BAD LUCK vs WORSE LUCK

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HenryM
Sep 17, 2024 8:22 am

HERE'S SOMETHING THAT EVERY OSTOMATE can understand.  It is from Cormac McCarthy’s ‘No Country for Old Men.’  “You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”  If it was bad luck that I got sick and ended up undergoing a proctocolectomy, it saved me from the worse luck of dying a shortened life in a hospital bed.  I think we all recognize this painful truth.  Having an ostomy may have its complications and nuisances, it may necessitate some life style alterations and some accommodations to a peculiar reality, but we’re still alive and kicking and learning and getting stronger.  My surgery was in 1964 at the age of 21.  That was sixty years ago.  This morning I slapped on my waist belt, slipped into my walking shoes, and did two miles with a smile on my face.  Life is good.  

AlexT
Sep 17, 2024 10:28 am

I prefer good luck. 🍀 

HenryM
Sep 17, 2024 10:48 am

‘Good luck is when opportunity meets preparation, while bad luck is when lack of preparation meets reality.’ – Eliyahu Goldratt

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This group has been my go-to during my loneliest hours whenever I've had a "bag blowout" at 3am and there was no one else in the world to talk to.

Because it's a global community, there's always someone here to lend an ear, provide advice, and just hold my hand if that's all I need.

Sure, there's also a lot of camaraderie, fun topics, and laughs, but the main reason I come here is for the total acceptance I get from the members. No one else on the planet could possibly "get" what I'm going through, not even my loving husband or supportive family.

The "Meet an Ostomate" forum is definitely a one-of-a-kind family, which I am very proud to belong to.

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warrior
Sep 17, 2024 1:42 pm

Hee hee. Explain that to a one-time winning lottery ticket holder. 🤔

Nini4
Sep 17, 2024 3:01 pm

Thank you Henry. I like to think this way!

 

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Beachboy
Sep 18, 2024 5:34 am

Ya gotta watch the 2003 movie "The Cooler."  William H Macy is great.  Sometimes in the end, ya just gotta get lucky.

Great post Henry.