Yes, that is my new nickname my hubby gave me a couple days ago because of all the holes that all these tests and biopsies are making in my body! It's always better to laugh at every difficult situations. It really takes the stress and worry right out of it! I had several more biopsies today testing for small fiber neuropathy which seems to be an additional disease that about 40% of people with sarcoidosis get. This condition is treatable so they want to make sure that I don't have this. In order to test for this they take out deep small tissue samples and count the nerves.
I was so grateful after this procedure was complete which marked the end of all the biopsies, tests, tooth extractions that I will need for a while. I just really need to give my body time to heal and allow my immune system to quiet down the flares from all these procedures. I am really becoming in tune with what my body can and can't handle. Now all I need to do is listen and rest instead of try to push through the pain.
My brain seems to try to over-run what my body is able to do. My mind says "You can do it, no problem,!" But inside my body there is a battle of constant chaos going on and it really struggles trying to keep up! I know that as I listen more to my body and give it the rest and stress-free life it wants I will be able to have more better days and less awful ones. I know this trial is to SLOW ME DOWN!
I know I get all my energy and stamina from my Dad. He is always going and never quits. He works, serves, and is always doing, doing, doing! He is a diabetic and has had many health challenges associated with that. I have watched him be able to live longer than anyone expected because of his will power to always work and stay active even into his mid 70's. He is truly an example of enduring and never giving up. He has taught each one of us kids, and now grandkids, what it means to serve others and work hard. He is what I think of when I want to give up. He pushes me to become better and work harder to overcome this illness both physically, mentally, and emotionally! Having this illness has allowed me the opportunity to know more of what he has went thorough since he was diagnosed at age 16. It has given me more compassion and understanding of his disease and has given me the courage to endure my own health challenges with as much strength and determination as he has!
I love my dad dearly and am so proud of him! And as his only daughter, I will always be his little girl!
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