Friday, December 24, 2021

Merry Christmas!

 

My beautiful Christmas Orchid.  Wishing you all a happy, peaceful, joy-filled Christmas.  I’m still fighting severe pain in my arms, back, hips, knee, etc., but I’m blessed to be alive. 💆🏼‍♀️ Chop wood; carry water.

Peace on earth. 🙏🏼

Happy Birthday, Jesus! 🦋✝️🦋

My precious granddaughter, Mary Mace, turned 18 today! 🥰 They’re in Hawaii for Christmas. 🏄‍♀️

4 comments:

Kelly said...

Merry Christmas, Marion!! Wishing us both a 2022 with less pain!

Snowbrush said...

Marion, I would enjoy seeing more posts by you. Who are the other people in the photo with our granddaughter?

Marion said...

Thanks, Kelly! xo

Snow, that’s my son-in-law, Dr. Paul Papillion (Plastic Surgeon), my younger daughter, the blonde, is Sarah Jane, then Mary Mace who’s now 18 and my grandson, Warner, who’s 15. They’re wonderful, caring human beings. 💞💕.

I’ve been stuck in the slough of despond for a year. My untreated chronic pain is killing my soul. I have severe, off the charts pain in my upper arms, which began about 6 months ago after a breast biopsy. Physical Therapy only made it worse (but it helped my hip pain). Every day is an exhausting physical struggle to just do a few basics like shower, dress and sometimes, cook. So, how are you doing? How’s your shoulder pain? I hope it’s better. I wouldn’t wish my soul-crushing pain on my worst enemy. I read Job and commiserate with him often. Thanks for stopping by, my friend. do

Snowbrush said...

Thank you for the IDs.

I'm sorry you're going through this. I know that pain can be soul-killing, making it impossible to carry on a normal life, and even to think well of oneself. Furthermore, other people can't see it, so they never know how much of one's complaints to take it seriously. Furthermore, it becomes useless to complain. I got to where I dreaded being asked how I was, there never being anything to say aside from saying that my back and shoulders--and now my legs and arms also--were making sleep difficult. Without my 15 mgs of Ambien a night, I don't know how I could sleep, so if you can get nothing else from your doctors, perhaps they will at least give you that. I have a good pain specialist, but could use twice the narcotics he gives me.

I sent you my address, but you never write.