Family triumphs and tragedies

The past few weeks has been a roller coaster of triumphs and tragedies. Right now, I’m more focused on the tragedies than the triumphs, but I want to take a few minutes to talk about everything good that has come out of the past.

Tragedies

On August 26th, my nephew was in a serious car wreck, and while this is a tragedy, he was alive. Since then, he’s had 32+ hours of surgery to get his back body back into shape; now its time for the healing portion of his journey. We all have found new found faiths due to this branch of life that was dealt. While we are all having problems dealing with understanding and coping with the situation that Michael has been put in. I just hope that we all learn to work with each other to keep his best interests, health decisions, and his well being at the forefront. Everyone’s problems has made the situation more challenging, we can work through them. My personal views persuade the decisions and thoughts I have about some of the people involved in the situation, and these are things I’m aware of, those thoughts still come to my mind. These thoughts SCREAM for attention due to the past experiences, and how they have affected my family and me. I hope to be able to put those aside, and put his best interest ahead of all of this.

The second thing that has happened, has to be one of the more discouraging things that happen to people with health issues. I have been having GI issues for years, and last week, my GI doctor said that I have two options to possibly find what is going on. He suggested another exploratory surgery or to wait and see. While I have already went through one of those surgeries, I’m not doing that again unless there is evidence of what they are looking for. When I responded with that information, the GI office hasn’t replied or anything. This is extremely frustrating to me, and I’m sure there are a lot of people that are having this same experience. They say the United States has the best health care system in the world, but I have been having problems like this for a long time. I don’t see how that can possibly be true.

Triumphs

While my nephew was in a car wreck that seriously injured him, he is alive. They say that his head, neck, back and core areas have no damage. This is a HUGE blessing. We have been brought closer together to rally around him as well, and this too is a blessing in disguise. Considering his body being broken, Michael has been able to cheer people up. This has been something that I am amazed by.

While I had some unsettling news about my health, it allowed for my brother and me to reconnect in some sort of fashion. While it was just a few text messages, it was still some sort of communication. Which is better than what we have done in over a year. He suggested for me to go to a university of medicine and see a specialist to see if they are able to help me. I plan on doing just that. I hope that this will lead to some answers.

Conclusion

While we are naturally wired to focus on the negative, the positive is always there. You just have to look for the positive in any situation that is given to you. Even if the positive is just a small spark, it’s there…. focus on that.