There is a woman named Jacqui Saburido who appeared on Oprah in 2003. Jacqui was a beautiful 20 year old woman when she was the victim of a drunk driving accident that left her with burns covering 60% of her body. She lost her fingers, hair, ears, nose, lips, and what some would call her "beauty." Oprah asked her how she gets though the day and she responded that she allows herself to cry for five minutes and then moves on.
When I think of the monumental struggles human beings like Jacqui face on a daily basis, I realize a botched biopsy is so small. There is nothing I can do about it, so I move forward. At this time my doctor does not want to repeat the procedure and frankly, neither do I. I've learned having perspective helps me a lot. There are people in my life who have gone through and are going through things I can't even imagine. I am grateful this is my challenge right now and not something more significant.
What else happened in February? I went through a colonoscopy/endoscopy, which thankfully came up clear. I could not be happier to rule out Celiac, Crohn's, and Colitis.
My health coach says I am in the "assessment phase," so I'm still trying to figure out the next steps, but if I compare my pain and overall well-being to a month ago there is definite improvement!
I plan to continue with dietary changes. I'm introducing more and more meat into my diet through strange practices like asking Chipotle for tiny bit of steak on my veggie burrito bowl and having one or two chicken sausages every day (the only kind of chicken that tastes good to me). There are also couple more test results yet to come in. Then, more follow ups.
The most exciting news has nothing to do with my health. Zach and I will be traveling to Germany soon. It truly is amazing how dreams and thoughts put out into the universe years ago have a way of coming true. My dream has always been to travel this wild and wonderful world and with little effort on my part this will be our second trip to Europe in two years. There really is so much magic to reach out and grab.
