Ah Ha! Moments to Share

Two exciting discoveries revealed in the past three months that I have been slow in sharing, or rather too busy to sit myself down and write about them:

1. Since leaving my old job in August of this year, my INR level has been the highest ever. That is a good thing (in the range of 2.5-3.0). It took me up to about two weeks ago to really have an Ah ha! moment to realize that it is so very likely that high levels of stress can contribute to health in the most complicated ways. All of my doctors and nurses have told me, when I ask, that stress could play a role, but not a significant enough role to make any impact on my health. Ha! I know that is not the case now. Not only has this been pointed out on numerous occasions by my dear psychotherapist, but it has been in writing right before my very own eyes for the last three months. I am going in for my next INR appointment on Monday next week, so I will see if this theory still holds true!
2. Dad went in to a doctor to have genetic tests to find out if he has the Factor II gene mutation. I guess he had a rather difficult time explaining to Drs. down south there what this factor is and what it causes. I even had to go as far as sending copies of my genetic test results to this doctor. Honestly, I was really nervous to hear back what the results were. Mom had already tested negative and the answer was either Dad had the gene mutation or I had made it myself during gestation. Dad called me on a Friday evening to bear the news. His test results came back positive for the Factor II gene mutation. It was an awkward moment shared on the phone, but a very important one for me. I don't think I have completely processed this in my mind, but feel instinctively at peace knowing the genetic source.

Those are the Ah Ha! moments I have had as of late. Hopefully there will be more to come!