Today

As I was out running errands today with my mom, I caught myself smiling for an extended amount of time for no apparent reason. The sun was shining, I had done a good portion of homework, I had a Starbucks beverage in hand and bags of groceries and new purchases in the trunk of our Saturn. The leaves were starting to think about turning in color as husbands trudged to the store to purchase rakes and the like. I had no make up on and I had done the bare minimum to my hair and was wearing an old t-shirt that I simply made me feel not at all pretty.

That's when I realized ...

I wasn't in pain! I was out of the house for seven hours with no medicine and several transfers from wheelchair to chair and car and back to the wheelchair while being jostled around the stores and knocked into display cases and I could not stop being happy and content! [Unfortunately, this feeling ceased when I couldn't get the sewing machine to work.] But from the moment I awoke until 30 minutes ago I have been so very pleased with today.

For no real reason.

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Just felt like rubbing it in I guess ... Just kidding, I know so many have been praying for a recovery for my body and I'm starting to think that today was the first victorious 'step' [get it??] in the healing process. And I just wanted to share it with you.

Change of Plans

Well, after months of anticipating a full recovery by this point, I feel a tad disappointed to say the least. While this has been the longest and most painful four months I can recall, I still have some more weeks of the same to go through.

The diagnosis for my knee issue is this:
Bursitis-
http://www.drugs.com/cg/knee-bursitis.html
Patellar Tendonitis-
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/patelladisorders/a/patellartendon.htm
Cartilage Damage-
http://orthopedics.about.com/od/hipknee/a/ocd.htm

For which the cure is:
Cortisone Injection -
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/paindrugs/a/cortisone.htm
Physical Therapy -
 http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/tc/physical-therapy-topic-overview

Translation:
This is a common sports injury [which oddly makes me feel better]that just takes time to heal. In the meantime, not walking is going to be at the top of my list as I rest over here on the West Side with my family and a few close friends.

Keep praying!

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