Sunday (3/22/2015)

Update: 

On Saturday, my oldest daughter, Kate, came over and we spent the afternoon cooking together. Here's photos of our yummy bagels and one of the chicken pot pies we made. These items were made with bean flour instead of the normal wheat flour.  Regular grains raise my blood sugar up so I don’t eat bread, noodles, etc. unless they are made from bean flour.  I don’t get the rise in blood sugar from them and I get a tasty serving of beans as well.  My last A1c has dropped to 5.2 (well within the normal, healthy range) without any insulin or other medication so I know the changes to my diet are working.  After all this cooking, I grilled steaks and burgers for dinner.  Kate stayed for dinner with Karen and me, then afterwards we all watched a movie together.  It was a chick flick called Belle and I really enjoyed the movie!  I was surprised and so I told the girls, “My pain medication (Lyrica) must really have kicked in because I really liked that movie.”  Ha!  I really enjoyed the time with Kate and was glad we got to spend the day together.

On Saturday, I had some of the worst pain I’ve ever had.  I had increased my dosage of Lyrica that morning (per doctor’s orders) and I thought this will be a pain-free day. NOT!  The increase in Lyrica made me a bit fuzzy and woozy, not as bad as when I first started taking it; but I wasn’t clear headed by any means.  At one point I had been resting in my wheelchair.  After a break, I decided to stand up.  If I put any pressure on my prosthesis, my nerves told my brain that my ankle was broken.  It was the most excruciating phantom pain I’ve ever had!  WOW!  I couldn’t force myself to stand up because it hurt so badly.  After about ten minutes, the pain eased up and I was able to stand again.

Last night (Saturday) at 9:30 p.m. I wrote on Facebook, “I've been in nearly constant pain all evening. I'm hoping to get some sleep now. I'm not certain if I can with the phantom pain so strong right now. I'm going to spend some time in prayer and then listen to worship music as I try to drift to sleep. We'll see and whatever I get, I get.”

At 5:30 a.m. this morning (Sunday) I wrote Facebook, “God is so good. I fell sleep almost immediately and slept until 5:30 a.m. it was some of the best sleep I've had in a while. There may have been pain overnight but I didn't feel it. I woke up to pain and couldn't get back to sleep but I'm so thankful for the rest I received.”

I am thankful for this wonderful reminder that God is listening and that He cares.  He doesn’t always choose to answer my prayers; but I am grateful that He did this time.   It is very encouraging to be reminded of God’s faithful presence in our lives.  I hope that you experience the powerful presence of God in a very personal way this day.  God bless you!