update

Lots have happened over the last month.  MRI’s came out good, no tethered cord. Got my surgery finally finalized for March 8, 2012 at 7:30 am at Mercy hospital in Rogers, AR. I am very anxious to get it over with and be on my road to recovery. 

I have been unfortunately having more bad days then good lately. The headaches have been really bad, and the weather has not helped. I also have been having a lot of numbness in my arms and legs and neck pain as well. I really pray that surgery helps relieve some of my symptoms. Unfortunately there is no guarantee that the surgery will help with my symptoms at all.  But it will keep me out of a wheel chair, so either way it is totally worth it.  

February 8^th I got rear-ended by a teenage girl on the phone. I hit my head pretty hard and had to get checked out at the ER. I was very lucky that nothing was found on the CT and the only thing I needed was rest. My amazing boss let me have a couple days to rest and it made such a difference. I am so grateful to have such an amazing family in my life that truly cares for me and my daughter. They have been so kind to me during this time in my life. I know my disorder has been hard on them, but they have never made me feel that way.  I am also grateful to Emery’s “Nana” for watching her those days for me too. 

I thought the accident would be the most drama February would bring but boy was I wrong. Ross found out today that his work just got a huge budget cut from their biggest client. This means that by April his job will most likely not be there. With my surgery coming up my first reaction was an immediate meltdown. Luckily I got over that pretty quick and now I feel better about the situation. I know that God would never give us something we couldn’t handle. Although this is incredibly bad timing, I know this can be a good thing. I just pray the right job comes at the right time.  I also found out that our car from the accident is considered “totaled” so we will also have to add a car payment to our already tight budget. But I know that it will be ok. Worse things have happened and I know the people I love will not let anything happen to us, so for now I am putting faith and hope into the bigger picture that I am not seeing clearly right now. 

Good News! I have sold several Chiari bands! I have had some generous donations and they have truly blessed my life. It is so refreshing to see the gospel in action. I still have lots if you are interested they are $5 and I can mail them to you. Just leave me your info.  Thanks for all the continued prayers.