Tuesday – 9/28/2010

“When faced with a challenge, look for a way, not a way out.”

Well I did not get to Metro today. One of the doctors had a conflict and so my appointment has been moved to this Friday. So I’ll have to wait three more days until I can cough again. I’m okay with that, since today was kind of rainy anyway. I prefer to travel when it’s not so wet outside. However, I did hear that former President, Jimmy Carter, was rushed to Metro today due to some abdominal pain he was experiencing while in Cleveland.

The past two days were a bit more rough than I would have liked. I was feeling under the weather with a lot of muscle pain, headaches and sweats. I feel much better today, though. I often experience a lot of stiff neck and muscle pain, which can be expected. However, it’s never pleasant. I’ve found that heat works better than drugs to help alleviate the discomfort. There’s no rhyme or reason for what causes the pain. There are days when I will sit in my chair for 12 hours and feel great; then there are days when I’m in my chair for 12 minutes and start to succumb to the pain. I am glad I am getting stretched on a regular basis, otherwise I would not like to experience what I imagine the pain would feel like without stretching.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve begun writing about my story. A lot of people fail to realize the effect an injury like this has on other people besides the injured person. I plan for this to be a prevalent theme throughout my writing. A lot of other people also lost a lot when I dove into that lake. Sometimes even I fail to realize the magnitude of which others have been affected by this accident. My mom read a brief snippet of what I’m writing and I watched her eyes swell up with tears. I’ve come a long way since last July, but myself and others are still greatly affected by what happened. It’s especially difficult for those closest to me to recount the days immediately following my accident. They were filled with uncertainty, fear and a loss of control over the situation at hand. This was evident as I watched my mom’s reaction as she read some of what I’ve written.

I’d be remiss if I did not mention the fabulous dinner I had Sunday night. My sister was in Philadelphia this past weekend and brought me back a cheesesteak. She was hoping to bring me back a Pat’s cheesesteak but they were not open at 6:30 in the morning, so I settled for a Geno’s cheesesteak instead. Still very tasty! Thanks Lindsey!

There’s not much else I need to share right now so I’ll cut this short. I will give everyone an update as to how things go this Friday. I’m looking forward to it!

As always, thank you for your prayers and support!

Scott