Thoughts For The Day/Chronic Illness

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone. The other day grief was mentioned and i've seen it referenced a

number of times with respect to the impact of chronic illness. How well i know

the grip of sorrow/lament looking back over a life completely transformed by an

element i believed could not override my will to do anything, be loved by anyone

i wanted to love me, and feel forever mortal. I think some degree there will

always be some level of grief in my heart and woukd any of you say the same? Yet

i believe i am larger than the illness and still very full of life and i believe

you all are too, even if it doesnt feel that way in a given moment. Perhaps that

is a thought for today and perhaps we can all draw some satisfaction from the

recognition of our strength in the midst of our fragility/frailty. And when the

dark hours seem to overshadow the moments of light and our tears cannot be held

back may we reach out to one another as a bonded compassionate family and know

that

darkest span of time will pass. I'll be there for you. Will you be there for

me? In closing it is said ' A true friend is one who will get on the bus w/you

when the going gets rough rather than ride in the limo'. I'm ready for the bus

ride when it's time. Please bear w/me if this is full of typos, but i-d like to

finish this before a month of sudays and before my cell phone starts crying

'charge me! Charge me fool! Have a great day/eve whatever you are doing and the

aboue should be forever 'immortal not mortal' but what's a little Freudian slip

amongst us!