Oh my goodness! It is amazing what a difference just 4 or 5 days can make.
I started a round of Prednisone last Thursday and I am happy to say that I am much improved. You know, at some point, the body has to get some relief. I believe that the mind is working overload also. I know for myself, I was trying to process in my mind how was I going to continue to deal with such physical pain for an extended period of time. I knew that my focus would have to be God and prayer. I was taking every distraction out of my life that I could. . . facebook, talking on the phone, going outside of the house for nothing except work and any other isolation that I could think of that might distract me from my focus. To be honest I worried that I wasn't going to make it. Some might think that is odd, I mean we aren't talking about an amputated leg or some horrifyingly aggressive "monster inside of me" kind of situation!
This whole situation does have me thinking though. I wonder if we have challenges in life because we need a wake up call? What does it say about our character how we react to challenges? You know, "God never gives us more than we can handle."
"Blessed be the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him." James 1:12
My husband's mother, Mary, was diagnosed with cancer shortly after we were married. It was just 5 short months later that she passed. Such a terrible loss. She NEVER complained! I know she had to have been in horrible pain - she was on morphine shortly after her diagnosis but she was so graceful. So accepting of her unwelcome fate. What a lady.
I want to be that way everyday.
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