Please hold. Your call is important to us.
22 Nov
Not much to report. David’s not in remission. However, he didn’t flare this weekend even though we had rain. We were very thankful for that, but I’m still anxious for his arthritis to be in remission.
It feels like we’re on hold. Just waiting for David’s back to be better.
We pray a lot, and we’re so thankful to everyone who prays for us.
We used to dance. In high school and in college. We did country western and swing. Actually, we knew how to waltz and foxtrot, but David didn’t like those dances very much. There’s a video tape of us somewhere. I’ll have to ask David to upload the video. You just wouldn’t believe the way he could lift me and flip me around. It seems like that was ten or twenty years ago, and really it was only three.
Today I feel like an old wife. Like we’ve been through so much more than any couple our age could possibly have been through. You know, that’s one cliche that’s never bothered me. When people find out David has Psoriatic Arthritis, they often say, “But he’s too young to be so sick!” That’s never bothered me. Usually, my response is, “I know.”
So, what’s going on in your life? Are you ready for Thanksgiving? Talk to me. Tell me something interesting while I’m on hold.
It’s sad how stinky situations that are out of our control can wear us down…I do hope things get better for you soon. Remember the good times though…sometimes that (and the promise of more) is what gets me through!
“Usually, my response is, “I know.””
That’s a powerful line. Such a simple response. It would be good for poetic prose, especially given the negative context.
You know….I thought your header had changed from the last time I was here…now I’m sure of it lol. I love those kind of headers!! ;-D
Stopping by from SITS.
Very touching post. I wish the best for you two.
I definitely hate that line from the automated voice! If my call was really important, a real person would have picked up the phone and asked me very politely to hold because she/he had someone else on the other line.
I hope the disease gets to remission in your husband soon. Long term illnesses and injuries are such a drain (mentally). I had an experimental surgery last december and am finally off of a cane as of this summer (yes, I’m only 27, so the cane was a bit embarrassing). I’ll be praying for remission for your husband, too.
So your question about Thanksgiving… last Friday my neighbors were talking about the price of turkey at the grocery store…I was wondering why on earth are you buying turkey so early? Now today, I realize Thanksgiving is this week… so, no, I am not prepared in the least… my husband and I need to decide if we are doing a road trip to Williamsburg, VA (thus no dinner at home) or making something at home.
(P.S. I used to be a diet coke fiend in college – there was a coke machine outside of my dorm room for 4 years – but somewhere along the line I turned to Diet Pepsi – which my friends now wonder if I receive via IV in addition to all of it I drink!)
I hope you will be dancing again soon! People tell me all the time I’m too young to have arthritis (and I’m 49). My husband and son gave me a picture frame with this quote: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain”. Hope we’ll all dance again. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Hey sweetie,
I can just see you dancing! At least we know that someday we WILL all dance again. I used to sing… now I have a trach, and no range. That’s probably the hardest thing about my entire disease. Losing my ability to sing. {sigh} But again, in heaven I will sing and sing and sing!
Looking forward to Thanksgiving, but it’s also Christmas for my side…My parents are going to Florida after my nieces wedding next week. I’ll reeeallly miss them.
How long ago did David begin Humira? It took mine 6 months to start working. Hoping for the best!
We’re having Thanksgiving in San Antonio at my sister’s and will be seeing NEW MOON with my 14 yo and 10 yo niece! Excited!! Did you like New Moon? Don’t tell me too much!