9/13: remembering

My pain situation is much better than it was a year ago, and much, much better than two years ago, but I still get flare-ups.  Today I was feeling quite bad--it's kind of astounding that that had become my status quo.  And then I remembered:  I have medicine!  I took it, and two hours later, I feel the relief.  I know it sounds silly to forget that I have a remedy, but I got so used to bearing with it, and I also grew up in a house where we didn't take medicine that often, so it doesn't rise up in my mind as an obvious recourse.  Hopefully next time I'll remember even sooner.