I was just cleaning my toilet and started thinking about all it and I have been through. I am having a normal Friday. I took my first grader to school and my three year old and I attended a music class together. I came home and started preparing the house for the family that is coming for a visit this weekend and that's where the toilet cleaning came in. As I cleaned I realized that I have not been in pain and/or bleeding for a long time. I didn't have to change my schedule or sit in a panic because there was no bathroom around. I didn't think about it once today until now.
I had colitis for several years and complications with my first surgery that led to an ostomy for a few years. I then struggled with pouchitis for the first year with my pouch. All of this with a baby and a husband in dental school, in a new town with no family nearby.
Anyway, I just wanted to take a moment to send my love and thoughts to anyone having a hard time today. I know it's a lonely place to live. I hope that the fact that I have been where you are and am having a normal, wonderful Friday free of pain and worries will help give you hope.
Hang in there.
Peace and love to you. AP
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