Okay so all that has been said really hurt me and got me down, I was just resting and I thought of so many things that I would have never appreciated before this darn RA slowed me down. Geez, there always seems to be a reason for everything!!! Maybe we can post some of the things we appreciate and we can cheer up!!! So please feel free to add in!!!
Mine - My hubbie is a horticulturist(doesn't pay well, but he loves it) I can go out into my small yard and everyday when it is not frozen here (LOL!!) I can see new little plants growing and beautiful flowers he has grown with love. He does all the work and I just get to enjoy, I try to make sure he knows how much I love it all the time.
Another - I was always soooo busy with work that I never took the time to cultivate the friendships I should of, Now I try to take more time to let all my friends know how much I appreciate them and sooo much better about calling, sending cards and such!! I hope it makes their lives better.
It sounds like RA has helped Kelseysmom make new friends she appreciates and would have never known with out RA.
Please let's all be thankful!!!!
My bond with my family has deepened. Especially my little sis (who just turned 38). She is the baby of 5 girls. I always was the one who did everything for her. Now she does for me. It made her & me realize how much we treasure each other. Our other sisters live in FL & MS so it's just me and her in IL. Before during holidays, I was the one who did all the shopping, cooking etc. Now my little sis is there doing it with me or for me.Yes there are so many times i wish i had not gotten RA but then i sit and think of how many great people i would not have met had i not had RA. We have to remember that there are things out there to be thankfull for. Maybe we are luckier in some ways than others, Maybe we needed be slowed down!!!! I know I did!My family has grown closer and I am a much more caring and compassionate person. Each day I am so grateful for any small thing that I am able to acomplish.Me too. I had my own cleaning business. I had 9 houses I cleaned weekly or bi weekly. I worked at the church on Thursdays and typed the bulletins and monthly newsletter. I also sold home & garden party items. I was a girl scout leader for 9 years and a cub master for 3. I also taught Sunday School. I did all our housework, laundry, and made homemade dinners every night.RA honestly gave me a whole new perspective on life. I believe it is a healthier, more spiritual perspective than I had before. I was very career abitious and busy. The house was perfect, I worked late a lot, and I never had time for "me", or just to "be" with the kids. After the initial shock and depressing reaction to my dx, and after ditching my first RD, things began to improve. My new RD gave me some wonderful advice: Simplify Your Life. That's it. It took me a while to figure out how to do this because I didn't have a grasp on what was most important. Now, the laundry doesn't get done every single day. The floors don't get mopped but once a week. Instead of coming home from work and cleaning house and picking up after everyone, we play family games at the dinner table. I've noticed that my son and my husband are doing more around the house...and probably would have all along if I hadn't always jumped in and done it first. I appreciate them more. I appreciate everything more. And on my bad days, I don't struggle to do things that I now know can wait. On my good days, I sometimes overdo (don't we all?), but I am grateful that I had that kind of a day.
Mostly, I've become much more compassionate to others in pain, and that patience, truly is a virtue.
Claire,
That was me too!!!!!! Darn!!!!
[QUOTE=Daisy]Claire,
That was me too!!!!!! Darn!!!!
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Want an even bigger shock? I am also a CPA.
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