Hi All,
Hope all you had a fantastic weekend. Our was a bit jumbled. I wrote such a chipper upbeat blog on Saturday. After that I fell down again that night. Then twice more Sunday morning. I fell on carpet each time. So, thank-you God I did not get hurt! Just a bit wounded on the inside. But it all worked out. I was able to see Dr. Kerr and he said the muscle weakness and the facial swelling are due to the steroid. So he is putting me on a more rapid taper. I will dose reduce every 4 days instead of every two weeks. This drug literally shuts down your adrenal gland and acts as the hormone for it. So when you just stop the gland does not just start working on it's own. It has to learn again. Hence, the slow taper. Withdraw things can happen. It can mess your emotions, it can mess up your response time to stuff among other things. I don't want to investigate to far and start feeling things just because I read about them. So lets just pray against all the wicked side effects and withdraw things that could ever possibly happen. Sounds good to me.
I have a walker now. (Thank-You Dennis) And it is wonderful. I felt pretty wobbly this morning. But it gave me confidence to move around. I wonderful blessing from God once again came by today. Lisa McCarthy from my Church, a physical therapist, came by today and gave me some great tips on strengthening my muscles. She told me stuff I would have never even known. There are ways to do things safer and more accurately. Also I have to mention that the kids just blew me away this morning getting themselves ready and helping me get the morning going with breakfast, lunches, dishes...whatever. They were not even asked to help me more. And I didn't even get up early to make up for the "walker in the way" factor. Hard to carry bread and PB&J with a walker. But it all worked out. I know, I'm doing too much. It's hard not to love my family though!
Thanks for all the countless prayers! Our God is so awesome and so mighty and I am so aware of that. So much more than any other time of my life.! I love you all!!
Peggy
Peggy Wolf
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Hey there girl friend.
I’m very glad to hear that you have consented to the potty seat and the walker. When my dad was winding down at the end of his live he fought the need for a wheelchair, (his overblown pride), and because of that he missed a great deal his last few months of life. When he had finally relented I was able to take him out on long walks to the places he liked so much and I know he found great peace in that. His stubbornness cost him some of his last blessings.
The moral of the story? Listen to the counsel of the Lord and your family and your friends. There is great wisdom in a multitude of counselors. (I’m fairly certain I read that someplace…maybe the bible…LOL. Go figure! The source of all wisdom.)
Thank you so much for keeping us all up to date. I’m sure there are times you would rather not sit and the computer and pretend you’re a newspaper. But, even though it is work for you, I beg you to keep it up. Not only is it wonderful for us to know exactly how to pray, it is good for you too. It will help bring peace to your soul to write down your experiences and feelings. Sharing them will make them lighter and help you see them in a less-stressful light as something that DID happen, but maybe isn’t happening any more. Gives you control over an uncontrollable situation.
I love ya lady. Give those babies a hug for me.
Love,
Darla P.
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