Since Christmas, 2015, I have had a deep chest cough that continues to be relentless. Visiting my family doctor, the emergency room, having a CT Scan, X-rays, and taking all kinds of meds and antibiotics hadn’t helped at all. The last 2 weeks my condition worsened to it’s low point of coughing every minute of every day and night. I was exhausted and had much abdominal pain due to all of the coughing.
Finally I was able to get an appointment with a pulmonologist. HOPE! Then hours before that appointment I got a call that it was going to need to be postponed because the doctor had an emergency surgery during my appointment time. During the next 3 days until I could have the appointment, HOPELESSNESS set in. I was amazed what crazy thoughts began going through my mind including “do I even want to live if this is the way it’s going to be?”
This Monday I finally had the appointment with the pulmonologist and had an intense coughing spell in his office. He listened closely and asked many questions. After reviewing the CT Scan and X-rays, he showed that he was taking my situation very seriously but still had no answers. He put me on 3 powerful medications and wants to meet me again in a week. While I have seen a little improvement from the meds, the biggest thing that I walked out of his office with was and is HOPE! I do believe that we are taking the right steps to work through this and as a result, I am finding it much easier to trust God for the results.
This all reminds me of some fundamental truths that remove much stress from our lives…
Please remember that HOPE CHANGES EVERYTHING!
Finally I was able to get an appointment with a pulmonologist. HOPE! Then hours before that appointment I got a call that it was going to need to be postponed because the doctor had an emergency surgery during my appointment time. During the next 3 days until I could have the appointment, HOPELESSNESS set in. I was amazed what crazy thoughts began going through my mind including “do I even want to live if this is the way it’s going to be?”
This Monday I finally had the appointment with the pulmonologist and had an intense coughing spell in his office. He listened closely and asked many questions. After reviewing the CT Scan and X-rays, he showed that he was taking my situation very seriously but still had no answers. He put me on 3 powerful medications and wants to meet me again in a week. While I have seen a little improvement from the meds, the biggest thing that I walked out of his office with was and is HOPE! I do believe that we are taking the right steps to work through this and as a result, I am finding it much easier to trust God for the results.
This all reminds me of some fundamental truths that remove much stress from our lives…
- Things are rarely as good as they seem or as bad as they seem.
- Where we are at on any given day is not our destination. Rather, it’s just one day of our journey.
- Talk openly with somebody you trust when you’re feeling hopeless.
- Never make major decisions when you’re feeling bad or hopeless.
- Think closely about what you are placing your hope and trust in.
- We can choose our attitude.
Please remember that HOPE CHANGES EVERYTHING!
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