Good days and not so good days...

Last week was amazing! Monday through Thursday I had 4 really good pain days. My pain level never got above a 7 during that time. Truly a blessing! I've been back up to severe pain this week but having those few days of lesser pain felt so good, I am truly grateful! A good friend of mine sent me a card in the mail last week. It had a quote in it that I absolutely love. I don't know who said it but the quote is "When someone has an ailment or an illness and they are healed as the result of a blessing, their faith is being strengthened. But for those who aren't healed but continue faithful, their faith is perfected. The first is a faith-promoting experience. The second is faith-perfecting." What a cool quote! I have had some Priesthood blessings and because of those I do know that I am going to be okay, that this trial is for a reason.

Easter was this past Sunday. It was fun going to my mom's house seeing everyone and finally seeing her new home. It still has some work to be done but it's looking very nice. The other great part about Easter is remembering that the Savior died for us and that because of His infinite atonement we will all be resurrected to perfected bodies free from pain and illness. That sounds so wonderful to me right now! There is a wonderful short YouTube video about the Atonement. The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlc5RvmWN4s

I started pool therapy this week. It is what it sounds like, physical therapy in a pool. The water is kept at 98 degrees and the pool is only 4 feet in depth. It was actually quite nice. I was really sore going into it but after a few minutes of being in the warm water I could feel my muscles relax a bit. Then my therapist made me do exercises so so much for the relaxed muscles! It was tiring but I believe beneficial. I'll be alternating land therapy and pool therapy visits each time I go. The trick I've learned from many sources is that I have to do some exercise every single day. That even skipping one day can be harmful. Not only do you not get better if you don't exercise but you actually get worse. Some days it's much harder than others to get the exercise in, I often have to take a pain killer before hand in order to get through it. I hope with time it will become easier.

The other good news to report is that last week I worked 29.5 hours and this week I'm on track to work 30. 30 is the maximum I'm allowed by my doctor right now. It is very challenging to do this many hours. I have been doing 4 hours at work and 2 more from home each day. That does help as usually by the end of 4 hours (and often before that) I am very sore and need to come home and relax a bit before I can continue to work. I'm grateful that my employer is understanding and allowing me to work through this. Another blessing, or as I like to now use, "Divine Signature". 

I'm hoping for some more of those "good days" ahead. I'm sure they will come, in the mean time, I'll just keep doing what I can do to get better.