results

So the blood test came in and the normal number for Rheumatoid arthritis is 20 mine is 40 so I get to go see a specialist within a month or 2. He sent out my referral letter right away now I have to wait and see when I get to go see him or her. I have no idea what any of this means except I have a new name for all my joint pains. I will have to do some research now because I don't know anything about this. Thanks for all your support at least now we know there is something wrong and it has a name. I hope I spelled it right.
Sifu Jeannette Langner

Life's hard

I finally went and did my blood tests for inflammation in my joints. Such a simple test and yet I would not have done it otherwise. Being held accountable to the team has made me look into my health issues because they are preventing me from my training. My joints have been getting a little bit  worse as time goes on and If I was on my own I'm positive I would not have checked it out. After all I've put it off this long so why did I finally do it? Being accountable to all of you has helped me get to the doctors get the tests going to see what's wrong with me. My follow up is on
Friday at 9:15 am. It's because of the support I have with all of you that I signed up for the rooster team and we shall see why my joint aches are getting worse and not better. What I am trying to say very badly is that because of all of you I am actually looking out for myself. My joints do hurt more and more as time marches on and I need to find out why now and not when it's too late. So here's hoping for some news to explain what's going on with me. I will blog again Friday morning to give an update.
Sifu Jeannette Langner

vocabulary

This last meeting was very useful. I was able to increase my vocabulary for my acts of kindness. By giving myself more key words to recall myself to the moment of where am I and what am I doing I am able to be more aware of opportunities to be helpful or empathetic towards others. The first word I liked was gratitude. When we hear this word it makes me recall all the good things I have and start to look for ways to share or even express gratitude for acts of kindness. Being able to accept or give gratitude are harder to recognize and follow through with dignity. Not being condescending or worse yet feel undeserving of gratitude is marks of a negative trail. This path will ultimately go downwards so by recognizing it for the good thing that it is then we stay on the upward spiral of positivity. Which leads me to the second word of note reciprocating what has been done for you. what you put out comes back. With these two incredible powerful words added to the way I view acts of kindness I can find more opportunities to perpetuate my goals to a fulfilling conclusion that is satisfying for me.
Sifu Jeannette Langner
I will be going for my tests this morning and making my appointment for next Monday.