My life started as a complication. I guess my husband was right when he called me complicated when we started dating. Mind you we have known each other for years before we started dating so truthfully me being complicated should not have been a big surprise.
I was born complicated as I started my life with Spina Bifida and back in the ancient world when where I was born that did not mean an easy future and my parents were worried about all the complications that can affect the quality of my life.
Thankfully they raised my like any other normal child and never told me that I can’t do this or I can’t do that and I learned at a very young age to explain my condition. As I grew older the Dr’s continued to tell me of all the issues I would endure, got many warnings with no positive options. But I am a fighter and every time someone told me I will not be able to do something, I just did! It was not always easy and yes required effort on my part and sometimes Costco sized pain medication but I endured anyways. I even gave up and started again a couple of times and I learned to forgive myself during this process and not see these as failures but rather as a challenge to conquer. The last couple of years have been medically challenging but I will continue fighting, and as the Sound of Music song goes “Climb every mountain” I will continue to climb physically and mentally . Last week I made it to Mt. Fuji! There will be more mountains and that’s ok- I will conquer them one mountain and one peak at a time.
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