Today I woke up painful. It dawned on me why. My physical therapist wanted me to do planks. I told her I can’t because it always wrecks my back. She convinced me to do standing modified planks. I am pretty sure my back muscles are pissed about it.
It was quite painful. I continued stretching throughout the day. I tried to walk around the field but only made it less than a quarter of the way. Grrrr!
This evening I am sleeping with my ice brace on because to help with inflammation (since I can’t take NSAIDS).
Ethan’s buddies came over this evening. They did boy things like ride 4 wheelers and dirt bikes in the field. Then they came in the house and hung out while I was on the heating pad. The conversation was wild and I loved every second of it. I even got to display my 7 th grade humor to an audience that can identify with it.
They were like an episode of South Park. It was so fun to listen to. One of Ethan’s buddies is in town getting the testing done to be a liver donor. I had looked into liver donation at one point over the summer. I want to be a live donor but according to the website, I am outside of the weight requirement. Stupid perimenopause!
I started exercising more to drop into the weight requirement which led to me injuring my back and then herniating my disc. Boo!
His friend is donating a piece of liver to his father. His father has been struggling with a sick liver that was tied back to hepatitis C he contracted through getting a tattoo in the 80’s.
The three boys left around 8:30 pm to go do 21 year old activities that don’t involve drinking. He and his friends aren’t really into that scene. I am so glad that I get to continue seeing these moments. I was worried at one point that Ethan wasn’t going to pull through.
We have had a rough couple of years. It is heart warming to see him enjoying the gift of life. As always, I think of Nicole, his donor, almost every day. She keeps him going!
I am going to bed with gratitude in my heart.
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