Absence

A week ago today I was diagnosed with kidney stones.

In a battle against what is said to be one of the most painful experiences one could suffer, I passed my kidney stones naturally at 4am on Friday. After spending approximately 91 hours and 34 minutes in pain, I was relieved. The pain lasted a few more days, but a week after learning the problem, I am back to where I was.

Due to the kidney stones, I was forced to drop out of school for the entire Winter Semester. Putting my life on hold for a week, I feel as if my health caused a minor setback. I have lost a semester in school, which is valuable this far along in my education.

With only two days left in the first month of 2007, I have already came across my share of obstacles. With health problems and family problems greatly leading the way, education follows, as does my music career. However, a great deal of change has taken place in my personal life, which sheds light to the future, giving me hope and strength to move on. This itself is motivation to battle any obstacles February sets for me.