Health

Today I am grateful for my health. This week I started feeling sorry for myself because I have a cold on top of the aches and pains of pregnancy that recently started becoming harder to deal with and then I found out at a doctors appointment Friday that my platelets are getting lower then they ever have before at this stage of my other pregnancies. That of course caused some concern and added more worry to the outcome of this pregnancy but I also knew that treatment would be eminent which means prednisone and possible IVIG. Both of which have uncomfortable side effects that I don't like dealing with. I headed to my appointment with a hematologist/oncologist kind of feeling sorry for myself but as soon as I entered the building I was immediately humbled. How can I feel sorry for myself that I have to be uncomfortable for one month when there were people all around me battling much worse problems for who knows how long and many of them would probably end up dieing from them. And I am sure they would trade my health issues and the side effects of my treatments for theirs any day. On top of all that, these people generally have such a positive attitude that really puts me to shame. I am also going to be blessed beyond words expressed with a beautiful baby in the end. I am going to be able to hold my little daughter and everything will be worth it. Perspective is everything and I need to keep this in mind this last month because it is only a month and there is a reward in the end.