Today is a new day. A new day with endless possibilities. I woke up with a better outlook. The things of yesterday are in the past, and moving forward is always better than looking back. Always.
I didn't have any appointments today, so I've done a lot of resting. This morning I went out to the lobby for breakfast, then sat on one of their couches crocheting. It was lovely to sit there listening to the music they had playing and talking with people as they stopped to see what I was creating. One of the ladies working in the restaurant area came over, I gave her my card so she could see more of my work, and now she calls me Cin. One lady stopped to chat, and she said that she didn't bring any of her craft supplies with her. I offered her some yarn and a hook. She said that she isn't able to work on things right now because of her illness and that she wouldn't feel complete until she was well enough to start again. I completely understand! She promised to chat more with me sometime. I look forward to that. Yesterday we met a lady who has been coming to the Mayo Clinic for 17 years and another lady who was being tested to be able to donate a kidney to her brother. There are some amazing stories here.
The people who work at the hotel, the clinic, and the hospital are great! They all go out of the way to help in any way they can. I was supposed to get plain oatmeal (not instant), whole milk, and unsweetened apple sauce for my mixed meal test in the morning. The people in the cafeteria at the hospital gave me the oatmeal, and we got the other items there as well. The directions for preparing it were really not clear, so I messaged the endocrinologist. She sent it to someone in the lab and let me know that they would contact me. They told me that they would provide everything for me! We almost spent $40 on a rental car just to get the oatmeal and applesauce! I am so blessed to be here with people who are so caring.
I've had a rough blood sugar day. It has been hanging out in the 70s which is an acceptable level, but it makes me feel so drained and my body feels too heavy to move. It has dropped below that a couple of times, too. I've corrected it 3 times today. I am thinking that trying to add more carbs like the nutritionist said was the norm for patients like me to manage their hypoglycemia just won't work for me. I'll keep trying, though. I've had a sore throat all day as well. Don't know if it is allergies, the dryness around here, or a cold starting. I've been taking benadryl, but it doesn't seem to help.
Tomorrow morning is my mixed meal test, as I said earlier. I have to eat the oatmeal and applesauce in a 10 minute time period and have blood tests every 30 minutes for at least 3 hours. I've done this test 2 other times. I know how it makes me feel, and I'm not looking forward to it. I understand why it needs to be done, and I know it is only a few hours. I just need to focus on that. The test is for a reason. It is worth it. It is ONLY a few hours. I can get through anything if I know it is only a little bit of time and it will pass. It WILL be ok. I can get through it. God is with me. I CAN get through it.
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