tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post5278982847165642061..comments2023-09-29T02:54:36.953-07:00Comments on Words of Joy: Run out of steam?Joy Lentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-37019985185518227912012-12-11T09:09:31.584-08:002012-12-11T09:09:31.584-08:00Hello Cara, it's great to meet you. You will h...Hello Cara, it's great to meet you. You will have a good idea of what the health issues I've described here are like. Yes, we all benefit from sharing our journey and encouraging one another through the tough times. Be blessed and strengthened by God's grace. :)Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-50360351661278988572012-12-06T13:25:21.496-08:002012-12-06T13:25:21.496-08:00Um, oh my gosh. I also suffer from Fibro and Arthr...Um, oh my gosh. I also suffer from Fibro and Arthritis. I have no idea how I never found your blog before, but ta da, we need each other!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419284501691021105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-1726043181592575502012-09-15T08:40:26.928-07:002012-09-15T08:40:26.928-07:00Your history is sad but not unusual either, Debora...Your history is sad but not unusual either, Deborah. It is a terribly common problem to spend years with chronic ill health yet fail to receive the necessary support to live with the condition(s). <br />I too can relate to having many dark moments that only my trust in God and His continual outpouring of love and grace has relieved.<br />This was written simply to highlight the problems. But there is tremendous reason to have hope for being sustained in sickness and for experiencing improvement, change and healing - especially as we offer our lives to God.Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-66615939733007344232012-09-14T20:59:38.105-07:002012-09-14T20:59:38.105-07:00So many sufferers...
I think Ive been sick since I...So many sufferers...<br />I think Ive been sick since I was 13yrs. There has always been something wrong with my health. The only good thing was that it gave me the determination to succeed. I got a lecturing Job at 30 as a Dr of Science. I only lasted 10yrs. Averaging over 4months sick leave a year, I was forced to retire as my muscles gave up. Getting incontinence was the last straw. It has taken the last 3years to get my pension and benefits. Ive neen to the darkest place and I would not have survived if I had not restored my faith in God.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724975212337061642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-10567166905254449642012-09-14T12:12:48.918-07:002012-09-14T12:12:48.918-07:00Thanks for sharing your own story of struggling wi...Thanks for sharing your own story of struggling with health issues, Lynda. I am so pleased that you had a good outcome and remain healthy now. It is often hard to tell just who is suffering as many conditions appear to be invisible to others. I hope to raise a little awareness of that through this post, so I am grateful for your comments.Joy Lentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486637586238798088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006877034360892497.post-47805161747709245752012-09-13T11:06:54.195-07:002012-09-13T11:06:54.195-07:00That poem sums it up Joy. 20 years of endometriosi...That poem sums it up Joy. 20 years of endometriosis left me feeling that way - especially towards the end. The pain was physically and emotionally draining. <br /><br />I am one of the blessed ones though. A simple hysterectomy last November sorted me out and now I have more energy and no more pain. I wish all chronic conditions were as easy to deal with. I wish I had had my surgery 10 years ago but it would have been hard to convince the surgeons to do a hysterectomy on a childless woman unless they really thought it was necessary. <br /><br />Thank you for a thoughtful post. Lynda Alsfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260944221255162533noreply@blogger.com