Being present

I committed to blogging a little each day. But yesterday was one of those cling to the bed begging the alien in my head to stop torturing me kind of days, hence the lack of writing or even remembering to think about writing. Yesterday success was movement without retching or crying. The simple joys.
I am thankful for access to pain medication that took the pain down to almost tolerable. I did manage to sleep and woke feeling more like a human being than an alien host. I am immensely thankful for that.

Today has brought numerous opportunities to be present in the now and appreciate all the beauty around me. The wind in the trees, the perfect temperature outside, my sweet friends and family and access to good medical care.  I did finally hear from my neurologist who ordered a followup scan to the lab work I had done. I have a call in to the insurance company to hopefully speed up the approval process so maybe I can get this done and have results before next Friday's appointment in Portland. Seems unlikely but a girl can dream.

Off to my chiropractic appointment to attempt to get a different alien to stop irritating my back and hip. Oh, the joy's of living in this body. I am grateful for it as it has to do a lot, but I really think it is time for good health. It's a coming.......