Sue-per Woman

Sue had a follow-up consultation with the surgeon on Monday. Although it was a bit of an effort, she enjoyed being 'out' for the first time since the surgery. The post-consultation latte at Java Spice (favourite cafe) tasted even better than usual....but I am jumping ahead....

At the consultation, Sue's 20+ metal staples were removed with barely a wince or wriggle. The report after examination was that she continues to heal and restore at a remarkable rate! This is a self-evident truth as many people do, in fact, remark on it! The summary of the surgery itself was that it was 'completely successful' and the time for infection or complications is well past.

Her Sue-per Power is either 'self-healing', 'denial' or 'advanced faking it'!!

While Sue still experiences some pain and discomfort, it is now all manageable with over-the-counter analgesics. She is understandably still tiring easily, and sleeping longer and more often as a result. On the other hand, she is also managing to carefully do some selective 'jobs' in addition to feeding the fish (watering, tidying up, simple food prep, making coffee(!) etc). The progress is not completely linear though. Some days are more challenging than others. Yesterday was such a day. Today is yet to unfold...

We continue to marvel at the body's capacity to heal and adapt. We are truly 'fearfully and wonderfully made' and thankful to the Creator for the incredible gift that our human bodies are (yes, even when they deteriorate and fail to meet our (often unreasonable) expectations!).

Note: The header and footer images are based on Sue's incision wound before and after the removal of the staples!