I know in my last month's column I mentioned that this month I was going to talk about this year's Wrestlemania from Orlando Florida.

I still want to touch a little about how great it was not only to be part of such a unique event but to see some of my family members get inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame. It was a great moment to sit in the crowd looking up to the stage watching my nephew Dwyane Johnson induct his dad "Soul Man Rocky Johnson and to see my cousin Ata Johnson induct her dad at the same time. Also my Auntie Lia Maivia looked as strong and beautiful at 80 as she did forty years ago. I tell you it was a proud moment for me personally because it was just last year my brother Sika and I had our glory moment on the stage looking down to our fans especially our family rooting for us.

But the topic that I’d like to talk about this month is about what happened to one of the greatest people in the world to me, for what she went through and was told by her doctor that there is nothing they can do for her anymore, and for us to come and say goodbye because she was not expected to live through the weekend. This happened 2 weeks before Wrestlemania, when we dropped everything and without thinking we packed up a few clothes and headed to the airport to catch a flight to Las Vegas where my sister was hospitalized.

We arrived late that evening only it was too late to see her, so we got up early the next morning and rushed over to see our sister.

Before I go further let me say who this sister of mine is that I'm talking about.

Her name is Elvera Anoa'i Fatu and has been fighting cancer for over 7 years until finally the doctors decided there is nothing they can do for her any more. Elvera for those of you that do not know is Rikishi, Umaga & Tonga Kid's mom and a sister to Sika and I.

It will take me a long time to talk about this experience we faced while we were there. It is very hard to explain what we saw with our own eyes but I believe in 3 things, FAITH, MIND & GOD which is why I say so many times that God is so good to us all the time. If we all take a moment or two to reflect on what our lord has done to our lives in so many ways, you would be surprised to know that prayers do get answered and my family witnessed this in the 7 years my sister has suffered with multi melanoma cancer. It is very hard to believe any of this unless you were there to experience what my family witnessed the 11 days we were there by our sister's side.

How can you explain when we arrived expecting bad things to happen and rushed to catch our sister waiting to see us before she leaves us to join our lord above..

From the moment we arrived at her bedside, it was not a good scene the way my sister looked, it was not a good feeling when we got around her and watched her try to smile but couldn't speak or have a voice except we can see her lips moving telling us she loves us and wanted us to go and get some rest and she is tired and needs some rest. How do you explain when the pastor was saying prayers and telling her that soon she will be in Heaven and its time for her to let go and get her rest because she suffered for so long now. I can't begin to explain when the doctor talked to me explaining everything and that the only thing left to do is for us to spend as much time with her and talk to each other because she does not have much time left.

It got to the point that she refused to take anymore medication and just wanted to rest. The 2nd day we were there we can see the difference in her skin color, her face started to light up and she began to smile and whisper to my ear that she wanted to go home, and that she is hungry for some Samoan food. That same afternoon she sat up for 6 long hours with us surrounding her bed while we prayed, sang, and gave her all the love we can. She had a rough time that night because her body was sore from sitting up that long, but the doctor said to Rikishi, his sister Sina, and I, he never in his life saw anything like this with anybody, he couldn’t believe the love and closeness our family has for each other and he will never forget this as long as he lived. He believed our presence there gave her back her life and he couldn’t believe what he was seeing but still insisted that there is really nothing they can do and to continue to give her all that love and sing to her until that time. Let me skip through or fast forward otherwise you be reading this forever. We were told by the doctor that my sister refused to suffer anymore and that she did not want anymore medication but wanted to go home. So they took all her medicine away from her and told us we can give her anything she wants to make her happy and that we need to take her home because the hospital needed the room or should I say the space, but because we witnessed the big change in our sister we all decided its best to take her home so we can be together all the time.

We took her home that Friday morning and would you believe the following day (Saturday) she sat up eating Samoan Chicken and gravy? her voice came back, her feet that swelled so badly started to go away, she even wanted to go play bingo ? Is this the Lord at work or what ? Is this the sign of belief in our lord and having a strong mind ? What is a body without a strong mind and belief in our God ? Why is it most of us only say God when something is wrong or hurt ? Why not say God all the time and be near him, for he alone can heal and perform miracles.

So when our time in Vegas was finished and we headed home, we felt more like we had a reunion than a sad, stressful time. It was easy to leave because my nephews were by their mother’s side proving that they are all loving, wonderful sons.  It made our trip to Wrestlemania even more special, where we were able to share our story with more of our family. The reason that I’m sharing it with you, my fans, is that I am hoping that it can touch one of you who may be in need of a miracle or to help build your faith in our Lord. Oh, by the way, I talked to my sister the other day and she sounded strong and healthy and it was wondersful.

So until next month, love each other and keep God in your life, because God is good all the time.

Afa “The Wild Samoan