Physical and emotional pains are a reality in everyone’s life.

On the outside, my fingernails looked perfect! But underneath two of those perfectly manicured nails was a throbbing pain that only I was noticing. Just hours before, somehow I had accidentally managed to get several fingers caught in the car door when I slammed it shut while grabbing for my seat-belt strap. Ouch!!!

I try to carry on, no matter what happens, so I tried reading to distract myself from the pain. That plan doesn’t always work because sometimes the intensity of the pain just rises to the surface and demands attention. I looked at my hand and thought about the fact that lots of times it’s true with people as well. There may be a lot of hurting going on inside while on the outside everything appears perfect. The exterior presentation does not tell the “real story”, but for the hurting person, the painful truth is on the inside, even when trying to put on a game face to the public, friends and family.

Physical and emotional pains are a reality in everyone’s life. While there is some value to the idea of “not wearing it on your sleeve”, it also make sense to pay attention and to “do something” to help yourself get better. Sometimes time is the healer, but for some pain, the answer is a lot more complicated and involves calling in resources from other areas.

Today, living at this time and in this place is a privilege because the resources around me are really good and readily available when pain management is a must!

Marion Lorence
Glendale Place, Resident Manager
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