Guest guest Posted August 8, 2003 Report Share Posted August 8, 2003 , You wrote, " The pain keeps increasing and as I get no better, I am getting more depressed and impatient. " I understand the depression. I have been there. I am there. I struggle with what to say to people when the healing doesn't heal. All I do know is that somehow we tap into a divine source of strength, and we keep pulling through, one day at a time. What I have learned since I was first ill, is that we heal on all different levels. I was introduced to Louise Hay when I was diagnosed. She believes that there are psycho/social/emotional influences to our dis-ease. In addition, when I came face to face with my own mortality, I realized that it was time for me to do some serious soul searching. For myself, during the times that I did not recover as I felt I should, it turned out to be the opportunity that I needed to do this work. And through it healing took place. Being confined to bed was definitely a test. I have always been very energetic and rarely slowed down, Since I have become ill, I have learned how to not only slow down, physically, (this disease took care of that), but I learned how to slow down my thinking. Prayer and mediation have been very effective tools. Through this, I can " Be still and know that I am God. " Though I am not grateful that I have Pancreatitis, I am grateful for all I have learned and having a better understanding of what is really important in the grand scheme of things. Welcome, get comfortable, it's quite a journey, Karyn E. , RN, Exec. Director, PAI *http://www.pancassociation.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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