A Pain That Awakens

I'm thankful that I got through the night. After sleeping for about 2 hours only, at 4am I was woken up by a sudden spasm of excruciating pain. My loud grunt from the pain also woke up Jasmine. She was concerned. I was concerned. I slowly lifted my shirt to check on the wound. But everything looked fine. In fact, the swelling and the bruising was getting better. I was puzzled. Why the spasm?

In the morning, I called a friend and she mentioned that spasms do occur, especially with "younger" and leaner patients because the muscles are responding to the injury. I was a little relieved to hear that. If the pain persists or becomes unbearable, I will go see the doctors on Monday. For now, I will tough it out.

I do praise GOD because the wound is healing nicely. The bruising is starting to fade and there is no sign of swelling. My temperature is good and I feel good.

I am thankful that:

I still have an appetite
I can still swallow food
I can still taste the food
I can still sing out loud
I can still laugh out loud (although it hurts)
I still have the breadth of life

Thank You O Lord for Your grace and mercy. Thank You for holding me tightly through this past week and reminding me in tangible ways that You are with me.