Lucky Girl?
You know, it’s funny how life works out. One week, you’re just rolling along, living your life, thinking of what a lucky girl you are and then, as if to remind you that we all cast our nets in the sea of chance, you get a raging skin infection that turns your world upside down.
Or maybe right side up?
Because, as with all challenging moments in life, the lessons you learn from adversity and hardship are absolutely priceless. Lessons that remind you that you are more than just a wounded face and that while you ache to kiss the boys in your life, you still have two hands to hold them and two legs to run after them with. You can see their beautiful smiles and still fall asleep in the arms of the man you love.
You are lucky to have friends that make you laugh, making you wonder if people are staring because of your face or because of the great time you all are having. Lucky to have family that cares and supports you when your body is exhausted from fighting off the infection. You realize that you are so very grateful that it wasn’t a more serious internal infection that would force you to be hospitalized, force you to take heavy medication, force you to abruptly wean your child. Glad that you have a lactation consultant to call when the doctors insist against nursing.
Lucky that you have an amazing partner in life who takes over responsibilities so that you can focus on healing your body and spirit. Lucky that you have the rest of your life to make it up to him, grateful that he doesn’t need you to.
So in the end, yes, you are one lucky girl. Temporarily deflated and insecure, but wonderfully lucky nonetheless.
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