Back to School

Today will be my first full day of teaching since having Luci. It was heavenly to be able to take time to be with her as she struggled to grow and I struggled to regain my health. I will always LOVE the memory of just lying down with her for days without the TV, music, or anyone else until the time when I had to return to teaching part time.

December 2008, a week before Christmas I had to return to work or lose my insurance. Not a good thing to have missing when one has almost suffered a stroke twice.

While teaching until the end of that school year (June 2009), I would spend my mornings cuddling with Luci and napping after she had her breakfast and I spent 20 minutes on my elliptical. Some experiences I wish would never end, and taking the time to cuddle and just "be" with Luci helped to center me. The best thing about it was that I didn't have to do anything and I could nap with her, just watch her, or just listen to the sounds of the day changing from early morning to mid day.

I still can't believe that I was able to survive the rest of the school year because there were days when my vision was blurry or the room would "spin" and I felt like I would never get better. However, I've been able to move from my 20 minute sessions on the elliptical to 30 minutes of a higher level of intensity. Just recently I've been able to go to the gym and do cardio work outs without having to grab the side handlebars to balance me because of dizziness. Then yesterday I was thrilled to be able to run around my neighborhood, granted it was an extremely light and slow jog but there were no dizzy spells which means that I'm improving.

Just like my handwritten journal my blog seems to suffer from periods of drought. As long as I try to keep a record of this experience I hope that it will bless someone else's life.