What is it about us in the Western world that makes us hide our grief away?
When something bad happens in so called 'Third World' nations, they are shown on the TV weeping and wailing openly. I used to think they were mad. Now I think they're onto something. You've gotta get that shit out before it kills you.
Hence here's a picture of my snotty face after a good cry.
It's not pretty but it's not the worst thing in the world either.
I'm still anaemic after a blood transfusion and weeks on iron tablets.
I've never been pale and interesting, I've always been ruddy faced and harassed looking!
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| At least I bothered to finish my eyebrows in this one:) |
Compare that to another bare-faced photo where I had a bit of colour
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| See, pink cheeks! |
If I still resemble Casper in a few weeks I'll go to the docs and they might have to inject me.
Yesterday was a good day. I went all day without crying. I can't say every day will be like that but I'll embrace the ones that are :)
GAwd you are pale hun. I can sympathise with how horrid having low iron makes you feel. I found out last night after reading my notes at length that mine has been very low for 3 months and the midwife didnt sodding tell me until last month!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso on my notes with all the complicated numbers about blood results, it says, please treat and advise patient when prescription is ready... did they? Did they f*ck! USeless!
Hopefully if you follow Sarahs advice it may help you to bring your iron count back up.
With the grief and crying. Getting it out is the ONLY way to go in the recovery process. Anything else will hamper your mental and emotional and subsequently physical healing. Too much emphasis in this country is put on the 'stiff upper lip'. What good did that ever do any of us?
Ohmygawd! How could they not tell you?! The stupid, neglectful fools! It's bad enough to have anaemia when you're not pregnant, let alone when you are. Useless pillocks!
ReplyDeleteYes I hope so too. I think I need an Indian, I do love their spinach dishes :> Good for iron, hehehe.
I know, keeping things in is no good at all. I didn't know what to think or feel the first time round (2003) so I suppressed everything and it did me no facking good at all so this time I'm going to stay in my jammies and watch DVDs until I feel fine again x