Well, I returned to church tonight for the first time in public since the blackout incident last Tuesday 7/1. I had to work late again tonight like I did the night I had the blackout, and I rushed over to church for our Community Live service.
I walked around the lobby of the church and I bumped into my former group therapy instructor (from my spring group therapy) and he asked me how I was doing and how I was feeling.
I then walked around and I looked into the cafe that is adjacent to our lobby, and sitting there was the nurse from my group therapy who came to my aid when i blacked out. I walked over to her and introduced myself again. She said it was nice to see me looking more normal than the last time we met. We hugged, and she introduced me to her sister. We then sat next to each other throughout the church service. It was a great service. There were times I was hinking about the incident, but I took deep breaths and relaxed, and I made it through.
After the service, I walked down to the front of the auditorium and chatted with Rod (the guy I wrote the letter to in my previous blog), the Associate Pastor. He thanked me for writing the letter, and he wanted me to set up an appointment with him so we could talk one-on-one about my experience, and what my next steps are for support.
