Hey everyone. First of all, thank you all so much for your prayers. I greatly appreciate them. I wish I could put into words how much I appreciate your prayers and am grateful for them but it would be difficult to put it in to words and so instead, I give all of you two thumbs up.

That said, I am still sick. I was really wanting to go to Mass this weekend but I didn’t go yesterday evening because I hadn’t fasted for an hour and so I wouldn’t have been able to receive the Eucharist. I planned to go this morning instead. Well, I am having trouble breathing this morning and I am feeling weak and tired. I am also having some aches and pains and such. I talked with my spiritual director, Fr. Ray, a few minutes ago because I didn’t know for sure if I had a valid excuse to miss Mass. I was being very scrupulous in other words. He told me that since I am sick and everything that I can stay home if I need to. So, I am going to stay home today. Also, I might be contagious and I don’t want to get anyone sick. I really wanted to go to Mass but I think that in this case it would be best if I stayed home. Besides, with my breathing I could easily have an asthma attack due to the standing, kneeling, sitting activity that happens at Mass.
So like I said, my breathing is rather poor this morning. I woke up with difficulty breathing which has been happening every morning since I got sick. I took a breathing treatment but I don’t feel like it helped much. My breathing is not so poor that I need to go to the emergency room but I know that if I exert myself much that I will likely have an asthma attack. I’d appreciate prayers for my breathing.
I am also having some moderate to low level severe pain this morning. My shoulders are really achy and I’ve got pains in other areas of my body too. I’m sure its largely morning stiffness which goes along with Fibromyalgia but it hurts fairly badly anyway. I would appreciate prayers for my pain.
Other than the issues mentioned above I am also having a slight stomach ache and some other mild digestive issues. I do have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (heartburn and acid reflux) so these issues aren’t surprising. They’re annoying and slightly uncomfortable but I just have to put up with it.I would also appreciate it if you would include the digestive issues in your prayers for me.
My mental health is not too great this morning either. I am rather depressed. I think that’s partly because I have to miss Mass this morning. I am also having some anxiety because of this illness. I would appreciate prayers for my mental health.
And one last thing, I would appreciate prayers for my spiritual health. I am having a few doubts here and there and I would appreciate prayers that my faith would be strengthened and the doubts would go away.
So anyway, I am going to stay home this morning. I am going to try to watch Mass on television sometime today which I know isn’t the same as going to Mass but I think it will help me feel a little better. I really wanted to receive the Eucharist but I can’t since I am too sick to go to Mass. I can do a Spiritual Communion though.

Thank you all for your prayers. I greatly appreciate them.
