Listening is Hearing What Isn’t Said….

Dear Reader;

Short Chapel of Hope true story today. Mandy took me to my oncologist appointment… Dr Jeter was absent but met with one of the medical team staff.

Weight-wise the same…. ( around 100) but I told the nurse I was having to drag myself out of bed and go to the bathroom 4 to 5 times a night-exhausting so she got an urine sample-then said we would meet in two weeks!

I was exhilarated and Mandy tried to hide her relief… we needed a break. So we headed home to look at my blooms and bushes…. camellias everywhere!

When we finally got home mid-afternoon Winnie was sadly waiting on us.

We were Mt Pleasant bound when the car phone rang….had checked the results of the urine analysis and my creatin was off- Dr Jeter called and wanted IV kidney response-end result-got home around 3:30!

We were both sad and exhausted–we both had bad coughs and Mandy got nauseated! Whew! really??????

Like the title said when it comes to medicine…listening is hearing what isn’t said!!!

I am sure it will sort itself out… but right now just too tired to deal with it!

But on the up side I got cards from two of my wonderful Erskine gals . Genie and Ka!!

I DO…. I DO! Thank you!

Today is my favorite day… kinda … sorry Winnie… the Pooh ….but it was a trying day… still have faith in tomorrow!!!!

So until tomorrow…. beautiful days even stuck inside looking out!

About Becky Dingle

I was born a Tarheel but ended up a Sandlapper. My grandparents were cotton farmers in Laurens, South Carolina and it was in my grandmother’s house that my love of storytelling began beside an old Franklin stove. When I graduated from Laurens High School, I attended Erskine College (Due West of what?) and would later get my Masters Degree in Education/Social Studies from Charleston Southern. I am presently an adjunct professor/clinical supervisor at CSU and have also taught at the College of Charleston. For 28 years I taught Social Studies through storytelling. My philosophy matched Rudyard Kipling’s quote: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” Today I still spread this message through workshops and presentations throughout the state. The secret of success in teaching social studies is always in the story. I want to keep learning and being surprised by life…it is the greatest teacher. Like Kermit said, “When you’re green you grow, when you’re ripe you rot.”
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5 Responses to Listening is Hearing What Isn’t Said….

  1. Gin-g Edwards says:

    Praying…Praying…Praying for you…if Rabbit…Rabbit …Rabbit…I am sure prayers will lift and carry you…

  2. Gin-g Edwards says:

    Saying lots of prayers for you…

  3. Deb Clayton says:

    Please email your address to me. [email protected]

  4. Carol Poole says:

    Earnest prayers delivered on your behalf. Hopefully you are feeling better by now. May God bless you with a little respite as the meds have time to do their work. Love you.
    Carol

  5. Beth says:

    You face the tough times with a strong attitude. Such an inspiration to me. Thank you. Prayers each and every day for you.

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