Tuesday, November 03, 2015

Andi's Facebook post after another seizure yesterday

My life- a health update. 

 Yesterday I was lucky enough to have a lunch date with  Lacey Lockridge
, who walked in the house (like real friends do) and found me laying on the floor having just had another seizure. She got me cleaned up and watched me until my momma could get there. This means no more driving for another three months. My family and friends have been asking me for over a year to quit working and apply for disability but I haven't because to me it always fe...lt like I was giving up. I've strived for the last five years to live as normally as I can. But this is it. Today I am quitting my job with no intention of getting another one. It's hard to work when you can't be depended on to walk one day or talk the next, and now I can't drive. Again. It's hard for your family to depend on your income when once a year you can't drive for three or more months. I am not yet at peace with this decision. It still feels like quitting to me, but it's time to face the facts that I do have a degenerative disease and my body is doing just that- degenerating. I'm quitting in hopes that the extra rest brings me more good days than bad, and that the quality of my life, and by extension my family life, will improve. Shaun insists this is the right thing to do and I trust him, but to be honest I am afraid of what the future holds both financially and medically. Prayers for my family during this time of transition would be appreciated while I learn to stay at home and focus on myself.