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Thanks for asking! I’m as well as I can be, given the circumstances. I’m probably going to contract a stress-induced illness; that’s how I roll.
"Tell me is the world really worth saving?" -Everybody Dies by Rory Webley
Help Gabriel.@rae That’s a pretty sad story…..
but did you put it in the wrong forum? or is this a way or telling us you need prayer because you’ve started to become too concerned about your weight and food habits?
Gerald handled that. You don’t question Gerald. (if you know you know)
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This isn’t a prayer request, just a praise report. For those of you who knew, my sister and I went to Eastern Europe at the start of this year. It has been amazing! And now we are back home, safe and sound. Thanks for the prayers, empathy, and 3 am activity. For the Kingdom!
Hot Milk+Brown Sugar+Vanilla+Ginger+Cinnamon=All the comfort this world can offer.
Glad y’all made it back and also had a wonderful time!
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music
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That’s awesome!!
"Don't shine so that others can see you. Shine so that through you, others can see Him." ~ C.S.L.
It’s late/early depending how you look at it and I had the sudden urge to post this here.
I think I told you guys about my presyncope which is basically the fancy term for getting lightheaded and falling over without passing out.
Well, Friday I had a bad day where I felt occasionally dizzy, my head feeling like I had been hanging upside-down. It didn’t really freak me out much, this happens occasionally and I’ve basically accepted it most likely will happen for the rest of my life. I was slightly worried because I had a regatta for rowing the next day.
Saturday comes, I won third in a single, and later ended up with sadly last place (there was no chance of winning that one in the first place) in a four. I felt a little tired as I can never get more than 4-5 hours of sleep before a regatta. My eyes were blinking a few seconds longer than normal as I carried one of our boats which honestly could have been bad if something happened.
As we broke it down for the day as a crew, I was standing next to our coach as I fell over. I barely caught myself from hitting my head on the asphalt, which really could have ended badly, but I was fine.
I don’t think this will ever truly go away. It’s very likely linked to my lymes, and so unless something miraculous happens, I will have it for the rest of my life. I’m not really worried about it, and that’s not why I’m typing this post at 2:30 AM.
I’m just worried because I fell over in front of almost my entire crew.
I consider my crew as a second family I get for a few hours three days a week. Something about me is that I will often hide things from my family because I don’t want them to worry.
I’ve mentioned before that I have lymes to my crew, and that’s the reason I cox some days instead of rowing, but they had never actually seen it. These are people I weekly work with, and I try to look strong in front of them even when I don’t feel like it because I’m next in line to be crew captain next season most likely. As well as a summer coach. I also have a group of 5 of younger girls who look up to me. All 5 were there. I don’t want them to worry, I don’t want them to really see when I’m weak.
I also don’t want them to try and “baby” me by not letting me row as much. I don’t row as much already, I don’t want to be pulled further away.
I’m not sure if any of that will happen. I’ll see them Wednesday.
I don’t even know if this made sense. Idk, I’ll post it and see if I regret it.
"Tell me is the world really worth saving?" -Everybody Dies by Rory Webley
Help Gabriel.I’m so sorry that happened.
I have a few thoughts, but I want to shoot you an email because I’d rather say what I have to say off-line.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who couldn't hear the music
Let your crew know. You shouldn’t be concerned about how strong or weak you look. That’s a minor issue. Falling over is a major issue. I’m not trying to wildly speculate, but isn’t there a possibility that you lose balance on a boat and pitch over? If you don’t tell anyone, there’s a risk of hitting your head or worse.
Many, many people have chronic illnesses that need to be “adjusted around,” so to speak. It’s a sometimes disheartening fact, but it’s also more commonly recognized these days, and you don’t have to hide it. If you’re worrying about your crew’s reactions, you can choose how to explain the situation! Tell them you don’t want this to disrupt the sport. Tell them you don’t want to be babied. Let them know if you might black out, and what to expect.
I understand you don’t want them to worry and you want to keep everything normal. But if this condition is permanent, that’s your normal. Treat it that way, and everyone around you will adjust.
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