Would you believe something else painful happens this year, and we’re only into the 2nd month? R was trimming a long viney & leafy plant (Golden Pothos), like she had for months, maybe years. But this time, it fell over and hit her right on the forehead and left a goose egg bump! Ouch! Thank …
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Praying for 1 Thing for 1 Week
Please pray for Rachelle’s well-being, recovery, strength and her desire to go back to work on March 1st. She’s working hard at managing her health with that recent diagnosis of diabetes and learning how to minimize the adverse stress of worry and anxiety. She’s working as an adjunct professor at Chapman University and teaches a …
Every Step of Progress Counts
Day by day and with each passing moment does bring some unpredictable ups and downs like a roller coaster ride. R’s experience with anxiety and stress has become less overwhelming these past 2 days, most noticeably. It was a joy and delight to see her easily enjoy Valentine’s Day with me and our son Jeremiah. …
How To Talk About It
We are learning to live day by day, with each passing moment, especially Rachelle. It’s a different way to live, to just focus on the present. Learning to put aside genuine concerns and responsibilities for the future, for the sake of using one’s energy to stay on the recovery process to restore health, is patently …
Making Life More Harder
Now the stress has taken more toll on R, as she got this challenging news about her decline in health. Here’s her own words— “Unfortunately I have received some news out of the blue. I’ve enjoyed relatively good health for 52 years. Yesterday I was officially diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. My blood pressure has …