Friday, October 14, 2011

Today I Am Thankful For...

Today I am thankful for the health I DO have. I have been downplaying it a lot lately, but Daniel has caught on to the fact that I am not doing as well as I would like. I've been coming home from work with all sorts of aches and pains, and some of my very first symptoms that I started out with around this time last year are back.

I am thankful for my family who understands that I may not be able to do too much after working. Heck, some days I may not be able to do much BEFORE working. I won't give up teaching, though, because it gives me a sense of purpose. Those four months I spent sitting in my living room when I first got sick were like torture. I don't ever want to go through that again.

Today I am thankful that even though I may not feel 100% myself I have a job that allows me to be animated when I feel it and more calm when I'm just not wanting to be up and around. I couldn't imagine being a landscaper like my husband right now. I truly wouldn't be able to work if I had to exert that much energy and strength all the time.

On Wednesday I was reaching for a book and felt and heard a loud popping sound in my shoulder. It's been hard to move my arm since then, and it hurts. Unfortunately I have been living with this type of experience for about a year now, but there is no real reason for it. I don't have any specific injury, and no one knows why this type of thing happens for me. In a couple of days my arm will feel better. I'm sure that will be just in time for something new to develop.

Today I am grateful that my friends and family allow me to be grouchy when I need to be.

3 comments:

Tulika Verma said...

Please get well soon! Its a beautiful post. I do not comment often, but I read you on and off. And I love your blog. Do take care.

- T

Fi said...

Sorry to hear that you haven't been feeling 100% - sounds like your Daniel is a true blessing

Karen Greenberg said...

Tulika, thank you. I'm TRYING to get better. I can't wait until I'm working full time so I can get insurance and start seeing some specialists. Thanks for reading the blog and stopping by to comment!

Fi, Daniel IS a blessing. I don't know what I would do if he didn't take over so much of the household and parenting chores.