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03-21-2015, 11:06 PM | #1 | ||
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Diandra, really liked your idea of volunteering at the hospital. I'm sure those you visited really appreciated. Just shows there are so many ways we can be useful; just have to give it our best. Learning new ways to work with the abilities we do have and not focus on what is gone only brings us down. Gerry |
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04-11-2015, 08:38 AM | #2 | |||
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So deep that wonder emerged whether I would survive Body wracked by pain So visceral I screamed end on end until lapsing Unto the bliss of unconsciousness No more the athlete Career not only shambles, but evaporated as mist "Friends" in the profession turning away, Probably out of fear It could be catching Or They might feel it Or It is not honorable to watch one slip from vitality Alone, but for family, very closest of friends, Cash passes as though through a sieve Lasts a while Yet finally missing as though smoke from snuffed candle Home and possessions sold Thank God Brings some financial reprieve Food on the table Shelter But Pain overwhelmed yet still Docs Meds Surgery upon surgery upon surgery Disability Morose Sought escape None found SCS implant Some control over major pain But not all Could dance no more Hiking by wheelchair, not astride sturdy legs SPOUSE, my blessing encouraged me - grow Sought career once more Doors made fast , declining market, openings where? I dwelled in self pity, and too long for my health Near calamity THEN inspiration Reach out, outreach Connect Network SO MANY like me Without career, profession-less What about them? Started small group Compared notes Shared networking strategies Practiced skills Then One By One Each found revival of employment Self esteem restored, providing again Sweet And Even I, broken, yet capable Grasped opportunity And hope became promise morphed to work exploded into joy Truly NOT as lofty as once held in my career valise Yet.....enough.....and gratifying At long last Yes Still have pain Have had more surgeries Meds held at bay for breakthrough need Thankful for SPOUSE who encouraged, legion of medical pros Who helped And Counseling which centers my focus A path Now used oft with cane And my wheelchairs Which leads to me being whole My prayer for you, too, M56 |
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04-30-2015, 12:22 PM | #3 | ||
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I can sympathize totally,life's a cruel ride for some, when you have your health you don't think for a fleeting second that you could end up looking to take your life or end up on powerful meds or praying on an operation to make things bearable,a year ago I was fit and strong then severe elbow arthritis set in after 3 ops to keep it at bay,this led to damage to my ulnar nerve and then the morphine and gabapentine and all the side effects and now the depression and isolation that entails......
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