Mommy's Broken: Life with Lupus: Body Fat

7.06.2009

Body Fat

I am 'healthier' than I thought. My body fat is 20% which is actually really good... 22% is healthy and the average female is 32%. Stupid body image issues, I should feel better looking than I do. I am smaller than the average american female.
I have a doctors appointment. Of course it won't be until August. With me starting school I need to get my lupus in check. Wouldn't want to get started and then get really really sick. Maybe this doctor will be able to do something for me.

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Laura Pitts6.7.09
where are you starting school at??
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Why Mommy's Broken?

I have two little girls. Trying to get them to understand that Mommy isn't like all the other Mommies is much harder than you'd think. Doing it while trying not to scare them is even harder. I wanted to give them something they would understand on their level but wouldn't be lost on someone else. So I started by telling them that Mommy was broken, as to not tell them I am sick. Sick people get better, mommy doesn't. There are days when Mommy can get up and run around and do all those wonderful things; But there are days when Mommy has to stay in bed and rest. They have been able to take this information and be at ease about Mommy not being 'normal' or 'healthy'. Now I have a new challange of trying to let them know that mommy is not going to get to live as long as most other people. Telling your kids you are going to die is alot harder than you'd think.