Well, i've had a week without nausea, despite snacking (for England) on all sorts of rubbish.
Have i learned anything?
Maybe the upper part of my small intestine is now working more like a stomach, or i've just beaten it into submission.
7 months+ on from surgery and my eyes are starting to twinkle again, i'm walking straighter and i weight about 75kg - which is enough... or else i'll start snoring again.
The mind is a different matter. Its quite hard to keep on top of my emotions at times. Work is particularly stressful. Not because of any pressure placed on me. Its just that i'm starting work again in a completely different place, mentally, to where i left off, all those many months ago. I'm a different person to the Pete of May 2009.
Is it a process of finding my way back to where i was or of finding out who the new me is? This question could be applied to many aspects of my life.
Heavy stuff.
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Glad to hear you've had a good week nausea-wise. Hope to see you soon - hopefully new Pete will still like us!
ReplyDeletePraying for Holy Spirit mega-zap to sort out the stress. Missing you, Yann and Han xx.
Just wanted to let you know we're thinking of you and the family - great to hear you had a good week - we hope it'll stay that way for a looooong time! Hugs and kisses, the Riesens
ReplyDeleteDear Pete,
ReplyDeletethe mind..., I know exactly how you feel. With my long story of illness and work and life I can say the following: Believe me, on the one hand this feeling of a different Pete will fade eventually (as long as you are progressing physically) which is to be welcomed. To feel normal is always welcome otherwise you couldn't survive. On the other hand there will always be a different Pete who will never be able to forget that his life can be shattered so easily. All you can do is to embrace both of them and not be too hard on yourself as you are progressing. And you are progessing - even if you feel stuck or too slow. Promise.
Love to you, Claudia and the boys
Britta