My New Life
Posted 01-25-2016 at 09:26 AM by BadKittehs
Almost five months ago, my husband and I moved from Denver to Southeast Kansas. My daughter and her family moved to a small town in Northwest Kansas, and it literally broke my heart when they left. They were the joy of my life. So there was no reason to stay in Denver any longer, plus it was getting too expensive.
I like where we live very much. We rent a house with 3 bedrooms and a huge kitchen that is easy for me to move around in with my wheelchair. But it has been hard. A week after we moved in, I got a spasm in my lower back. It was the most painful physical thing I have ever been through. Even the smallest of movements made me scream. I miss my daughter and son and grandkids so much. I cry every day. Christmas was horrible! The first time I was ever without my family.
We are pretty much settled here now. I feel like I belong here for many reasons. I have finally become a "country girl", even made my first apple pie! But I am scared. I had a mammogram on Christmas Eve, and have been called back for a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. I have microcalcifications in my left breast, but they are now concerned with the right one.
I still miss my family, but I am trying very hard to accept being so far from them. Visiting is not an option because our car is in bad shape. I know that God wants us here for a reason, maybe to help my mother-in-law, which is fine. I don't know how not to be a hands-on grama.
I like where we live very much. We rent a house with 3 bedrooms and a huge kitchen that is easy for me to move around in with my wheelchair. But it has been hard. A week after we moved in, I got a spasm in my lower back. It was the most painful physical thing I have ever been through. Even the smallest of movements made me scream. I miss my daughter and son and grandkids so much. I cry every day. Christmas was horrible! The first time I was ever without my family.
We are pretty much settled here now. I feel like I belong here for many reasons. I have finally become a "country girl", even made my first apple pie! But I am scared. I had a mammogram on Christmas Eve, and have been called back for a diagnostic mammogram and ultrasound. I have microcalcifications in my left breast, but they are now concerned with the right one.
I still miss my family, but I am trying very hard to accept being so far from them. Visiting is not an option because our car is in bad shape. I know that God wants us here for a reason, maybe to help my mother-in-law, which is fine. I don't know how not to be a hands-on grama.
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