Posts tagged scars
Book Review: The Scars that have Shaped Me
Book Review: The Scars that have Shaped Me

In The Scars That Have Shaped Me, Vaneetha Rendall Risner shares her story of life-long illness (Polio & Post-Polio Syndrome) and trials (death of a child and loss of her marriage) with simple writing and honesty.

A quick read packed with great theology. Vaneetha vulnerably reminds her reader of the unchanging character of God, even in the midst of illness and loss.

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Blog, Book ReviewNicole O'Mearabook review, lament, rare disease, chronic disease, scarsComment
Feeling Numb: Signs, Symptoms and Help for Post Surgery Depression, the Common Side-effect Your Doctor Didn't Warn You About
Feeling Numb: Signs, Symptoms and Help for Post Surgery Depression, the Common Side-effect Your Doctor Didn't Warn You About

Being numb is helpful during and after a thoracotomy but permanent numbness isn’t good for anyone.
The physical numbness that comes with surgery can move into an emotional and spiritual numbness in your soul. Feeling numb can be helpful but being numb is not healthy. We need to feel.

What do you need to move from numb to feeling?

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BlogNicole O'Mearachronic disease, depression, scars, anxiety, Emotionally Healthy SpiritualityComment