Good Saturday to you on this hazy, smoke-filled day here in the Upper Midwest. Iowa has again joined many other states with poor air quality due to Canada's fires. If it is bad here how is Canada fairing? Earlier in the week we had a lot of rain....probably over three inches which is a good thing except that our trees are still waiting for the tree people to show up. Joel went out mid week and trimmed off all the leaves and thin branches from the large limb that fell. It will be next week before they get here and Joel didn't want the leaves, etc. laying on the grass so long. He just took out his trusty chain saw and safely did what he could;
On Thursday we had family stop by too. Our niece's husband was taking his stepdaughter back to her home in the south when they hit a deer about 1/2 hour from here. Joel went and picked them up Thursday and we had a nice visit before our niece arrived here from north central Minnesota . It was nice to see everyone again and get some hugs, share some laughter.
Friday was our appointments with our favorite dermatologist. We both came home with hugs and good reports. Yay! Speaking of reports, I finally messaged my neurologist on Tuesday asking for the report on the MRI's I had on July 6th to be explained. Seems my neurologist is GONE the whole month of July. They had her colleague look at the report and give a one sentence reply that I could probably go ahead and go on medication....Gabepenten....BUT no explanation of the report from the radiologist. They said if I had any questions regarding the report I would have to wait until August for answers. So, after I calmed down some from this news, I am trying to focus on the fact there was not any cancer our any evidence of pathology in the trigeminal nerve...........whatever that means. I am thinking the no evidence is a good thing, just like the no signs of tumors, etc. I am left with the symptoms and no help at present as I am not going to my primary without a report from the neurologist that actually SAYS something. I have noted clearly that the symptoms get worse when I am really stressed. I am not surprised by that. So we continue to wait, pray, and believe. I am 6 months with these symptoms which can be challenging for both of us. Once in awhile I have a symptom free day. Once in awhile a rough day with a lot of head pain. Most days I have some level of head pressure, aching and balance issues. But life goes forward and hope continues to lead the way.
Joel has been busy with woodworking, biking, yard work, and office work since he is preaching tomorrow. He has a few Sundays in August marked on the calendar too. I am still walking up to 25 minutes a day, writing the book, working with the Curable App, and doing a few household chores. Right now I have homemade bread rising. It has been awhile!
We have found little to watch on TV at night. We finished the Jesse Stone series of movies. Thought about watching Blue Bloods with Tom Sellack, but it is not for free on any of the livestreams we have. Hallmark has Christmas in July going. It is not our cup of tea. I need to take the time to researcch what shows we would like......we are particular so they are few and far between! I miss being able to read more, but have audiobooks through Hoopla which connects with the library system.
Speaking of books, I have enjoyed re-reading some of the stories I have written regarding our lives. So much history in 55 years together. So many adventures...mostly good, some bad, and even a few ugly. It is always helpful to look back and see how God was in the midst of everything. AND He still is!
So today I am grateful for God being in the midst of our lives....always. Grateful for no bad news from the MRI's and for a good determatology report. Grateful for Joel's many abilities...even with a chain saw. Grateful for homemade bread rising and cookies baked. Grateful for porch sitting on smoke free days! Grateful for a family visit. Grateful for the rain that was so needed. Grateful for memories that remind us that God is always with us. Always in our midst. Grateful for phone calls, texts, and emails. Grateful for the love and prayers of family and friends..... And so much mroe...........
Enjoy your weekend....
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