Thank you and all who have prayed for me. I am healing! Yesterday, I got the staples out and put in a walking splint and went from "Don't put any wait on it" to "You can walk with the brace it it doesn't hurt". This is a huge improvement! I can take it off unless I want to walk. So, I'm much more comfortable and can sleep now. I was just on the verge of taking a test walk around the block. My leg has shriveled up and I want to start waking it up.
So, thank you, I believe that all the prayers sent my way have helped. I'm not saying further prayers are not welcome, but I am doing pretty well and don't feel worthy to be in the same company as someone with ALS or other serious issues.
As for my friend (who will answer to Honey Badger, or HB for short, so maybe we should call him that), he continues to be symptom-free, it's just the ominous results from the blood work. Apparently, his kidney could go at any time and then he would have about 30 days before he died. There is really no chance of him getting a donor kidney, so let's not spend energy hoping for that (it would be asking for a miracle), let's pray that the kidney that is keeping him alive right now keeps working for a long time to come.
He really is an amazing man, and the world will be poorer when he passes. He's been spending a lot of time out in the woods with his dog. It makes me a little nervous, but if I thought my days might be numbered, I'd be out in nature too. He holds a botany degree and is channeling his inner John Muir. He seems happy, but I feel that he is partly putting on a brave face as HE is helping ME because I'm down. I am certainly keeping him on my prayer list for a while longer.
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Date: 2023-01-01 03:15 am (UTC)Thank you and all who have prayed for me. I am healing! Yesterday, I got the staples out and put in a walking splint and went from "Don't put any wait on it" to "You can walk with the brace it it doesn't hurt". This is a huge improvement! I can take it off unless I want to walk. So, I'm much more comfortable and can sleep now. I was just on the verge of taking a test walk around the block. My leg has shriveled up and I want to start waking it up.
So, thank you, I believe that all the prayers sent my way have helped. I'm not saying further prayers are not welcome, but I am doing pretty well and don't feel worthy to be in the same company as someone with ALS or other serious issues.
As for my friend (who will answer to Honey Badger, or HB for short, so maybe we should call him that), he continues to be symptom-free, it's just the ominous results from the blood work. Apparently, his kidney could go at any time and then he would have about 30 days before he died. There is really no chance of him getting a donor kidney, so let's not spend energy hoping for that (it would be asking for a miracle), let's pray that the kidney that is keeping him alive right now keeps working for a long time to come.
He really is an amazing man, and the world will be poorer when he passes. He's been spending a lot of time out in the woods with his dog. It makes me a little nervous, but if I thought my days might be numbered, I'd be out in nature too. He holds a botany degree and is channeling his inner John Muir. He seems happy, but I feel that he is partly putting on a brave face as HE is helping ME because I'm down. I am certainly keeping him on my prayer list for a while longer.
With Gratitude,
-Slink