When I think of the word support, I automatically connect it to the word help. I feel as though the two go hand in hand. I am blessed to have a great set of siblings as well as a nurturing father. We have each other's backs. When I need emotional support, I turn to my sisters and my fiance. When I need to feel that I am doing the right thing, but I still need encouragement, I turn to my family and my best friends. Life is all about support. I don't know what I would do if I was alone! I would not be able to function without some type of help!!! On a serious note, I am a big advocate for support in the work force. If I have an idea that I think is brilliant, but my team of co-workers thinks its whack, I am not going to go forth with it without their support and expertise. I have a family at work-we fuss and fight but in the end we always have each other's back. That's how we operate in my workplace. It is a good feeling to be supported because it shows that people really care about you enough to embrace whatever it is that you need. If I didn't have my support system, I would probably be in a mental facility. Oh- support is extended with my doctors as well. Not all doctors... care. Sad, but true. I finally found a doctor that tends to my needs and breaks things down for me in a way that I can understand. I recently had a medical issue that was concerning me. I didn't have to wait to get the results via email on the patient website. My doctor called me and we talked about it as if I were sitting in her office. Who knows a doc that consults without an appointment in 2013??? (Maybe you do, but that was a first for me)
I am currently facing the challenge of should I or should I not try to have a baby. I have reviewed all of Dr. Oz's shows on childbirth and age. I have consulted with my doctor. I have consulted with my fiance'(who really wants a child) I want a child, too. I'm just so afraid of the risk factors involved. My family is on my side 100%. Not one person that I have spoken to about this has said "No... you shouldn't get pregnant." It all boils down to my level of faith in God. I will have to have a procedure done in order to carry a baby into full term. I am terrified of having surgery because of what happened to my Mom. She went in for surgery, and was never the same afterwards. *tears* But... I know that I have a ton of people in my corner rooting for me all the way. If I didn't have them, I would not be going back and forth on the issue. I truly love my support system. We work things out together!
