2 Years and Counting

Wow. It's been 2 years and 29 days since my surgery. I don't even know how to comment on that. The time has absolutely flown by.

Since I last commented here, our daughter got married! It was a beautiful ceremony at the Homewood Suites in Wichita, Kansas. The weather was perfect, the ceremony as perfect, all of the family was able to attend and we had more guests that we anticipated. If I can survive brain surgery and planning a wedding, I can do anything!

Life is somewhat back to normal. I still work 4 days a week. I thought things would get easier but I'm still completely exhausted by the end of the day. I started going to a Zumba class 2 days a week. I thought that, too, would get easier but my last class was just as hard as my first class. My sleep patterns are about the same. If I get 4 good hours of sleep at night, that's a good night. I wake up almost as tired as when I went to bed. Lately, I've have several episodes of coughing in my sleep. No real choking yet and I'm praying that it doesn't work in to that. My balance is somewhat good most of the time. I still find myself getting off-balance when I bend over or make a sudden move. I am very careful with stairs and curbs as they often cause me problems. My neck muscles have gone crazy with all of our wildly changing weather lately. I may need to contact the doctor and see if I can get some kind of muscle relaxer as over-the-counter stuff doesn't seem to help. My leg drags in the morning and after I take hot showers. Other than that, I'm still walking pretty good. When I feel sick or have a big headache, my face has started to sag a bit. My vision is still really good with the exception of needing reading glasses. I am a bit concerned because I've been forgetting things again and have started to misplace things. I couldn't find my iPhone the other day when I was at work. I eventually found it - in the refrigerator!

It may sound like I'm complaining but I'm not. I knew that the surgery wouldn't be a cure-all. I have learned to live with my re-occurring symptoms and just find ways to work around them. I'm still so much better off than I was before the surgery and don't regret it one bit.

God never promised us a perfect life but He did promise that he would never leave us. I am eternally grateful for God's unending love for me. I am blessed beyond measure. I am thankful for every little thing He has given to me.