An honor from my very good friend Jolene!
Today started off bad. I didn’t sleep well AGAIN last night. Barely at all really. I’m battling yet ANOTHER bladder infection, even though I’ve been very careful about being sterile while cathing. I feel like death. My eyes just burn and ache, my head feels foggy, I am soooo nauseated, my bladder hurts, I can barely go to the bathroom…without using the cath that is. I just feel so fatigued and just …. BLAH again.
I went to see the urologist…he was happy that my residual was down…so I can stop cathing for awhile and see if my bladder can do what it’s supposed to do. In the mean time he put me on a different antibiotic to see if it would clear up the infection…waiting on the culture to come back.
After that I had to go do some shopping for our upcoming weekend … the whole family is going to Indiana Beach for the weekend! I should be thrilled, but feeling like I do….I can’t muster up much enthusiasm. I will just do everything I can do to make sure EVERYONE else will have a good time…so I went and got all the food, lots of junk-food with some fruit and veggies thrown in here and there…lol, lots of water, flavored and otherwise…and all the paper-products and toiletries we will need. While in the store I honestly thought I was gonna have to leave…I was in so much pain from the adhesions…they were ripping me apart…then throw in the bladder issues and then a wave a nausea that about made me pass out. But I took some deep breaths and steadied myself and pressed on. Sounds like I’m climbing Mt. Everest doesn’t it? That’s pathetic…but sometimes something as simple as grocery shopping feels like climbing Mt. Everest! People with chronic illnesses/pain struggle so much just to do ordinary things!
Anyway, got it all home and thank God for my baby Jess…she brought everything in and put it away…she helps me out so much…I’m very grateful for her. Then I came in and got into my jammies, grabbed me some tea, sat on my bed and opened my laptop…and got such a wonderul suprise!
A very special friend of mine had left me this most wonderful message, that she had honored me with “A Most Lovely Blog” award…as she had also been honored by another blogger! Jolene is a wonderful and inspiring writer! She has so much empathy for others in pain, and struggles daily with her own. She brings inspiration and hope to so many with her supportive words. She has made me smile through tears on more than one occassion. Her blog is wonderful and whether you are a chronic pain/illness survivor or not, you would really enjoy reading it! http://gracefulagony.wordpress.com/
I will now start giving thought as to who I can pass on this honor too! There are so many wonderful bloggers out there who inspire me! Or make me laugh on days when I feel more like crying! I’ll be working on choosing them over the next few days…in the mean time…let me just again tell Jolene just how much I admire her…aspire to be like her…feel blessed to have found her…and truly do feel like I’ve been reconnected with my long lost sister! Thanks Jolene! You made what was just another crappy day…into a special one!
PAY IT FORWARD!
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