It’s been a long time since I dug down to the area where my
recent fountain of tears have originated. It was probably back before my biopsy
results and the days following that. You
have your regular tears and then you have those that are from the deep down
depths of your soul—the ones that don’t get out too often because they just
hurt so much so we keep them buried and then one day, sometimes just out of the
blue, they will begin. And in my case, they have lasted for a week. I just
completely bawl, sometimes for good reason and sometimes for no reason at all.
Currently, I hate my life. It is the worst life ever and I don’t
even know why I went through chemo and all that because I should’ve just rolled
over and croaked. I do not like my children very much right now, my husband is
a jerk, my dad isn’t fighting after his surgery like he should, my dogs are
dumb, my basement needs Jesus and FEMA and I and I can’t drive anywhere to even
get away from any of this madness. I’m just stuck here. With my stupid thoughts and a dirty house.
Today I was thinking about that woman at the softball
tournament—you know—the strong one with the blingy cap and the mini skirt who
was able to bring grown men to tears and that woman who (very badly) threw out
that first pitch at the Lumberjacks game and that women who has stood tall and
proud and strong for six months. Where the hell did she go? She went through all that chemo and lost her
hair and boo coos of changes and she did pretty darn good. All that for THIS???
And now here I am. In the homestretch and I’m losing my ever
loving mind. I’ve had my surgery and I
have fallen to pieces. And it has nothing to do with losing my breasts. I’m
sore. I’m really sore. I’m numb. I’m weak and tired. And I’m not used to being
all those things—well except tired. I’m always tired.
I’ve been wanting to write to tell you all about how when I
came out of surgery that the first thing I heard was “Country Roads” and not
just in the hospital speakers—this was coming from a guitar and somebody’s
voice. You’ve just had surgery and you are trying to make sense of your surroundings
and you hear that and then you think maybe it’s not right. I went with it though
and I began to tell the nurse that I had a tattoo on my ankle of the state of West Virginia and over a
little place in Fayette Co., called Mossy, I had the tattoo artist put a little
gold heart. That’s where so much of my heart resided. Before my grandparents
died I had them write the words, “Take Me Home, Country Roads” and I used their
handwriting to form the words around my tattoo. Well the next thing I knew, the
guitarist was over there by my bed meeting me and telling me that he sure was
glad he picked that song for today. And I was thinking oh my gosh Momaw, you
have outdone yourself on this one. Another one of those “coincidences.”
Well I came home and life was good for a day or two and then
the crying started. I cried and I cried. Kevin’s mom came in and hugged me and
tried to console me and I wanted to tell her that her son was just a jackass
and I wish she would take him back home with her (none of that was true but
that was my perception at the time.)
I cried on Sunday so bad that my dad had to leave church to
come check on me. I can’t even remember what terrible thing had happened to me
that day but I know a blizzard from DQ really helped things.
My dad had to have heart surgery last week and people keep
asking me how he is doing and the truth is, I don’t know how he’s doing! The
doctors say he’s doing good but he isn’t eating and he can’t get up from his
chair unassisted and I don’t see much drive in him and I want to see him wanting
to get back on his feet! There are different kinds of loves in this world and
we experience a lot of different kinds and degrees. There are three people in
my life who have loved me beyond comprehension and I have lost two of those. The
thought of losing the third one brings me to my knees.
So basically I just have a lot on my plate right now and I don’t
actually hate my life or anybody in it. I threatened Riley’s life for taking a
phone charger, I told Kevin I was going to throw a match to the basement, and I
have just been mean and ugly and lashing out at the people I love because I’m
tired and I’m scared and I’m everything that the girl in the blingy hat on July
23 was not. Or maybe she was and maybe I just need to pull out that blingy hat
again!!!
When I can’t find the answers to life when I look around in
the world, I can always find them in scripture.
But you, LORD! Don't be far away! You are my strength! Come
quick and help me! (Psalm 22:19)
So I am going to have a hot noon shower and talk to Jesus
and then I’m going to get that blingy hat on and start conquering the world
again.
I hope you, your dad and your family are doing quite well. Think about you often although we are strangers.i also deleted that Instagram but I have this page saved. Youre full of life and have so much heart.
ReplyDeleteThank you Angela! ❤️
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