Friday, May 21, 2010

Our Bodies Heal!


The other day I posted about my families temporary club...of the injured!
Well, I am always amazed at how our bodies heal!
This is a picture of Brooke's rip, on her had.
I took this picture 3 days after the actual injury!
It was one of the worse rips that her coach had ever seen.
Her entire skin was gone...not just the top layer, or a couple layers...it was just ripped.
It's the kind of injury that all you can do is just wait for the body to heal.
For some reason, as I looked at her hand, I had a hard time believing that the skin was just going to regrow.
Well, it has done just that.
She is back to normal, everyday activities...gymnastics and tennis.
AMAZING

I have to admit that I often feel like I am going to be injured forever!
I need to have FAITH in our miraculous bodies and know that they DO heal!
I think the number one key to healing, is to allow the body the correct amount of time to rest and repair itself.
That is hard to do when your working against time lines...but if not....More Injuries are the results!

I guess it would be like speeding on the way to a meeting that your already late to...but then you get pulled over by a cop, given a ticket, and now your even further behind and it was costly!

I probably have a tendency to SPEED!
...and to get pulled over!

Have a Great Weekend!

15 comments:

  1. Hi Sherri,
    Yes, you are right the body is a pretty amazing thing! You just keep the faith and you will be recovered and injury free:) I hope that you have an excellent weekend!

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  2. The body is an amazing thing. YOu will be injury free before you know it...I know, when you are right in the middle of it seems to take forever...but good luck and have a great weekend.

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  3. That is nasty looking! Glad it is healing so quickly. As to you...heal up quickly too!

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  4. Wow! what a rip..glad it healed...hope ALL of you are on the mend.
    -D

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  5. So true...our bodies are amazing! Before you know it, you'll be completely healed also...

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  6. It always amazes me how our bodies heal! I'm glad that rip is getting better..ouch! And, I hope your injury gets better soon too!

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  7. I'M SO GLAD BROOK'S HAND IS O.K. THAT LOOKED AWEFUL.

    SHERRI I'M NOT YOUR MOTHER, BUT I AM YOUR BIG SISTER SO YOU'D BETTER LISTEN TO ME...(I'D CAPITALIZE THIS PART TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION, BUT...) SLOWWWWWWWWWWW DOWN AND GO THE SPEED LIMIT!

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  8. Um, I have no stomach for pictures like that. Thanks for making my day :/. haha. Glad it's recovering quickly, as is the rest of the household's woes and injuries!! Have a great weekend...wishing I were in Pella as I know spring is so gorgeous there!!!

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  9. Hope your shin splints are getting better. Have you been doing the exercises for them? And ice? The best thing I ever did for my legs was buy a yoga video!

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  10. now that's a picture! oooh!

    and yeah, i'm feeling the power of healing w/my planter fasciitis.. it's sorta crazy to feel/see it get better each day.

    happy wknd!

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  11. It's amazing what our bodies can do. Rest and giving your body time to do so work miracles. Hope you all heal completely soon.

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  12. Hang in there! It is amazing what our bodies can do to heal. You will be there soon.

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  13. You are right, our body sometimes is magic. We also must listen to it when it claims a day off. I learned this lesson. However I had a big experience after my incident: it heals.

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  14. The body is amazing. Hang in there. Hope you start feeling much better soon.

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