Thursday, February 16, 2012

Slow road to recovery

‎2012, a new year, another year, and one that I hope brings more healing,not just physically, but also emotionally as well.... I had a surgery go TERRIBLY wrong, internal bleeding led to infected hematoma.... several surgeries, a pic line of heavy duty iv anti-biotics, and weeks turned into months later, I have slowly been trying to reach my pre-surgery self... It was about 4 years ago in February that I got my pic line out, my doc said a normal person it would take a couple years to bounce back after all my body had been through, but with having fibro, it would take 4-5 years.... that was back in 08, now, is 2012, 4 years later, and the house is better, JUST FINISHED my kitchen, the kids and I are good and emotionally connected and have wonderful relationships with friends an family... the little things like finishing my kitchen, laundry, Walmart shopping, may seem small to "healthy" people, but when a person has fibro or any other chronic pain ailment, it is an "accomplishment" to do what most people take forgranted.... I am hoping this year is better and look forward to warm weather around the corner!

Thursday, February 9, 2012

20 things not to say to an ill person

#1 – You look so good today! 
#2 – You just need to get out of the house more
#3 – If you stop thinking about it, the pain will go away 
#4 – You should just pray harder 
#5 – You must not want to get better if you won’t try this 
#6 – When I was your age I didn’t have the luxury of being sick
#7 – You’re sick again??
#8 – I wish I could just sit around all day
#9 – No pain, no gain!
#10 – I’d be sick too if I saw doctors as much as you do 
#11 – I have this juice that is working wonders…
#12 – You must still have sin in your life
#13 – If you got a job you’d have something else to think about – see more 
#14 – Your illness is caused by stress 
#15 – You can’t be in that much pain. Maybe you just want attention
#16 – What have you done to make God so mad at you?
#17 – There are easier ways to get attention
#18 – It’s not good for your kids to always hear you whining – see mo
#19 – When are you going to get rid of that cane?
#20 – I’m so glad to see you out and about feeling all better
*The original url for it is: http://invisibleillnessweek.com/2009/06/19/20-things-not-to-say-to-an-ill-person/