Courage

So I haven't been feeling very well over the last few days. My neurologist is pretty sure I had a migrane. I am not feeling very excited about adding another symptom to my list without knowing what is causing my body to be so out of sync. Right now my neuro is leaning towards a mitochondrial problem, but it is a difficult diagnosis to make. Tons of testing is required, but he hasn't found anyone in Utah who can do it. We are now waiting for the Mayo Clinic to call him back.

A plus side to my being down was that I came across a quote while I was watching a movie to pass the time. "Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all." The quote struck a cord with me as I thought of how I can't let my mystery disorder rule my life. I need to be brave and fight through whatever is going on with my body. I am finding this hard to do when the pain and fatigue get unbearable. But I am not going to let it rule me or my emotions. I don't want to live my life in fear of whatever this happens to be. Courage will be my companion through this trial.