What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, right?
My wife has not been able to relive the day in August when I was taken by helicopter to St. Thomas West in Nashville to save first my life and then my leg. I am not sure she will ever be able to write about that day. I don't remember most of it. I am going to skip ahead to what I do remember which is now.
Sitting in my hospital style bed in my physical therapy rehab room gives me a moment to reflect back on the last few months since I was Life Flighted to the hospital for emergency surgery to save my legs. Here we thought that the battle of chemo and radiation treatments was going to be the tough portion of the fight. It appears that was just the teaser on the medical odyssey journey I have been on.
There are times when I have contemplated leaving it all in God's hands. It's not easy fighting everyday to find the will to go on or the strength to continue fighting against something that seems he'll bent on destroying me. It's been months since I picked up a guitar and even longer since I've had the urge to write a song. Those used to be things I did pretty much on a daily basis. Summer was in full swing when the last round of setbacks started.
Fall & Tornados
It was fall when I got out of the hospital so it stands to reason we will be in the dead set cold of winter before I get out of here. In the meantime our home was damaged by a tornado which necessitated the replacement of the roof. So it is like W.T.F?
Our sick kitty Dori
Our oldest pet kitty Dori (she is hitting the age of 15 right about now) has had medical emergencies causing vet visits which told us she had cirrhosis of the liver in August. In September one of her front fang teeth actually exploded in her mouth and the jagged edges of what was left of the tooth went through her upper lip connecting them both together. The cat was trying to separate the two herself causing additional injury. This required an emergency visit and lots of out of pocket expenses and stress. Not sure how much Donna and I are supposed to endure it all.
We do things the right way, no drinking, no smoking, no partying at all and it's one step forward and three steps back. Don't get me wrong, we will do what we have to do in order to push through this latest group of setbacks. Emotionally it has been challenging to say the least. Financially it has about brought us to the bottom but again, we will do the best we can.
NEW REHAB
The plus side is that the physical rehab place I am in actually has fairly decent food. It's not Donna's cooking by far but it beats the shit out of the stuff the hospital passes off as food. After over 2 months in the hospital/physical rehab I am looking forward to seeing home again. I only hope that day comes sooner than later. My stepdaughter Danielle started a GO FUND ME to help with some of these unexpected expenses. I would be remiss if I didn't share it here.
https://www.gofundme.com/7mjx5-cancer-complications
Here is a song I wrote for my wife. CIAO PEEPS.
My wife has not been able to relive the day in August when I was taken by helicopter to St. Thomas West in Nashville to save first my life and then my leg. I am not sure she will ever be able to write about that day. I don't remember most of it. I am going to skip ahead to what I do remember which is now.
Sitting in my hospital style bed in my physical therapy rehab room gives me a moment to reflect back on the last few months since I was Life Flighted to the hospital for emergency surgery to save my legs. Here we thought that the battle of chemo and radiation treatments was going to be the tough portion of the fight. It appears that was just the teaser on the medical odyssey journey I have been on.
There are times when I have contemplated leaving it all in God's hands. It's not easy fighting everyday to find the will to go on or the strength to continue fighting against something that seems he'll bent on destroying me. It's been months since I picked up a guitar and even longer since I've had the urge to write a song. Those used to be things I did pretty much on a daily basis. Summer was in full swing when the last round of setbacks started.
Fall & Tornados
It was fall when I got out of the hospital so it stands to reason we will be in the dead set cold of winter before I get out of here. In the meantime our home was damaged by a tornado which necessitated the replacement of the roof. So it is like W.T.F?
Our sick kitty Dori
Our oldest pet kitty Dori (she is hitting the age of 15 right about now) has had medical emergencies causing vet visits which told us she had cirrhosis of the liver in August. In September one of her front fang teeth actually exploded in her mouth and the jagged edges of what was left of the tooth went through her upper lip connecting them both together. The cat was trying to separate the two herself causing additional injury. This required an emergency visit and lots of out of pocket expenses and stress. Not sure how much Donna and I are supposed to endure it all.
We do things the right way, no drinking, no smoking, no partying at all and it's one step forward and three steps back. Don't get me wrong, we will do what we have to do in order to push through this latest group of setbacks. Emotionally it has been challenging to say the least. Financially it has about brought us to the bottom but again, we will do the best we can.
NEW REHAB
The plus side is that the physical rehab place I am in actually has fairly decent food. It's not Donna's cooking by far but it beats the shit out of the stuff the hospital passes off as food. After over 2 months in the hospital/physical rehab I am looking forward to seeing home again. I only hope that day comes sooner than later. My stepdaughter Danielle started a GO FUND ME to help with some of these unexpected expenses. I would be remiss if I didn't share it here.
https://www.gofundme.com/7mjx5-cancer-complications
Here is a song I wrote for my wife. CIAO PEEPS.
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