NEVER LOSE YOUR SPARKLE

 NEVER LOSE YOUR SPARKLE

In this blog, I just wanted to share the reason why I sort of suddenly disappeared from the radar screen. No daily mantras even on my Facebook page. The reason is full of some good news but also a bit of bad news about what has been going on in my life. It all concerns my health. The good news is that I am responding to my meds and treatments and continue to improve each day. The bad news is that it is not going to happen overnight. This all started on March 4th. Today it is April 6th. During this time frame, I have been admitted to the hospital twice and then to a Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Center. Now, I have Home Care PT and will continue doing it on my own from what I learn in the Rehab Center. Between all of this kind of support, I see good news ahead. In fact, I see good news on a daily basis.

Sometimes, as Dolly Parton stated concerning her own health issues, she says just to think of her like a classic car. Once restored, it can be better than ever!

Looking under the hood of that classic car, the doctors decided that new parts were needed, such as a new engine, a transmission, etc.

Something very important to this whole process was that the spark plugs needed to be changed. Like Dolly, I refuse to lose my spark! "Spark" was my Word of the Year that I chose instead of making New Year's Resolutions, so this is very near and dear to my heart.

My daughter and my youngest son were my advocates while in the hospital, rehab, and even now at home. I have wonderful neighbors and a son-in-law who help to drive me to my appointments when they are not able to. I am not able to drive yet. My daughter, with her wicked sense of humor, asked if one of the tests involved my mental health. She always comes up with something to make me smile and move away from any frustration in progress.

Some things are out of whack, but I KNOW that I will be myself again. As everyone tells me, I am still the real me. I just mean that I want to be able to do all the things that I did before this health issue.

They say that a happy heart is good medicine. It is so very important to always be positive. Many of my prior blogs are even about this very subject. If you are interested, just check out the titles in the monthly archives on my blog page.