What's the WHY?

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marieI believe that it's a wonderful gift that you can now see! You are strong and you are woman!!!All I know, is that I could not have done what you have. I hope that perhaps you could get into some kind of social work and especially for people that may be facing the same things that you've gone through. You have a lot to teach!!Gloria

Teri, hepc has shown me how strong i am & how much i really want my life.

Blessed be marie---------

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*You know, at the risk of sounding sappy.... oh Hell... I'm gonna do it

anyway. I just HAVE to believe that we were given this virus for a reason.

Those of you that have been on this forum long enough know about my "silver

linings" those that have come on in the past 6 months to a year might not...

I have to believe that something good comes out of everything. I just have

to. When I sit down and think about my hep c hiccup and what it has done to

me, I can find good stuff there. Really, I'm not trying to yank anybody's

chain here. Steve and I brought this up to the group over a year ago....

I'm going to bring it up again because a lot of you haven't heard this

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*Think about your hep c experience so far... I know it's a crummy

experience for the most part BUT what have you learned about yourself

because of it? What have you done differently because of it that has a good

ending? Is it that maybe now you are taking the time to appreciate some

things that before you overlooked or took for granted? Do you see family

and friends in a different light? Sometimes for the good and sometimes you

find out who your real friends are... that's a good thing. I found a side

of me that I didn't know existed. Yes, my life is different now. Different

in a whole lot of ways... financially, things pretty much suck but ya know

what? There are people way worse off than we are right now.. We function

on a different financial level than we are used to but it hasn't killed us.

My hubs and I have gone thru things in the past 6 years that most couples

never have to go thru. My poor hubs said "I do" and about 2 years later got

"in sickness, for poorer and for worse". But the man hasn't wavered one

bit. He stood strong by my side the whole time. I really know not everyone

can say that... My family.. wow. Some of them showed their true colors

and we don't associate with them anymore.... less hassles and that's a plus

too! And the rest of the family... stand right beside us... stronger than

ever. *

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*I really think that everything happens for a reason. Maybe we needed to

slow down a little so we could see what was going on. Reality check in a

great big way. In my case, I found a cause. Hep c has come full circle for

me, only now, I'm in control. And hopefully this book I am working on will

bring us full circle financially as well. There is a reason. I don't think

God gives us anything we can't handle. *

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*When I stopped saying "Why me?" and started saying "Why not me?" things

changed.*

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*Okay, I'm off my soap box now. *

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*Hugs,

Teri

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On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Gloria <gadamscan@...> wrote: