I visited my Rheumatologist today. My prognosis continues to be stable. Woot. Woot. (No box wine yet, but a stable prognosis is a good thing) He's very encouraging and gave me some great advice about making lemonade from lemons. My lemon is sharing custody of my son with my ex. We alternate every seven days. It's great to have him for seven straight days without interruption, but the seven days he is gone are a bit difficult. My doctor recommended I use the time to take care of myself. It sounds common sense, but sometimes we all think of the last person to take care of is one's self. I could use the time to do yoga, work or just take some time to just be quiet. So being the good patient I'm going to follow his advice.
I already have started using the time, but coming from a 3rd party can be very encouraging. I felt I was being selfish
not pining away for my son. Don't get me wrong, I miss the hell out of him, but I do know I am at my best when I take care of myself. I guess sometimes I just need to hear something from someone else to make it sound sane.
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