Newness.......

Today was a great day. I go to the plastic surgeon and he takes my drainage tubes out!!! ....it didn't hurt just a little pinch. He tells me I can drive, good thing to 'cause I swear my hubby seeks out every pothole to hit:) and he said I could do light housework, so the 12 lbs of laundry that has piled up can be done and can lift nothing bigger than a phone book. Cool, I can manage that. The major thing was the ability to be able to take a shower! I have been taking tweety bird baths given by my hubby, and although a soapy loofah a hubby puts between your butt cheeks might sound tantalizing......you cannot substitute a good 'ole fashioned self- inflicted ass washing!! I was doing the happy dance all over that table, all the while trying to stay cool, didn't want to offend the doc and my mom with my funky underarms....My arm range is good and physical therapy won't be necessary either.....GOD is truly good.:)

My mom leaves Monday and my hubby is doing a temp job Monday so freedom is on the horizon:) But not for long...Kevin's sister is coming and I will be back on lockdown...:(

So I decided I am on a new journey....recovery, renewal and reclamation!
The recovery is still a process. The tubes are out but I still need to rest....I will have some oozing so I need to careful when doing that laundry....gotta get over my pet peeves....I still have pain and swelling, so rest is still necessary.

The renewal will start in a couple of weeks when my tissue expander's will begin the saline fill. It's gonna be like going to the gas tank once a week....

The reclamation will come after the second surgery and this is all behind me....

So I will continue my obedience and diligence toward this journey. Diligence to me is pressing toward the mark of looking at the finish line and seeing what the reward will be....in my case recovery, renewal and reclamation! I have several "mothers" helping me through this journey and Mama Sharon gave me Acts 27, specifically verse 27. For anybody going through it right now...and I know who you are 'cause ya call and tell me....HB, LB, QD, KS (don't wanna use real names, I'm not that crazy) for starters.....read this chapter.....The message is clear and simple: Perseverance and diligence will bring you through the storm.....that's how my life was SAVED....