January was...emotional, stressful, and exhausting.
No one really enjoyed it at our house.
To make a really loooooong story short...
At the beginning of January, Michael came down with a crazy virus.
It was attacking the muscles in his arms and legs. There were days where he could not grip a gallon of milk, walk, or use his fingers.
It was weird.
It was scary.
Doctors seemed a bit baffled and took his blood and checked for lots of crazy things.
In the end they decided it had to have been a virus. It was about a 2 week long ordeal.
I remember clearly the day he went outside and walked around with the boys and threw a ball to them.
It was a huge sigh of relief.
"He is going to be okay." "He will be able to play with his kids again." "He will be able to work."
He struggled to get down on his knee for this photo...
That next Monday he was finally ready to get back to work. He got out of his car and something happened to his back. He was in so much pain he could hardly walk.
Two days later, he missed his step and fell down our entire flight of stairs.
Xray, MRI, herniated discs, chiropractor, physical therapy, exhaustion.
I know this all sounds a bit dramatic but it was a very scary season that felt like an eternity.
It was literally one thing after another.
He is doing much better now and we have finally found things that seem to be helping/working.
I've discovered a lot about myself over the last month and a half.
How I handle stress, how selfish and unloving I can be, how I want my life to always be easy.
Ugh. That was not fun to write.
But, the truth is, although this has not been a great experience for any of us I am thankful for the areas that God is working in each of our lives.
So that's what we have been up to. Part of the reason why I have been so quiet on this blog.
But we are moving on, Michael is making progress, and we are hoping that we have learned something valuable through it all.
That was January.
7 comments:
oh girl. i wish i had known more sooner. i want to have you and the walkers over for a friday night pizza date soon.
So sorry your year started off so bad.... glad to hear things are BETTER! How scary for Michael! Will pray for his continued strength, healing and his spirit of smiling and laughter! Sending you ALL lots of hugs and prayers for becoming closer and even a stronger family then you knew you could be!!!!!
Take care!:)
Um, wow. Let me bring you some coffee and we can catch up?!
Yikes! What a terrible way to kick off 2012. I'm so glad Michael is doing better.
When things don't turn out the way we were expecting (like Valentine's Day), we declare a "do-over". I think you guys need a do-over for the new year. :)
I hope February is a MUCH better month for you guys!
Oh Laura, I am so sorry to hear all of this! This is terrible! I am glad Michael is recovering and getting better! I will continue to ask the Lord for that. I hear ya on the "wanting life to be easy" thing. I want that all the time!! I feel like the older I get, the harder things get and I find that quite annoying actually. :) I keep thinking the "next season" will be easier and better and it just doesn't happened. I am trying to learn to embrace life for what it is right now and what we have today. If you figure out how to do that, let me know! Big hugs!
oh laura, sounds like you were dealt an extra tough hand this year - so glad to hear that you are leaning on the ultimate healer to bind up all your wounds - both physical and mental. I am praying for your family!!
lovelove
Oh, my! I know how scary an undiagnosed illness can be... as well as how revealing a disruption to the "normal" (or what I think ought to be normal) can be.
I can so relate to this: "How I handle stress, how selfish and unloving I can be, how I want my life to always be easy." So it's especially encouraging to see your gratitude and trust in God as He walks you through this. Will pray for all of you... thanks for sharing.
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