Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! It means more to me than I can possibly communicate.

I went to a new doctor today and we are going to give some new treatment options a try- most likely it won’t be a permanent solution- but we may be getting closer.

Again, thanks so much for your inspiration and encouragement!

i remember in high school when you started dealing with all the pain issues & were dealing with all sorts of therapies & talk of surgery even then. it seems so distant & i admit, i had little idea that you still carried this with you to the extent that you do. you carry yourself in such a way that the innocent onlooker would never know!

for a wife & a mother of two young boys, i can’t imagine how limiting this must feel sometimes, how (as you stated) it must feel like your body has betrayed you. even without these considerations — just for your own well-being & peace of mind & the things you want to do for yourself — it does seem a betrayal and there is so little you can do to control any aspect of its existence: when & where it comes, how it limits you in your life.

it is such a hard pill to swallow. even as you’re quoting Scripture, i’m nodding my head & intellectually assenting to its truth, but it’s just not fair. it’s just not right that someone as vibrant & full of life as you are should suffer this. but letting Christ indwell you in this? it sounds like an opportunity for holiness for me. He must think quite highly of you, sister!

i hope & pray for your wellness & strength, but even more than that, that Christ will be glorified in your body.

blessings to you!