Six weeks later
February 22, 2010
It has been six weeks or 42 days depending on how you count time since I first became ill. While things have definitely improved since the surgery and the post surgery low I’m still ill, weak and in some pain.
I’ve surprised myself by just how much I liked food. I never thought of myself as an Epicurean but it seems a love of fine food was hiding away under the surface! 
I’m still eating only bland food and while it is nice to keep food down I’d love to be able to just bite into a tasty filling meal of meat, potatoes and vegetables all spiced, marinated and flavoured for optimum pleasure. I’ve gained a new insight and respect for just how much a God-given blessing eating can be. Giving thanks for food has taking on a whole new dimension.
God willing this illness will pass and I’ll be back to normal, but the surgeon did hint that perhaps my digestive system may not be as robust as it once was and I may need to exercise caution when choosing what to eat. Coffee has gone and may never reappear. Fatty fish and chips will be months in the future if they ever return. Fortunately I love steamed vegetables as much as fried fish so perhaps my new diet will be as pleasurable as Bethany is truly a wonder in the kitchen. But right now finding a safe, bland food outside of the house as proved impossible. Again as my system recovers I’m trusting food will again become available.
So I’m still sick and suffering, but I thought I’d focus on what I’m missing and may one day again experience rather than what I’m experiencing and may one day not miss! Still no sign of a departure date to Munich. But God is good and we can wait for His timing.
Hope your last six weeks have been as interesting as ours.
