When I drove Janae to her violin lesson this afternoon, I realized it was exactly a year ago today that I sat at the park down the road from her teacher’s house, not knowing I had kidney stones, not knowing that I had sepsis, not knowing I would soon be in the ICU or having emergency surgery.
I was in so much pain, watching Eric and Alaina (and Alaina’s friend Winnie) use branches to sweep leaves under this giant tree, praying I could make it home with all these kids who were relying on me.
Today, though, I went for a walk during Janae’s lesson and just felt grateful to be healthy and well.
I read that people who survive sepsis often don’t make it through the next year, and I know I’m very fortunate not to have had any lasting effects. But I do think about the experience often, and especially when we drive past this park.
It is a good reminder to me to appreciate the life I have.
1 comments:
I will never forget getting that phone call and thankfully not knowing how bad it was until you were starting to get better! So grateful things turned out the way they did!!! Love you Lisa<3
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