Monday, January 18, 2010

January 18, 2010

Inhale (one... two... three... four...) Exhale (one... two... three... four) Inhale (one... two... three... four...) Exhale (one... two... three... four)

Okay, now that that's out of the way, I may be able to focus long enough to get a decent entry in this evening. You see, my monthly "calendar" is starting to take its effects on me, and consequently, I'm getting the migranes. This one is honestly my own fault because I've been feeling it all day, and I didn't actually take anything because I was being lazy. Hey, honesty's the best policy, right?

In any cae, I could say that I'm grateful to be knowledgable enough to know this is how my body reacts to being a woman, and its womanly responsibilities. Just your every day "normal" activities.

What I'm actually going to say that I'm grateful for is the medicine I take to help me deal with my "womanly responsibiliites." How selfish is that?! I'm okay with that today though. I don't get to be selfish that often, and with something as wonderful as medicine, I think I'm in the clear. This particular medicine, Midrin, has worked wonders on my migranes. I honestly don't know how I was able to deal with the migranes before. I LOVE THIS STUFF!

In all seriousness though, medical breakthroughs should be given the proper gratitude they deserve. How many of us will take an ibuprofen just to calm down some muscle soreness. Or what about something more serious? Although there is no "cure" yet, chemotherapy and radiation have worked miracles from some cancer patients. The H1N1 virus was quickly taken care of by vaccines. If you can't tell, I'm a huge believer in the power and trust that comes with the medical world. There are obviously touchy subjects that are better left to be kept in my own mind, but without proper medical treatments, Ellie may not have made it through childbirth considering she was breech, and I had to have a c-section. Thanks to the post-natal medicines for discomfort directly after she was born, I was able to be a mother to her much more quickly than I had anticpated.

So, in closing, I just want to say that medicine is a wonderful thing if used properly. It can also be a very dangerous thing if given in the wrong amounts or to the "wrong" person. There is an immense amount of trust that is taken for granted when a person takes any type of medicine. I don't know where I would be or what type of life/situation I would be living had medicine not played a role.

Good night.

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