Praise the Lord!

Milestones of Progress

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Psalm 106:1 (ESV)

Praise the Lord! Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His steadfast love endures forever.

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I have FOUR significant milestones to share with friends and fans that have happened in the last two weeks:

>>On January 9, I started podcast interviews again with the relaunch of Morning Coffee with DrT. (each episode is now also posted under the PODCAST tab on www.drtenpenny.substack.com ) It lifted my spirit to see so many warm “welcome back” messages that day. I also did 10 pre-recorded episodes that week (we pre-record most of my interviews now for better quality and for a variety of other reasons). I have to admit, I was rather tuckered out by all that, but it felt good to be back doing work that I really enjoy (yes, podcasting/recording is WORK!). This week, my stamina was much better. The interviews were better, easier, and less tiring. Praise the Lord!  

>>For the last several months, I have used a software from FlintRehab called The Music Glove. It’s a game to improve eye-hand-brain coordination. You may be familiar with the technology; it’s similar to game apps that teach playing the guitar. At the beginning of this event, even doing 7-10 minutes with the Music Glove was very tiring and made me somewhat woozy. I didn’t use the glove the entire month of December; I was away, and I didn’t take the apparatus with me. Last week, I sat down to play with it again....and wow! Even the “difficult level” was easy to do, and I had no woozy sensation, even after 15 minutes of play. Proof of progress. Praise the Lord!

>>I’ve written before that when I was in college, I was an accomplished, competitive pianist. In fact, at one point, I had to make the decision to pursue a career in music or medicine. Shortly after the stroke, I thought using the piano would be good physical therapy. Well, the first time I sat at the keyboard, I found my left thumb would not move! Zero. Nadda. No lateral movement whatsoever. I could not move my fingers in the direction needed to play a basic scale if my life depended upon it. THAT was unacceptable, and intensive “thumb therapy” followed. Two months later, I attempted to play again. It was a dismal, discouraging, and disappointing attempt. Imagine if you were an accomplished ice skater, and suddenly you could not move two steps across the ice. I stopped trying to play and have not tried since October. Last week, after the changes seen with the Music Glove, I decided to sit down at the piano again, to see what would happen. Much to my glee, after three consecutive days of practice, I was playing even my Brahms pieces at about 70% normal, almost as if nothing had ever been missing! I could have cried I was so happy. More proof of progress. PRAISE THE LORD!!

>>And then, this weekend, I traveled to Atlanta and gave a 2.5-hour presentation/Q&A to a group of about 200 chiropractors. The information was well-received, even though I was surprised that about 90% of those in attendance had never previously heard me speak, nor had they read any of my vaccine writings. It was a fairly young group of doctors. Looks like I still have a lot of educational work to do.

But the information flowed well (thank you, brain!), and I was able to stand at the podium for nearly the full time (thank you, body/stamina!) In addition, I traveled to and from the event (down on Friday/back on Saturday) by myself; I walked most of the distance through both airports (Cleveland and Atlanta), and I drove from the airport, arriving home last night at about midnight.   

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Each of these events would have been “just a day in the life” five months ago. But now, they are mile markers along my road to recovery. I still have things that need to be restored, but as my physical therapist told me in October, much of what is needed now is “repetition and time.” I had a follow-up appointment with my personal physician on Friday; she said, “Where you are in less than five months after a full-blown stroke, well, it’s a miracle.”

Yes, it IS a miracle.

I would not be here without the hundreds and hundreds of supporting prayers over the last few months, the determined support of my naturopathic ‘angels,’ the care of my physician, and the work of all the teams within my businesses who stepped up to the plate and made it all work.

So, this morning, as I reflect on the last 20 weeks (only 20 weeks? It seems like 20 months!), the lessons I’ve learned so far are:

• taking daily care of my physical body’s needs is easier than I thought. Small daily steps.

• focusing on how far I’ve come instead of focusing on the remainder of the road makes the rock in the road easier to bear.

• looking at the glass as more than half full, which it is, is inspirational, and

• knowing it’s ok to ask for help – from friends, even from total strangers, and from God.

When you are used to being the doer, the giver, the one in charge of daily, long to-do lists, and the one at the helm of several ships, there is great grace in learning how to slow down, pace yourself better, and in learning how to receive.  

So, reread Psalm 106:1 and praise the Lord with me. Thank you for your prayers, and now here’s my ask: Keep the prayers coming, please! It’s not “all better”....yet.

If you want to pray specifically, I am giving thanks for completely restored stamina, full strength in my left leg, perfect balance, and the Lord’s leading on which path I am to take going forward. With gratitude, thanks to ALL of you, from the bottom of my heart.

Today’s prayer

Dear Lord, thank You for daily reminding us of Your unfailing love. Knowing we are loved, we as for You to lead us each moment along the individual paths You have created for us. Continue to remind us that our trust is in You.  I know You hear our prayers and our requests, and You hear our prayers of gratitude. You know our circumstances. As believers in Jesus and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, even though we can’t see it now, we know the lessons from our trials will ultimately be gifts for the rest of our lives. We surrender our busyness and our lists to You. Thank You. In Jesus’ name, we pray and give thanks. Amen

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