July 8, 2017

Greetings My Friend,

Junior and I are both handicapped, making life a bit of a challenge for us at times. Right now Junior's thumb is in an ace bandage because he jammed his thumb, this becomes a problem when he needs to pull my walker out of the back of the pick up truck. Junior's hips have started hurting him so he has started using a walking stick as we attempt to get out of the truck, I pull the walking stick up front with me while Junior gets my walker. When Junior brings the walker around, I hand him the walking stick. Once we are out of the truck and moving we present a sight as we amble along side by side me with the walker, Junior and his walking stick and his banged up thumb wrapped up in an ace bandage adds to the scene's ambiance. I am able to rub magnesium oil on his hips and neck and he helps me get my walker out and I love my life with the man of my dreams beside me. As I chatted on line the other day with a disabled friend I realized that Junior and I have been too accepting of what the doctor's are telling him in regards to his needing a Foley bag. We want to be agreeable but there is a point that people begin walking all over us. He should have never been released after surgery until he urinated. The nurse should have put the catheter in Junior and left it or had him admitted. No one is taking the time to figure out why when he went in for surgery he could urinate fine and afterward he can't. The home health nurse was very concerned that Junior has blood in his urine still and suggested that we insist on some answers. When an online friend suggested that it was time to get rather insistent not letting the doctor's give us flimsy excuses it dawned on me that the old fighter that I once was has gone way to soft. We need to start talking to God about our problem then allow Him to direct our steps. I know too well that we need to be firm and insist on some answers and God will guide me if I keep this problem in His hands. Sometimes it is easy to roll along not allowing my mind to think about the problem, this is one time I need to step up to the plate and ask God to fight my battle for me, giving me words and interceding for both Junior and I. I continue to learn that God wants to be in the details, this time I need to realize that the detail is Junior's bladder worked fine before hernia surgery and 6 weeks later it does not. I can't assume God's got this when I don't ask Him if He does or not. May God bless you and keep you make His face shine on you. Love Janet