Health- jello
Okay, so my health status might make you take a second look... just how can one's health be 'jello'?
It is quite easy, actually...
Think of that industrial grade jello that you used to get in school (or if you are unlucky enough, in the hospital)...
It was so clear that you could see right through and looked delicate enough but in truth was almost downright indestructible!
It would come to you in a square that would not melt no matter how long you ignored it... would not change no matter how much you shook it... could not be confused with anything else but the flavor does not always live up to the color... sometimes had things floating in it that you were told were 'nothing' but you did not like them there... could be molded to fit any situation but even in a different shape was still jello and last of all-- always seemed to be there in the background but sometimes takes center stage.
I might try to ignore certain aspects of my health, but the truth is that ignoring them does not change the fact that they will remain there unchanged.
My health will not change no matter how much I try to 'shake things up' in anger, frustration, fear or desperation.
My conditions are known, but since no two people experience any condition exactly the same way and some days it is better or worse than others my symptoms could be sharper or fainter but it does not change the fact that they are still symptoms of my conditions.
There are aspects of my health that the professionals tell me are not a problem in their eyes and I should ignore or just learn to live with, but I know they are there and they do make an impact that I must try to work around when added to the mix.
Certain conditions could be called mild and in themselves not as serious as others, but when combined with others can mold my life and how I live it in a whole new way but that does not change the fact that the conditions themselves exist but only changes how they appear in my life.
And finally... my conditions will always be with me, even when they are mild they are always lurking ready to move to the front of my 'plate' and take a major role in my life for a day, month, year or even decades.
So....
My health is 'jello'.
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