The Pain within.A part without

Our Simons' in hospital again, he felt unwell yesterday and later in the afternoon his stomach started to be painful on one side, and was very tender when gently pressed.

Appendix was murmured in the household and the internet was searched for symptoms often not a good idea.( to much information about to many illnesses)

Appendicitis is a difficult ailment to pin down and littrally the only way to be certain is to operate, so NHSdirect were contacted followed by telephone diagnosis by a doctor.Then down the hospital to the Out of hours Clinic, A and E then admission for overnight assessment.

Today still waiting for answers unable to eat in case surgery is required.Now it could be Gall stones or appendix or some other yet unknown problem, are there parts of the body we can really live without, will it still perform in the way it was created to? Simons' spleen has already been removed he may have to have his appendix out and if there are stones they to are an unwanted intrussion in his body.Whatever the outcome, We will wait and pray!

Gods' body is HIS CHURCH How does the Bible put it... "The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I don't need you!' And the head cannot say to the feet, 'I don't need you!' On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honourable we treat with special honour. And the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty, while our presentable parts need no special treatment. But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honour to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honoured, every part rejoices with it. For the eye to say to the hand 'I don't need you' is blindness. For the head to say to the feet 'I don't need you' is arrogance that will cause hurt to the feet and injury to the whole body."

"All your strength is in your union. All your danger is in discord" -- Henry Longfellow

The Song of Hiawatha