Today is the last day of the year and I’m happy to see the
end of it. It hasn’t been a good year really, personally and professionally.
I had the dreaded “writer’s block” and haven’t written
anything to date whereas last year, 2016, I published 3 books. However, I’ve been mulling over some ideas.
Growing old healthily is not easy, not when I hadn’t taken
good care of my health when I was young. This lackadaisical attitude has
finally caught up with a vengeance and I found myself falling over a few times
but praise the Lord, it wasn’t too serious.
Towards the later part of this year, I had a fractured toe
and more recently, I was in such severe pain that I had to be hospitalized. Any
slight movement of my left leg caused excruciating pain and I couldn’t lie down
flat. An MRI scan revealed a compressed disc in the lower back was the culprit.
Now I cannot walk long distances without sudden twinges that
send an electric shock through my back. A walking stick helps me to balance and
enables me to get up from a sitting position.
The good part in these two episodes was that I was blessed
to have good and caring doctors who attended to me. May God bless them.
My eyesight has deteriorated too. They have become ultra
sensitive to light, whether natural or artificial. Vision is no longer clear
and I require eye lubricants every hour to ease the burning sensations in my
eyes. It is very hard to read now or to work at the computer without tearing.
This is a major blow as I love reading and writing.
A few days ago I received news that my younger sister had
been hospitalized for a mild heart attack and she’s still undergoing tests for
other related issues. Family and friends are rallying round with prayers for
her swift recovery.
I now look forward to a much better year in 2018, God
willing.
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