FINDING PEACE

TRANSITIONING INTO THIS ASSIGNMENT HAS BEEN THE MOST DIFFICULT YET. MY FIRST WEEK OF WORK I HAD A SINUS INFECTION AND LOST MY VOICE FOR 3 DAYS. AS IF TRYING TO FUNCTION WITH ONLY ONE HAND WASN'T HARD ENOUGH, TRY BEING A SPEECH THERAPIST WITHOUT YOUR VOICE. TO UPDATE YOU ALL ON MY HAND...I WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR LAST FRIDAY. THERE WAS NO CHANGE ON MY X-RAY. GOOD ON ONE HAND BECAUSE IT HAS NOT SHIFTED ANYMORE...BAD, BECAUSE THERE IS NO CHANGE AND NO BONE GROWTH. SO NOW I HAVE A BRIGHT RED CAST (MY CHOICE OF COURSE FOR THE HOLIDAYS). I AM TAKING CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS AND PRAYING THAT WHEN I RETURN IN JANUARY, MY BONES WILL BE GROWING BACK TOGETHER AND WILL NOT REQUIRE SURGERY. I AM BECOMING QUITE EFFICIENT WITH MY LEFT HAND. I WILL HAVE TO SHARE ALL OF MY NEW TECHNIQUES IN ANOTHER BLOG THOUGH. I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS BLOG ENTRY TO MY GRANDMOTHER, BETTY LOU EVERETT, WHO PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY, DEC 9TH.

SHE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED AND WE WILL DEFINITELY FEEL A VOID WITHOUT HER HERE WITH US. I KNOW THAT SHE IS NO LONGER SUFFERING AND THAT SHE IS UP IN HEAVEN WITH A PERFECT MIND AND BODY. I CAN'T HELP BUT REMEMBER HER SPUNK. SHE HAD A SWEET SOUL AND DIDN'T MIND BEING THE CENTER OF ATTENTION. THE PICTURE ABOVE DISPLAYS THAT. MY COUSIN WOULD ALWAYS GIVE GRANDMAW A GAG GIFT FOR CHRISTMAS, USUALLY SOME LINGERIE. GRANDMAW NEVER FAILED TO DANCE AROUND AND SHOW IT OFF. CONTINUE TO SAY PRAYERS FOR MY FAMILY. I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS.