Day 128 ~ Osteo-what?

May 8, 2014     

My instead: I didn’t actually DO this “instead”…it’s more like it was DONE to me. I was diagnosed with osteoporosis.

“You have osteoporosis”. The voice on the other end of the phone spoke these silencing words. What? I had called the doctor’s office repeatedly to get the bone density test results since I had had the test a few weeks ago. Now I wasn’t so sure I wanted to know.

I was working by myself and had time to let the news sink in. Growing old…it’s happening.  NOT WITHOUT A FIGHT! I WILL do anything to beat this and get my bones back! Tomorrow I will meet with the doctor for a consultation and have some blood work done. After those results are in, we’ll see what we/I need to do.

I texted my kids my daily text: “Got a little bad news today. I have osteoporosis…going to the doctor tomorrow for a consultation…Wish me luck! I love you guys!” My son Todd texted back, “Speak only victory about your health”. I told him I would beat this thing. And then I texted, “Is that victory enough?”

Victory. I thought about that word as I mowed the lawn. Why only speak victory about my health? What about my work?  What about my passions? What about my relationships? There is a lot more to me and my life besides my health. Or is there? Remember the quote, “If you have your health, you have everything. When you do not have your health, nothing else matters at all.” Or this one, “You don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone”. Hmmm…ponder those…

Now let me introduce my pet peeve: “try”. That darn word should be deleted from our vocabulary altogether. All it does is introduce the possibility of failure. Why entertain THAT? However, I’ll take the “tri” in triumph any day of the week.

Victory, speak to me: “Osteo-what? Never heard of it!”