Thing that Effect

Many times I personally place myself and my struggles to the side.  

I don’t talk about it my health often. See in got the diagnosis of mitochondrial disorder in March 2019.  We moved to Texas in the beginning of 2020.  Before we moved we had set up an appointment with the Mitochondrial clinic in Houston.  She confirmed thing we know and added more deeper warning to how likely my body would have health issues happen do the Mitochondrial. 

I was given more information to read. In that packet there was more info on what to look for should I have a Mitochondrial Stroke.  My mind never focused on that since I already had diabetes, the learning disorders, sever hearing issues, and major fatigue. We went away as a family for weekend in October 2020, changed my life in many ways.  The weekend that changed everything we had gone to Dallas Texas to see my sister-in-law and niece.  They had come from Georgia.  Will we were there Josh saw a client to do some work.  Saturday night I went to bed in the hotel. I felt a little off but thought nothing of it.  In the morning I still felt not myself. I remember helping Gracelyn with her shoes when I heard Josh ask me a question but could not answer him.  After we checked out of hotel, we went to grab a small breakfast and headed back to Houston.  

The drive to Houston takes about four and half hours.  I only remember part of that drive.  When we got to Houston city limit he asked if I wanted to go to Costco to see if they had the mattress we wanted.  I said sure.  We walked all of Costco and I felt fine.  When we got back to the trailer I started feeling really off. But I was on a mission to take our old mattress out and the New one in.  My body seemed to think that it wanted to throw a curve ball. That’s when know that what I was feeling was not normal. So I told Josh to call my specialist.  The specialist after hours told use to go to ER.  Even though the ER department was told that my specialist sent use believing I was having a stroke, the ER had me seat in the waiting room for hours as my body was having more side effects of a mitochondrial stroke.  

The effects of the stroke has gotten worse will I waited a to see a doctor in the ER  Yes I finally got the medication I needed via I.V.  After being taken to the main hosting ER  were I waited for a room on the stroke floor.  The stay was uncomfortable and emotionally trying.  My dependence on God became more important then ever.  

The thing is the effects of the Stroke have taken long term effects.  Trust me when I say sometimes I feel very stupid and a burden on others.  That is do to seizure that have come do to the stroke.  It causes me to have very limited ability to drive.  I have weakness in my muscles in my whole body.  My speech is not always said correct.  As was pointed out by some ladies at a women’s event recently that my speech is still effected. At the event I was trying to say “riding” and keep saying “writing”.  For me it effects how I interact with others, because I never know if I will say the wrong thing. I has issues with remembering things.   Recently my low body has had weakness and my balance is really off.  A struggle I have battled way before the stroke has been hearing loss.  The truth is I know I went though the stroke for many reasons. Yet some days seem so emotional hard.  God has given me an amazing husband and kids to help me though my struggles.   

If I can advises anything listen to the changes in your body.  It could save your life.  I am glad that I did not wait any longer to go to the ER, even if they found no need to act faster.  

Proverbs 18:10 

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.