It's so good to hear from you guys! I so love hearing about YOUR lives and how things are for you. I've met so very many SWEETHEARTS over the years. Even though I've never met you, you ARE like a sister to me! Friends....we will endure!
After having a CT scan of my heart in a very enclosed donut, I just wonder what it's all about. My heart is fine. It's like the heart of a 25-year-old, so says my cardiologist. I've never smoked or drank. I am overweight and have been most of my life. I'm used to it now. But I wish it would go away. On my medical chart, it reads, "morbid obesity". Really?
I'm finding it hard to get around as both of my knees need replacing. And now I think my hip is going. I've tried every diet on this earth, maybe twice. I never understood what I was doing wrong. Well, I found out why. My thyroid is not working. I have Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and Fibromyalgia. Good heart, good lungs. I had 12 inches of my colon removed and they found another spot. On joy!
So at 66, I face constant pain and a body that lags behind when I walk. I told myself, I would never discuss this on my blog, but I want you all to know, IT IS A PART OF MY LIFE and it causes me to FIND SOLICE in God and in the works HE so generously gives me.
I think I am so proficient in these works because if I keep my mind in them, the UGLINESS of pain and fat never wins out. HE always saves the day for me. I am so thankful.
I also found out that I am highly allergic to EVERYTHING, and I'm not kidding on that one. Out of the 80 skin tests they did on me, 76 were positive. I am allergic to every pain medicine, antibiotics, now eggs and milk. What's next?
But if I am honestly truthful, IT'S ALL GOOD! Ya, sometimes I have to really rustle up the "gumption" to get into my studio and make something. I've honestly never sat more than 5 minutes without yarn or beads in my lap. Ask Rob. He tells the story of my last surgery. Anterior cervical fusion. Last August, they found 3 discs in my neck, crumbling. I had to have a fusion surgery. Rob tells me I woke up, moving my hands. The nurses thought I was having a seizure. Rob told them, "no, she is crocheting...." Truth.
So no matter, what is going on with our bodies, I encourage you guys to push past it. Ask God to burden your heart with WHATEVER will keep your mind, heart and soul away from our failing bodies. I know it works for me. Stay strong my SISTERS! I LOVE YOU!
