Today is Mother’s Day. It ended up being a nice day, a good day. That’s become my answer to how I describe my days. If the trigeminal pain has been tolerable or close to non-existent, it’s a good day. Mother’s Day was a good day. I had one episode during church, but my husband was able to shield me and with social distancing, I’m not sure anyone noticed me sitting quietly with my head in my lap and crying in pain. I’ve learned to manage my speech and eating to mostly avoid pain. My anxiety level lessened as the day wore on and it was a good day.

Monday was a good day. As I mentioned before, I am very conscious of each movement I make when I speak or eat and I have been able to control the pain. It hasn’t always been that way. The odd thing about Trigeminal Neuralgia is just when you think you have it figured out, it changes. The pain travels around the right side of my face and into my forehead and head. It isn’t always in the same place and it doesn’t always feel the same. It is very unpredictable. That is what I have the most problem with, the unpredictability of the disease. And, this causes great anxiety for me. Today, was a good day.

Today is Sunday and the week has been good. It was a chore to wash my hair this morning as the nerve pain decided to shift a little more north into my hairline. I managed and it’s been a good day. The last entry was Monday and the week was good. The pain was manageable. Most days I had very little. Even though the weather changed several times during the week – from warm to cool and back again a couple of times, I’ve done okay.

I worked on a few craft projects I had set aside and that was quite enjoyable. I also spent quite a bit of time on my front porch swing which my German Shepherd and I both enjoyed. She’s been lonesome for me as of late and she whined a lot, which was her way of telling me that.

I hope everyone had a good week and is staying healthy. I, for one, cannot wait for the country to fully wake up. I am feeling the walls closing in and I have the urge to hit the road again. I have dreams of waking up in Glacier Park and I’m hoping my dreams come true very soon.

Until next week…

 

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