Glimpses of Normal…

Photo Credit My road to recovery post abdominoplasty surgery has been a rough one – full of unexpected turns, bumps, and setbacks. It has been the furthest thing from pleasant that I could imagine. However, the last two weeks of my life have showed some glimmers of a “normal” that I have not experienced in …

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Clark the Caregiver

The boys continue to handle this recovery from my abdominoplasty so much better than I could have imagined. They’ve all been patient, gentle, and helpful over the last few weeks, but Clark has been my #1 Caregiver (minus Brad of course!). He’s been so concerned about me, and so genuinely caring.  He comes up to …

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Summer Fever

One more bump in the road… Summer Fevers! Clark started it on Tuesday spiking a 103, and we all followed suit, minus Brad. THANK GOODNESS! It appears to be a 48 hour virus that just has to run it’s course and misery. I would lie if I said I wasn’t disappointed or a bit discouraged, …

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Life.

My Friday night and early hours of Saturday morning were spent in the ER with very scary and unsettling symptoms. Brad and the boys returned from some dear friends house Friday evening to find me on the couch feeling down right awful.  I felt out of body, dizzy, tingly, nauseated, my chest was tight, and …

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Abdominoplasty Recovery: Week 1

Well, I’m a week into recovery from the abdominoplasty surgery– although it only seems like a few days ago that I went under.  The recovery has been SLOW and gradual, but it does get a little easier each day.  However, the pain is just as intense, since I had to go off the narcotics due …

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I’m Already Torn.

I’ve hesitated to write this post.  I feel torn about being torn, and how to describe this personal struggle. Even now there is a lump in my throat as I begin to jot down my thoughts.  However, this IS my reality, regardless of how this post is interpreted.  My heart behind blogging has been connecting …

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