Pain is a word that is as hard to define as "love" and "hate". It is an overused, over exaggerated, and misunderstood term that has encompassed a large part of the last 13 years for me. Each and every day I struggle with the physical reality that I am hurting. BUT.......each and every day I am encouraged that because my God is an awesome God, who can do all things, I am being continuously educated (mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually) on the multi-faceted aspects of PAIN and why I was chosen.
Occasionally I search the internet for terms or ideas just to see what I come across. This morning I wanted to know of "creative ways of dealing with pain". Seriously, something as simple as (my FAVE) digging for seashells can distract me from the skin peeling pain I go through daily. I came across an article on the AARP website from July 23, 2012 (http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-07-2012/treating-chronic-pain-without-drugs-oz.html) that indicated that "...nerves may actually hard-wire that pain into a kind of neurological memory, so even when the original cause of the pain is gone, you still hurt." Now doesn't that make sense. Now I know there are pains I have that clearly are NOT memories but is it always? And if the pain is memory, does it then trigger the real pain? Dominos. I am playing dominos.
My journey of pain and life thereafter is ongoing. With every little tidbit of information I am encouraged that there is always hope that this day will be a great day!!!
