Not sure why I'm up so late blogging, but I guess the Spirit just moved me right. When I have a birthday, especially this year, I get very reflective and somewhat sentimental. Just like all of us osties, what I have been through in the last few years is nothing short of amazing and miraculous! When I started feeling a little panicky about the big 55, I thought about lying in ICU in 2008 thinking I was taking my last breath. The docs thought so too, but God had other ideas! Maybe I'll blog in detail someday and write about my near-death experience, but for now suffice it to say that I was in 2 hospitals for 4 months total before I had my surgery; then last year, just because, I had emergency surgery for an internal hernia on Friday the 13th. In 2008 my Crohn's got really bad. It led to PCP pneumonia, which was nearly fatal, sepsis, extreme edema, a collapsed lung, heart attack, stroke, multiple seizures, and a few comas; one that lasted 24 days. I had to learn how to swallow, walk, dress myself, etc., all over again. God is good. He brought me through it all. Now I help to pastor a local Episcopal church and I live with my 4 cats, right down the road from the church. I am surrounded by loving friends and furry babies! My human baby will be 22 next month. Oh, how the time flies!
Just some random thoughts; will blog again; I welcome comments!
You have a very good attitude. We are all blessed that we are survivors. No matter what we go through, there is always someone who has or has had it worse. Surviving cancer has made me appreciate the little things in life and not take anything for granted. If I see pretty flowers in a garden, I take the time to smell them. When it rains, I like to feel the raindrops on my shoulder, or feel the warmth of the sun on my skin. I have learned to appreciate life more.
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Ahhhhhhhhhhh... 55, the prime of life! I'm right behind you, friend. I have to say, I'm having the time of my life with the love of my life. Like you, I also appreciate every day that I've been given. Although my Good Day scale varies, each daybreak brings another opportunity for joy and surprise. Continued good health, and ohhhhhhhhhh... Happy Birthday!
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