idea where the decided. Cletus, her angel, was us to guard our steps, guide our decisions and just be impulse came from, but she suddenly smoothing her path so that she would be our ‘best friends.’” gestured over her right shoulder with her thumb. an even better nurse. This situation continued for “That’s okay,” she said, smiling. “Meet Cletus, my more than 18 years, until Liz retired from nursing. Joan’s new book Where Angels Walk angel. He does all my heavy lifting.” Liz’s experience happened before the angel is the 25th Anniversary Edition, Everyone laughed and let Liz help. Even the renaissance took hold and she was a little shy about available now at Loyola Press. patient smiled. discussing Cletus’s existence and help, so only a few Joan Wester Anderson has written many books Liz had always believed in guardian angels, of her friends knew about him. on angels and miracles, and can be reached at but she had never named hers, nor had she spoken to “Now, in another life, I am the owner of a P.O. 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