Remaining thankful in the void
Since June of this year, I’ve been experiencing a new kind of suffering. There has been a pain in my neck, which feels like nerve pain, that I just can’t shake. Despite pursuing several different avenues to identify, to treat and to manage this pain –it remains a part of me. It persists like air in my lungs. It feels like a knife in the back of my head. The pain comes as a result of the position of my body. If I go from bending to standing, or laying to standing, pain stabs me in the back of the head. Sometimes it only lasts for a few seconds, and sometimes it hangs around for minutes. This has been an incredible trial for me. I’ve never had to deal with physical adversity quite like this. I’ve had a couple of unrelated surgeries in the past, and dealt with getting banged-up in sports. But this – this is different. This isn’t “suck-it-up” or “walk-it-off” kind of pain. This is pain that seizes you, and all you can do is moan and hope it passes. I have had a lot