I’ve never lived a “normal” life, so I can’t even imagine what I would or could do. You said everything right about being there for others, patience and noticing the small things.
I don’t know how many kids I affected volunteering for 30 years at a camp for kids with transplants, but I know I helped a few. That right there is worth everything I’ve lived through.
One day during one of our support group meetings I shared that cancer taught me souch, taight me to love life for little details. And I love myself more with all I uave to endure. One of the participants yelled at me "how can you say this?" and she stopped coming. So now I share this feeling only with few people!
Wow. I’m sorry you got that response but I do understand that not everyone gets to this place of acceptance and seeing the gifts. And that’s okay. But it’s helped me immensely. My diagnosis is not cancer, though, and maybe I would feel differently if it was.
What is not talked about enough is this gift in the shift of how we move through life when you have a chronic illness. You appreciate the little things. You have deeper empathy and compassion. Against all odds and through the pain we find light, love and hope all around if we look for it. And I think that’s pretty miraculous.
Very moving and inspirational, you are truly amazing! There are lessons for us all in your words and I thank you!
Thank you. Just trying to share some of the lessons I’ve learned. I’m glad it resonated with you ❤️
I’ve never lived a “normal” life, so I can’t even imagine what I would or could do. You said everything right about being there for others, patience and noticing the small things.
I don’t know how many kids I affected volunteering for 30 years at a camp for kids with transplants, but I know I helped a few. That right there is worth everything I’ve lived through.
I bet you’ve helped so many. That’s a beautiful thing ❤️
Sending you a huge gentle hug 🤗
Thank you, I will gladly take that hug 🤗
One day during one of our support group meetings I shared that cancer taught me souch, taight me to love life for little details. And I love myself more with all I uave to endure. One of the participants yelled at me "how can you say this?" and she stopped coming. So now I share this feeling only with few people!
Wow. I’m sorry you got that response but I do understand that not everyone gets to this place of acceptance and seeing the gifts. And that’s okay. But it’s helped me immensely. My diagnosis is not cancer, though, and maybe I would feel differently if it was.
“Learning to hold both the grief and the gratitude.” THIS!!!
That’s what it’s all about for me. I know you get it. And you do this so beautifully!
Love that poem, as I do all your poems and musings.
So much grief to process of the loss of life we’ve experienced.
It’s a lot.
With deeper insight and knowings about who the F we are beneath it all.
I discovered aspects about the truth of my being that i had never connected with before.
And who I would be without it all, I’m slowly beginning to find out.
She’s just as fun as all her friends knew she was all her life. Only she didn’t realise how much fun she was, how good company, how caring.
That was one shock for me to realise 😆
Thank you. I’m so glad we’re both beginning to discover who the F we are beneath it all! Sending you a giant hug ❤️
Learning to hold both the grief and the gratitude. 💛
What is not talked about enough is this gift in the shift of how we move through life when you have a chronic illness. You appreciate the little things. You have deeper empathy and compassion. Against all odds and through the pain we find light, love and hope all around if we look for it. And I think that’s pretty miraculous.