What luck!

This week is one week that I am very glad is almost over. Car wreck, status of car STILL in question, pain management procedure, babysitting job not going as planned, and I am not looking forward to whatever challenges might come tomorrow.

I know that I will pull up the live video feed of the sermon and listen/watch that. The boys are going to enjoy what me and mom got them for christmas, art supplies (I LOVE Crayola) and that should make tomorrow go better. I am just so exhausted it is not even fun. My migraines are out of control again.

My CPAP mask just broke. ARGH! Actually it broke about 5min before I started this post. Will be calling the DME in a few to see if they have anyway to help me out.

Melinda

Night before procedure and other thoughts

It is the night before yet another procedure, steroid injections with fluroscopy guidance while under conscious sedation. Boy is that a freakin long name. I have to be at outpatient day surgery at 6am and the procedure is slated to start at 7:30am. It shouldnt take the doctor more than 30 minutes after I am out to get everything that he needs to do done, but if it is longer it is okay by me.

The recovery room should take between 60-90 minutes depending on how quickly my body metabolizes the medication, fentanyl and versed. But with how whacked out my body's absorption abilities are at the current moment I will be happily surprised if it doesnt take longer.

I will feel drugged and out of it for at least 12 hours after the procedure, I specifically mean time starting from after the drug push.

I am typing this as I wait for step 2 of the nutragena skin id face cleanser stuff to dry. I have tried so many things through the years, especially after starting replacement steroids, to manage/prevent my acne. This stuff really actually works.

There are 3 steps to the system, a cleanser an acne preventor and a hydrator. I use all 3 every night and just the cleanser and hydrator in the morning. My problems with prior regimnes is most commonly skin sensitivity/redness/dry flakey skin...I dont have those when I am doing the aformentioned routine.

What if We....

What if we took the time
to treasure the raindrops
jump in the puddles
sing in the rain

What if we celebrated
every second
every minute
every hour
every day
of our lives

What if we made the time....
lay out at night and count the stars
find the time to stop and gather wildflowers
gaze out the window and make pictures out of the clouds

What if we saw other people like God sees them
see them for their attributes
and not their faults

we didnt stare at
the bald child
the sick child
the jaundiced child
the seizing child
the autistic child
the abused child
the neglected child
the crying child
the silent child
the worried child
the grieving child
And just saw them
for the children that they are.

Melinda