Ten years ago today at two o’clock in the afternoon I said, “I will.” No matter how many premarital classes you take, however many books you read, or even videos you watch on the subject, you will never in a lifetime be prepared for a lifetime of marriage. It takes so much more than just [...]
Archive for September, 2010
22 Sep
Stitch Removal Celebration Postponed
Today was my first post-operative appointment after receiving my left Cochlear Implant on Monday, a week ago, and to my dismay it was really only a formal check-up. I guess I just figured that if I had to sit in the doc’s office for a couple hours, that it would be for a purpose. Ha! [...]
20 Sep
Day 7
On Monday, my post-op instructions were to wait a full five days after my surgery date to wash my hair. To a woman, five days is an eternity! I mean seriously, if I plan on going somewhere with friends or family, I have to wash my hair that same day and preferably a few hours [...]
17 Sep
Day 3
Day three equals Wednesday. Wednesday morning I woke up feeling much better than I had felt so far. I was still doing ab workouts, using my hands to lift my head from the pillow, but I noticed I didn’t have to rest as much. I felt somewhat energized when I woke up, and I decided [...]
16 Sep
Day 2 Post-op
Every day post-op has been different for me. Whatever my head was numbed with gradually decreases little by little in different areas, so every day something feels better and something different might ache. Day two, Tuesday, wasn’t as fuzzy as the first day. I slept most of the first day, obviously recovering from the anesthesia, [...]
16 Sep
Day 1 Post-op
Before surgery, I had this idea in my head that sitting around post-op meant that I’d be able to get my taxes done, read a lot of books, watch a lot of movies, and pretty much pitter-patter around the house. What on EARTH was I thinking? I hardly know. Day 1 was the most difficult [...]
14 Sep
Came to My Rescue
If there’s ever a song that I feel describes my life, it would be this one. As I entered surgery this morning, I definitely thank my husband and my mom for pushing DARS to finally schedule this, but more than that I know that God had his hand in this from the very beginning. My [...]
