My Motorcycle Injuries

My life has been going really well. I admit that fact with a great degree of appreciation and joy. But…it’s my body that’s just kind of chugging along. Some days are fairly ordinary, according to the post-accident definition of ordinary, but other days bring about problems with body parts that require a more concentrated effort. It all comes and goes with time, and every day is seemingly quite different from the previous. I’ve grown very much accustomed to having a problem with a body part that exhibits itself one day and fades away the next. I remember a time in my life when having a certain pain or injury within any given day really meant something. It was almost like a grand event to be proclaimed in the ears of anyone who would listen. Now, not so much. Pain, discomfort, and physical hindrance have just become the norm. A slice of life served up daily without planning or provocation. Yeah, drudgery.

Odd thoughts today. First, I had someone picking my brain at length concerning diabetes. He also shared some of his thoughts on it all. I have to be honest in saying that I grow tired of conversing about diabetes. I write about it here because this blog allows me the opportunity to talk about things related to my accident injuries on my terms. I can say what I want to say and then be done with it. Conversations with others, however, grow tiresome. I get sick of having my life be about being sick. Does that make sense? Second, I had someone at church who is an RN tell me that he had a conversation with another medical professional about my ruptured aorta. Apparently the two of them discussed it to some length and concluded that I should be dead. He spoke about it very passionately, as though he wanted to make certain that I understood the severity of it all. He went on to describe to me exactly what happens inside of someone’s body when they suffer a ruptured aorta near the heart. In es...

  The Good So…I had an appointment with my endocrinologist yesterday morning. I had a blood test done last week and I received the results yesterday. All of my numbers are good. A1C, cholesterol, triglycerides, etc.; it’s all good. My current A1C is 5.7, which is a pretty snazzy number for a diabetic. I’ve worked really hard over the past couple of years with the whole diet and exercise thing, so yeah, felicitations are in order. My doctor said that he is switching me to a six month appointment plan instead of the four month schedule that I’ve been following for the past couple of years. His office involves a half hour drive one-way, so I’m really glad to have the appointment schedule changed. I’ll be saving on time, endless blood samples, gas money, and insurance deductibles…uh huh, celebration time. I really hate being diabetic, and it’s a drag that I got this disease because of damage done to my body in the accident. Still, good news is good news, right? The Bad I have very rece...