Clean Bill of Health! My New Normal!

It's been 3 weeks since I've been home from rehab. And therapy has continue to go very well. I am now very proudly walking without a cane, and I could not send enough thanks & praise to God for allowing my body to heal and mend so quickly. I haven't felt so strong in such a long time. Even though I still have some way to go, it's such a different feeling. Amazing to remember what standing straight feels like. The simplest movements for some people perhaps, movements most people don't even realize they do, as a result of being a natural reflex. For me, it's a nostalgic experience. It's a memory that was lost and found miraculously thru the medical advancements of today. I can definitely say that I've had my share of feeling like I was an experiment for the medical field... but as with anything else in this life... there's the good and the bad. Thankfully, after a two long painful years...I am on the good end of it.

So I've been cleared by all the doctors I've seen here, as well as the physical therapy side of it. And I am ready to venture back the the busy city of New York, and take hold of my life they way I've been working so hard to do. The journey to this point in time as been hard and long. I am ever grateful for the faith I carry, for the people who have stood beside me, who have prayed for me, and who have shown me so much support. My hard work does not end here though. There is still no cure for Lupus and still much to learn. My battle with Lupus is one that has to be overcame time & time again. Something to be continually  researched. Perhaps my new calling. But I will not let this disorder take over me again without having a clue or a plan of how to overcome it again, if even for a short period of time.

I am looking forward to finding myself in some kind of "remission", as I am feeling like I am almost there. I am ready to embark on my new journey to a new normal. One fit just for me. Where walking will not be vain in my life. Food is already taking new form and new meaning to me...as a way of healing, not just comfort for emotions, but literally, a way of comfort for my body. A new normal for me will include introductions of different methods of exercises, such as pilates. It's like one of those moments in life when you sense that you've been given a "new lease" on life. Things change, you grow to be mature and wise, and suddenly after all the rains and storms, you've become the best of the person you always knew you were. A bit like the Hollywood movies, but perhaps that is what happens. All I know is that I feel better than I have felt in so many years. God never ceases to amaze me when after what seems like the worse of the never ending worse, He is able to ease all that was. Preparing me for something wonderful.

Life is never easy, but if we learn to listen to Him more closely, perhaps we would also be able to listen to our bodies, and our souls in profound ways. Even during those difficult times. And then maybe, during times of illness, we can be stronger than we could have ever imagined. We can heal, mend, recuperate, and handle physical pain in manners that would take any doctor by surprise. This for me, is a movement of the Holy Spirit living, and working thru my mind, body, and soul. This is how I intend to take control of my clean bill of health and how I am going to live my new normal!