You could be forgiven for expecting it will be 'chronically painful' for
you to read and consider what follows. But my hope is that it isn't too
unbearable to read about the different aspects of chronic pain affecting
millions of us.

But Wait There's More

These 4 words were made famous from an old TV commercial. For those of us with chronic conditions, there is always more - always more. The eye surgeon re-enforced this true-ism at my last visit. After talking about my glaucoma, he said "and..." That's when I found out about a cataract. And I remembered "but wait there's more."  

On our way home, the thought roiled around in my mind, "I am really weary of hearing those 4 words. It's that Ghost and The Darkness thing once again. Troubling 'what if' thoughts sliding silently into my mind, usually at night, I might add. What else is going to happen to make my world smaller than it is already? Which is a dumb thing to do really. Especially when I can hardly see as it is, let alone squint into the future! In my case, these thoughts are a painful reminder that I haven't asked God to padlock the main gates of my mind against the dreadful power of the Ghost and the Darkness. I am so grateful these 2 lions are not all powerful, yet they continuously check to see if that padlock is in place. The best I can do on the day with what I've got. And if necessary, make that half a day.      

Once Upon A Time

A Case of Mistaken Eye-dentity