Flying By

The days seem to fly by and I've discovered I'm as efficient at this "daily" blog as I have been with general journal entries.  This week has been a very interesting week.  Specific to the neuropathy, my feet have been at a new level of continuous pain and general discomfort.  That is distressing to me.  I had hoped some of my exercise and stretching measures were beginning work.  Alas apparently not so.  Then another part of my brain reminds me whenever I have clients begin a new exercise regimen I expect them to have some good progress and then falter a bit.  Now I need to believe and apply that to my current situation. Because of the pain however I used more of the extreme pain-reducers than I normally would.  I say pain-reducers rather than pain killers because I can still feel the discomfort in my lower legs and feet, I just don't care about it with the pain-reducers on board.  This is pain med well beyond ibuprofen or naproxin.  I don't enjoy using these medications because the make the rest of life hazy.  There are those individuals who are able to isolate their pain and ignore it, unfortunately I don't think I'm one of those people.  The foot/leg pain reaches a point where only a primal scream would alleviate the building tension and discomfort and only for a brief moment too.  Primal screams however are not well tolerated in the dead of the night even from my very understanding and patient spouse.
This week also brought with it the end of the temporal existence of an amazingly beautiful daughter of God.  Madeline Slaughter, my great-niece passed away from the effects of Ewing's sarcoma.  What a valiant battle she and her parents fought.  I am in awe of their abilities and their reliance on Heavenly Father.  She has returned home, to a place where many whom she did not know were anxiously awaiting her entrance into their world.  I can only imagine the extreme joy to be free of the physical pains brought on by disease, the sadness at leaving, albeit temporarily, those she loves here in this realm, and the excitement she felt has she was ushered in to meet, re-meet, her Savior.  I'm grateful to have known her here, to be associated with her family still.  God will watch over them until all are reunited.  What a wonderful plan!