Unbelievable!
Posted by ellen5e in Foreign Accent Syndrome, HEALTH, Personal Experience, Ponderings on 02 16th, 2010 | No Comments
It happened again. In the midst of a social fun time, I was snapped back into the reality of the fact that this speaking voice of mine is not my “real” voice. I was questioned about my Foreign Accent Syndrome at length by a doctor who simply couldn’t believe it.
I was enjoying a lovely...
Nothing Is Too Small
I have been going through a passage of maturity just lately. A very ominous, daunting, dark and narrow pass threatened me just this last weekend.
I have been taking part in an inter-city mission that I had been called two “accidentally” for over two years. “Ask Anything Saturdays”...
Leg Work: a bit of bone surgery
Posted by ellen5e in Chronic Pain, HEALTH, LIFE, Personal Experience, Spirit on 02 28th, 2008 | 1 Comment
The 21st of February, the very day after I turned 46, I had my 31st surgery. God has been good to me in that I made it through another one.
This was the easiest surgery I’ve ever had on my leg. Dr. Karl Raynor went in and removed 2″ from my left distal fibula (smaller lower leg bone) and...
Shadows Along the Way
Posted by ellen5e in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic Pain, LIFE, Ministry, Opinion, Personal Experience, Ponderings, Spirit on 11 14th, 2007 | 1 Comment
I ponder about the depression that so oft’ besets the person with chronic pain. It is a darkness that seems consuming … inescapable … threatening to swallow us up in its blackness of uncaring loneliness.
To be in the shadows is to have all the joy sucked out of every aspect of my life....