My week

I just had to post today...and you'll see why in a second. Cause I really need prayer right now.
This was my week.
Monday (right after class around 4pm) - came down with stomach virus
Tuesday - sick
Wednesday - still got remnants of sickness
Thursday - almost completely recovered and feeling good.
Today (Friday) - right before the last hour of class (around 3pm), I fall down some stairs in the building. Seriously sprain my left ankle (I've twisted my ankle a lot in my lifetime and sprained it once or twice...so I can feel when it's a severe sprain or a slight sprain...cause I know how much pain I feel though I have a high pain tolerance). Book it to Health services after class so I can get a pair of crutches (I don't have any at my condo) and get an order for an x-ray (just to be sure...but I can't take it until Tuesday). Stay at school until 8pm for gross anatomy lab tutoring with my group. Drive back to my condo cause I can't go to the Delta fair (a huge Memphis fair that I REALLY was looking forward to going to tonight with friends)...

My day was pretty good until 3pm...My week overall was just lots of struggles. Struggles that I didn't really bring on by any of my own actions really.

But I do have things that I am grateful for right now that I want to focus on:
- I sprained my left ankle, not my right. So I can still drive. AND that's my weak leg. My right leg is my stronger one so thank God for that.
- I sprained it on Friday AFTER lab had already happened AND I have a long weekend - until Wednesday to be exact (which is when I have lab next) to completely heal.
- I did manage to get a hold of crutches and stuff (Health Services was supposed to close at 4:30 and class ended at 4) even though I didn't have an appt. I was a new pt AND a walk-in.
- and I do have prescription anti-inflammatories with me.
- I'm glad I worked out and ran yesterday instead of putting it off till today (which was a big possibility)
- and I do thank God for the joy (NOT happiness, mind you) that I still have with me.
- I'm glad it's only week 2 of med school and not 3 or 4. Cause that would be SO much more difficult with all the studying I would have to do in lab and such.
- Now I don't have any excuse to not study. I'm going to be under condo arrest this whole weekend...I can't do anything but study or be with God (which I was planning on doing anyways) so it should help a lot.

So I have lots of praises for today after my fall(s) (I fell one more time after the main fall actually...)

I just wanted to post cause I do need intercession. I don't know what's going on. I've never had a week like this with so many incidents in my life. I do feel that there is a strong spiritual component to this week (kinda like Job) but I feel like God has still protected me from many things (as you can see with the praises that I listed...it could be a LOT worse right now). Sort of like Job 2:6...when the Lord told Satan that Job was in his hands but to spare his life. I feel like God has spared Satan from doing things that would jeopardize my med school career but that he's allowed Satan to do everything else to me.
But yeah, please intercede for me because I would like a miracle to occur. Complete recovery by Wednesday. Crutches and classes don't mix that well but crutches and lab don't mix even more.

Don't get me wrong...I do feel some sadness, loneliness, and disappointment (about not getting to eat out with my friends and going to the fair, having to come back to an empty complex building and condo and having to completely take care of myself with nobody else in Memphis) but I'm not going to focus on that. God is with me. And perhaps I will learn a lesson or two about asking others for help even though I don't know them very well...a lesson about compassion, patience, and kindness. A lesson of what love looks like and what receiving it feels like.
Lots to think about and pray about today...

Med school is tough...but not academically-speaking.

Alright. That's enough. Off to make some dinner. Then shower. Then bed. I've had enough for one day.