It
hasn't quite hit me that I will be having brain surgery. People ask me if I am
scared, and my response is, "Not yet." When it's time for my
appointment with the Neurosurgeon, reality will sink in. Like everything in
life, trusting God and giving it all to Him is how I stay strong.
Brain
surgery is something that people hear and automatically think,"Whoa,
that's scary!" Yes, it is scary. There are complications and risks that
can happen, but I decided to accept the challenges that will come because my
health is so important to me. How many people my age would turn down a dream of
a study abroad? Not very many.
When
I sat down in the Doctor's office for my first appointment with my
Epileptologist, I didn't know that I would be making some of the hardest
decisions of my life. For example: not going to France, pursuing testing for
brain surgery, and deciding not to work this summer. I prayed before that
appointment and asked God to help me make the right decision- putting my wants
aside. Surgery was God's plan all along - not my selfish desires.
For
the first time in my life, I have experienced life and tried new things. I
bought my first plane ticket, and road tripped home. I booked my first hotel
room, and talked down the price ;). I bought concert tickets to see Macklemore
on a whim. My summer has been jam-packed, and I've grown so much. I wouldn't
have it any other way!
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