Saint Lydwina of Schiedam
Invoked against prolonged sickness (
1433 Anno Domini A.D. ) Feast: 14 April
Saints Who Are Invoked in Times of Illness
Lydwina was the prayerful child of poor parents. At the age of 15, she was ice-skating 
with friends when she fell through the ice, breaking a rib. The wound refused to heal, & she began to suffer vomiting 
& weakness & became bedridden.
https://catholicsaintmedals.com/saints/st-lidwina-of-schiedam/
At first, Lydwina struggled to accept her situation. Only with the help of a local priest 
was she able to begin to unite her sufferings with those of Christ 
. She remained sickly for 38 years, suffering bouts of paralysis 
, the multiplication of sores on her body, partial blindness & heart attacks 
.
Over time, Lydwina took on additional penances for the salvation of others, including fasting from all food but the Communion host 
She was granted the graces of ecstatic prayer & visions 
& many came to ask her advice. Others, like a new priest in town, doubted her gifts; for a time he refused her Communion
https://www.skateguardblog.com/2013/09/lidwina-patron-saint-of-ice-skating.html
At the end of Lydwina 's life, she had a vision of a rosebush 
& heard the words, "When the rosebush is in full bloom, your sufferings will be at an end." She was on her deathbed when she say the bush again, covered with roses.
The story of Lydwina 's life is well attested, with 3 contemporary biographies - one by Thomas a Kempis . It is now believed that Lydwina's mysterious illness may have been multiple sclerosis .
Father of all compassion, through the intercession of Saint Lydwina of Schiedam , when my sufferings are prolonged, deepen my love 
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