Physical Health:
I had the 2nd Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) last Tuesday. [See my Onward post for more information about SGBs.] The main side effects were dizziness, headache, extreme fatigue, nose rash, and nausea. By Friday, I was feeling better with milder side effects. The dizziness still comes and goes, but I will take it.
SGB #3 is currently scheduled for tomorrow (Tuesday) unless something changes. Please say a prayer and/or send positive energy my way.
Emotional Health:
As I have previously mentioned, the last month has been filled with even more uncertainty than usual. There are so many details that need to be worked through and so many decisions that need to be made on a daily basis. There are also a lot of emotions and feelings involved, so my husband and I have had quite a few conversations about it all. This is an accurate representation of our current situation:
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I am grateful for the work my husband and I have done, and continue to do, in making sure our relationship is being tended to during these times. It is not easy for him to be the caregiver. Watching the person he loves most in this world in physical pain, and knowing there is nothing he can do to fix that physical pain, leaves him feeling helpless a majority of the time. I am grateful for him and am in awe of how he continues to show up for me on a daily basis. Not only is he physically present, but he is emotionally present as well.
My husband and I are on a certain path together. We are a team in so many ways, but we are also both on our own individual journeys as we navigate this situation.
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Our therapist frequently reminds us that we are unique. Apparently, most couples don’t try to learn and grow on an emotional level during a health situation such as this, so we should be proud of the individual and relational work we are doing to maintain the solid foundation we have built since the beginning of our relationship. I am always baffled when she reminds us of this, though. It would never occur to me to not seek out emotional and mental health support from a trained professional during times like these. It is what I have always done, and as long as we have the resources to do it, I will continue with this same approach. As our therapist says, we are doing the work now in order to hit the ground running when I am physically feeling better. I am so very grateful that my husband and I share the same philosophy on this topic. ❤️
Brutal. So many unknowns and so much uncertainty. EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
Beautiful. Putting in the emotional work, as individuals and as a couple, to be the healthiest people we can be.
Just another day of . . . This Brutiful Life: The Brutal & Beautiful Moments of My Life.
This Brutiful Life 