Pain
Pain.
Noun. physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
It seems pretty straightforward.
We feel it, we respond In a way that will keep us from feeling it again.
"In its simplest form, the pain circuit in the body can be described as follows: pain stimulates pain receptors, and this stimulus is transferred via specialised nerves to the spinal cord and from there to the brain" Health 24
But what happens if we don't feel it? Or our brains don't respond in a "typical" fashion?
One of our children has a seizure when he experiences pain, another giggles uncontrollably.
We were sitting at the table, enjoying lunch after church with family.
The kids are all outside on the playground, when Jazzy (8yrs) came in asking for a drink. Immediately I think, "I'm pretty sure she had TWO EYES when I let her out to play.... 🤔 Something is definately amiss here.
Then right behind her, Gabe, (the big brother, 9yrs) who is ALSO missing an eye! 🤕
Between the two of them we have a matched set of swollen and typical eyes. Medicine administered, showers given, and drinks of water later we realized that she was actually stung 4 more times.
They never cried or were sad, and actually "showed off" their pirate style to Uncle Timothy.
Learning to navigate in a world where "typical" doesn't apply is a challenge for all of us, but we're learning together.
Noun. physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury.
It seems pretty straightforward.
We feel it, we respond In a way that will keep us from feeling it again.
"In its simplest form, the pain circuit in the body can be described as follows: pain stimulates pain receptors, and this stimulus is transferred via specialised nerves to the spinal cord and from there to the brain" Health 24
But what happens if we don't feel it? Or our brains don't respond in a "typical" fashion?
One of our children has a seizure when he experiences pain, another giggles uncontrollably.
We were sitting at the table, enjoying lunch after church with family.
The kids are all outside on the playground, when Jazzy (8yrs) came in asking for a drink. Immediately I think, "I'm pretty sure she had TWO EYES when I let her out to play.... 🤔 Something is definately amiss here.
Then right behind her, Gabe, (the big brother, 9yrs) who is ALSO missing an eye! 🤕
Between the two of them we have a matched set of swollen and typical eyes. Medicine administered, showers given, and drinks of water later we realized that she was actually stung 4 more times.
They never cried or were sad, and actually "showed off" their pirate style to Uncle Timothy.
Learning to navigate in a world where "typical" doesn't apply is a challenge for all of us, but we're learning together.
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