External Factors and All the Rest of It

Today I am feeling some minor aches and pains in my knees and shoulders, and I attribute these to external factors. It is wintertime, which is always a difficult season for me as the cold can trigger crises or aches, which it is doing now. The pain is minor, but being as how my relationship to pain is now terribly screwed up, the thought and feeling of pain get me a bit down. Then there is always that very real concern that the pain might become a crisis. As I was thinking about my diet, I felt the need to update and remind everyone that this is not a miracle cure that is done once and then can be forgotten. This is a lifestyle change, and requires dedication and consistency. At times I myself or maybe you might get frustrated or discouraged with this disease and not want to try anything new, but I want you to hold on. There is hope. We have already seen the worst of it, and the pain has had some of us begging for entrance at death's door. But we are still here, and we are still fighting. Trying a new diet that contains the nutrients our bodies so desperately need is worth the effort. If I could, I would heal all the diseases of the world, and cure the world of suffering. I cannot. But I do know this; being on this diet has given me my life back, and has restored my hope. My greatest desire is to see others benefit from this diet as well. My body has faced 22 years of sickle cell pain and high doses of painkillers, but now I know that it is being given the chance to heal and be restored. There may still be aches and pains here and there, but as I have said before, it is all manageable and I can go about my life more normally. I will continue to share my story in the hopes that others will be inspired on their own journeys to health.