This last little while has been a rather stressful one for our family with a number of things in the works. I have found myself more on edge and easy to rile. Our kids have been troopers putting up with it but it had started to wear off on them as well, making me rile faster. So, today this vicious cycle slowed down and made me realize what I had been missing.
This morning Chris took me to a local surgery center where I had surgery to fix a deviated septum so I can breathe properly. I had been so stressed this week worrying about the general anesthesia (which scares me to death for a couple of reasons – so much so that I opted to get my wisdom teeth pulled with a local instead of a general – ouch!) and the fact that I would have a breathing tube, which was new to me. Chris gave me a blessing beforehand and I felt calm and peaceful. The surgery went well with some of the feared aftereffects, but I was able to spend the day in bed recuperating. Aside from that, I can already tell a difference in my breathing – I can breathe through my nose easily!
Being in bed with nothing planned to do was wonderful. The kids have been super-loving and caring, peeking their heads in to see how I am doing and checking on my gauze pads. Hannah came and cuddled with me in bed so we could play some games on my iPod. Cami came in for some gentle hugs and lined her Gatorade, chap-stick, and ‘cell phone’ next to mine on the nightstand. I was sad realizing I had been missing these little quiet moments with my kids.
My lesson from today – sometimes we need to just slow down . . . and breathe.
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