12 Years to a Touch: The story of Raphaella

By Lady Edith Ebohon

For twelve years, she has been bleeding. For twelve years, she has been alone. For twelve years, she has been called "unclean" - until one desperate touch changes everything.

Meet Raphaella. Her name means "God has healed," but for nearly twelve years, her body has told a different story. What began as a woman's monthly discomfort has become a relentless issue of blood that has stolen her health, her marriage, her career, and her place in the world.

She has been whispered about in marketplaces and avoided in church. Her husband has left her side. Her savings have dried up. Even her closest friend has drifted away. She is no longer Raphaella - she is simply "the woman with the issue of blood."

But when she hears that a prophet is coming to town - a man through whom God is performing miracles - something stirs deep within her broken heart. Despite the crowd that presses against her weakened body, despite the voices that tell her she doesn't belong, despite twelve years of disappointment, she makes a choice:

If I can just reach out and touch his cloak... I will be made whole.

Twelve Years to a Touch is a powerfully imagined retelling of the biblical account of the woman

healed by Jesus (Matthew 9:20-22, Mark 5:25-34, Luke 8:43-48). Through Christian fiction at its most heartfelt, this novel gives voice to a woman Scripture mentions only briefly - exploring her hidden years of suffering, her quiet courage, and the moment faith changed everything.

If you have ever felt unseen, forgotten, or defined by your pain, this story is for you. Raphaella's journey will remind you that you are not what has happened to you. You are not the name pain has tried to give you. You are seen. You are called. You are held.

You are a daughter.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H2CZSVTN
• ISBN13: 9798197649652
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 82 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"