Clarification!

Do you know what it is like when you either speak or write something, and you know what you mean...but it doesn't get conveyed in the correct way?  Well that is what happened in my post yesterday concerning Alberta.  I in no way wanted to insinuate that she hasn't taken any pain medicine since her surgery because she has!  It did take some work at first to get her to understand that she would need to take the medicine.  Even though she has been in a lot of knee pain this past year, she has only taken one Tylenol.  

So as long as the pain medicine was in her system from surgery on Monday, she thought she could do without.  But those of us who have had surgeries and knew a little of what was to come, explained to her that those medicines would wear off and so she needed to be proactive in curbing some of the pain.  She consented and has taken things to help her through this time.

Today is a new day.  They warned us yesterday that today's pain would probably be worse, and I'm guessing Mom would agree with that statement at this time.  She just told me that, in the future, she will have much more empathy for people going through times of recovery.  This is a whole new experience for her and she is learning a new definition of leaning on the Lord for His strength and comfort through each hour of the day.

I just can't thank all of you enough for your concern, thoughts and prayers.  How wonderful it is to know that there are those who care enough about Mom to make sure she is getting the pain relief she needs.  Taking the time to share your concerns with me was so thoughtful and I just can't thank you enough.  God is so good and He is Mom's rock and we are confident that HE will see her through this detour in her life!