Today Bridgett's pain was back with a vengence. I just hate to see her in so much pain! She has good days and bad days, although she has more good than bad for sure. She has not had too many excruitiatingly painful days, so that's good. There have been some really bad days, when the pain was so bad that she could hardly stand it (and that's with taking Lortab!). Three times Bridgett has said something that just cut us to the quick and made us realize how terrible the pain was. Three times she said.....I wish I was in a coma again, so I didn't have to feel this terrible pain! Each time, I was so very sad at these words, but of course, quick to remind her how fortunate she has been, how blessed she has been. And then she has of course agreed, and not repeated it again. But, oh, it's hard when the pain is so terrible!! I know that there are many people who live with constant pain. And, Bridgett can understand them so well. Many times when I ask her if she has pain, she will tell me, no, not really, but you know what it would feel like if someone was poking you every ten seconds all day long and never stopped? That is what she usually feels like; annoying, dull, never ending pain. We try not to focus on pain......
Yet, Bridgett is very sensitive to others pain and sickness. When she prays she always is so sure to bless anyone else in pain and she many times asks for a double blessing for me for helping her so much. She is so sweet about that! If I am sick, she will say to me, I wish I could take away your pain for you. I'd take it myself if I could. Of course, that is the way we feel about her pain too.
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