A Healing Touch
Within the span of a few weeks’ time, my view has changed from that of an endless horizon where ocean blends into sky, to the inside of a building…especially the ceiling! After getting home from our trip to the Caribbean, it was time to prepare for another experience—a sinus surgery! One right after the other; however, perhaps the first was a preparation for the second! The sinus surgery had been scheduled in January, after suffering through several bouts of sinusitis last fall and winter. Finally, an ENT ordered a CT scan of my head to determine what could be the cause of the recurring infections. Through the marvel of the CT scan, it was determined that there was calcification inside some of the sinus cavities, a sign of fungal activity. Fungus in my sinuses? That was shocking, but understandable after being an outdoors person most of my life, with gardening, hiking, backpacking and camping providing many opportunities for exposure. There were some structural iss...
