Hope flushed away.

At the worst possible moment, it flushed. And not just your average flush, it was a mighty torrent of water that foamed and sprayed as it spiralled down. All hope flushed away at that moment.

And that was that. 

A memory

Last Friday my wife and I went to a wedding in a suburb of Edmonton, Alberta. On the way home in the evening, we made a stop at IKEA and just being there rekindled an old memory of my then little daughter Dagmar.

She was two years old, and it had already been a long day in the suburban.  Dagmar (baby number six) had just started potty training, when we took one of our typical trips to Edmonton – a city in Alberta two hours away from the small town we called home.

It was always a whirlwind tour, drive the two hours, do Costco, and other shopping, and drive the two hours home.

We’d been on the go for about 5 hours – quite a stretch for a young potty training bladder. We were at IKEA, and I took her to the bathroom. One thing you need to understand – she was quite scared of public washrooms – so getting her on the potty was a significant feat.

I had just got her sitting on the potty, mentally celebrating this huge win when it happened.

FLUSHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhh. It was one of the first automatic flush toilets – and this sucker was powerful. Somehow with just this little girl on the toilet, we’d tripped the sensor.

Fear Strikes

In half a second she was off the toilet and holding on to me for dear life.

It didn’t matter what I said, did, or how I promised it was all okay – she was not going pee.

And so for the rest of the day – until we were home 8 hours later – she didn’t pee. (Kid must be part camel)

Like usual, this trip down memory lane got me thinking. 

What things have happened in our lives that – like that automatic flush toilet – have falsely instilled a severe sense of fear in us?

In working to help diabetic neuropathy sufferers, I have encountered a similar theme. Many don’t believe that there’s anything that will help. They have had their hope flushed away by drugs that fail, vitamins that fail, and doctors that fail. The pain, numbness, tingling and burning march ever onward in the face of gabapentin, and even Lyrica.

“Get used to your new normal,” they tell us.

(It’s a lie)

But it’s all just a big flushing toilet. Because drugs aren’t the answer – so of course they don’t work (other than to hide the symptoms for a little while).  A single vitamin or even some expensive combination vitamin isn’t the answer – so of course, the burning gets worse.

Many tell me they don’t believe that it can help. I’m stuck like this. All my hope flushed away. It’s all water down the drain.

And it’s a lie. Because I’ve seen hundreds heal, and get back to doing what they love.

Does it take some work? Yes. It takes some effort, and you do need to spend some time to help your nerves heal. As a matter of fact, for the best results, you need to make some changes in your lifestyle. Change can be hard sometimes, but then again, how’s what you’re doing now working out for you? Maybe it’s time for a change.

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