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Christian I - this morning I was absolutely touched, and nearly brought to tears! A few people donated online to get a service dog for me and my son. I have to send a "shout out" to my dear friends Angela and Tammy. It takes quite a bit of time and effort to put together these things (website, blog, other endeavors) and for me it's really cool to know that someone supported my family after only a couple of days. Man, what a way to start off the day! God bless you guys.
Well, I made it in my office again! Actually, Christian II and
I are sitting together! These days, this is actually somewhat of a miracle. :-)
Often times, I am not able to make it here. Sometimes because of the children,
visitors, or mostly my health, my office is a vacant library. :-)
Yesterday (Sunday), was one of those days where I just could
not make it over here because of my health. As I mentioned on Saturday, I over
extended myself. Sometimes life with MS is like a rubber band: stretch it too
far, and it will snap back and hurt every time.
When I was able-bodied, I never realized the smaller things
in life (except for my hair – LOL). Allow me to give you an example. In my
bedroom, there is a clock, and as the family was next door at church, I had the
chance to lay paralyzed in my bed. Honestly, it sounds worse than it is.
As I was laying there, I stared at the clock, and watched
the minutes go by. After laying there for a few hours of waiting I figured out
that as the secondhand goes around, the "clicks" are much louder
between the 6th second and the 25th second marker.
That sounds pretty boring
doesn't it? If your answer is yes, I challenge you to do something as
uneventful. Something lackluster or seemingly boring. It really teaches a
person what is important in life. All I could do was thank God that I was not
in that situation every… Single… Day! Try it. And you won't think I'm so crazy
for putting it as my blog entry. :-)
Christian II - speaking of blessings, this child
presented one in my life this morning! When Christian’s blood sugar is normal,
he wakes up a very very happy three-year-old. :-) This morning he woke up at
80, which is pretty much spot on. The normal blood sugar range for him is 80 –
120. He walked in my bedroom with a huge smile, he greeted everyone with hugs and kisses – even the cat! Believe me, it's a very welcome situation: rather than being woken up by the all-to-common blood curdling scream. After we get his service dog, I'm looking forward to many more happy mornings (and kisses)!
God bless you friend…