Sep

From trying to help others to needing help ourselves

I write this blog with a heavy heart as I lay here in bed remembering how only a few weeks ago Hersband and myself (Wife) were setting out on a journey of change that we were hoping would help change hearts and minds of many people across our great nation regarding Equal Marriage.

Little did we know that today we would be thinking about the importance of this cause more than ever. You see this week I was diagnosed with stage 3 liver toxicity. This is not something that just pops up out of the blue it comes from prescription medications given for pain post op that are prescribed with a dosage of tylenol that shouldn’t be taken in a weeks time let along a few days.
To fill you all in on the back story, I had gone in for what is called a Vegus Nerve Stimulator it is a device that helps Epilepsy patience gain control over their disease and run a semi normal existence.
I had hoped that by taking this step with my health care would make it so Hersband and I could go on the road and work with local groups on every local level to work for marriage equality. We never set out to be who we are it just sort of fell into our laps and we felt that since we had been graced with a voice that many wanted to hear, we had a responsibility to stand up for those who could not.
So we launched the Marriage Equality Tour in hopes that we could change hearts and minds for equality.

We had no idea that we would end up living one of the very reasons we need marriage equality for the most. Partner hospital visitations and the right to be the voice for the partner when they have no voice of their own.

You see I had my surgery and all went ok, until a dr insisted on giving me a post op pain med with Tylenol in it (I did ask for no Tylenol) Because of the high dosage of Tylenol in the drug within the first 3 days post op I knoticed a marked increase in swelling of the feet and hands. by the 4 day I was feeling very ill and so on… We have been to see my primary dr a few times who finally did a liver function test and noticed that my level had gone from 21 to 124 Normal is not above 60 So my liver is officially toxic. Because of all the symptoms that I have had it is categorized stage 3 liver toxicity.

So now we are running to the dr it seems like every day and having expensive tests done along with trying to live. I have been unable to work for a short time now, imagine that to be in a position where you have a job but cant work because you are sick when everyone else is looking for work.
So we have been away from our normal social networking media outlets recently because we have been so focused on my health and getting better that we thought it time to explain to everyone where we have been and what is going on.
Please everyone keep us in your prayers and thoughts. I appreciate all the well wishes that have been extended my way so far and cannot say thank you enough to everyone for the prayers extended our way.

What is it they say when the going get tough the tough get going? well this tough cookie is getting going on getting better because we still have a tour to get going. We may be postponing it so that we can regroup but we fully plan on pointing out how important the rights we now lack are to couples like us across this country.

I know that this blog isn’t written very gracefully, but please know that Just keeping a thought in my head right now that makes sense is hard enough but also trying to write it out before it escapes me is even harder.
My love and thanks to you all,
Wife