[Magdalen] Prayer request.

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Sending up prayers both for healing of the wound and that you are able to  
remain cheerful. 
 
 I don't know where you live but here in Northern Illinois it can get  dark 
and dreary during the winter months.  Today is a day when it has  hardly 
seen daylight all day long.  Cold, icy and dismal.  This does  nothing for the 
spirits, that is for sure.   
 
I live with my two pups, both rescue Yorkies, Alfie  and Missy.   They do 
help keep me occupied.  I know when you  work sometimes it is hard to have 
dogs but cats are very good companions.  
 
More that anyone wants to know but the prayers are going up.
 
Eileen in Northern Illinois  
 
 
In a message dated 12/29/2015 2:41:03 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
mjl at ix.netcom.com writes:

There's  those with greater problems than me, so please fit me in as  
appropriate.

This is a really hard time for me.  I've never spent  such a glorious paid 
vacation in so much pain and mental anguish.  I hurt  constantly, though not 
always to the same intensity, and much less when I take  something, but 
it's always there regardless.  And seeing it daily when I  dress it and 
worrying about what I see and knowing it's still a week before I  go back to the 
doc and hopefully get a diagnosis and prognosis, and that only  for the 
wounds, not the overall problem(s) which clearly continue, though he  could easily 
have something to say about that as well.  I spoke with my  nurse yesterday 
and from my fairly detailed description she said it sounds  like it's 
looking and behaving just like it should, reminded me that redness  persists even 
if the infection if not gone is at least under control, and that  such 
things really do take time and can't be rushed.  She said I could  come in for 
them to look at it, but once again from my description didn't  really see the 
need for me to bother, unless I really wanted to.  I  don't, so I won't.  I 
just needed some reassurance.

I'm not at all  looking forward to work on Monday, though having something 
else to think about  will no doubt be beneficial.  I'm meeting a friend 
later this week at a  local Starbucks just so I can get out of the house for 
something other than  shopping for necessities.  Just trying to remain 
cheerful, and only  sometimes  succeeding.

Thanks.