I Had To Post This Because We Are All in This Together Fighting
A gentleman I have been introduced to and have since become friends with has started a brand new blog. When he showed the blog link to me earlier today I immediately went to it and read word for word with sorrow and yet familiarity to the words.
I am posting his blog here so that many of you can understand a little more of what Al and I have been faced with over the years.
Please feel free to…
A gentleman I have been introduced to and have since become friends with has started a brand new blog. When he showed the blog link to me earlier today I immediately went to it and read word for word with sorrow and yet familiarity to the words.
I am posting his blog here so that many of you can understand a little more of what Al and I have been faced with over the years.
Please feel free to read and comment to him if you would like. I just hate it when I think of others who are in any way suffering as Al and I do.
I wake up this morning and it is quiet. Rhino the cat slept on the couch so Al and I had our beds to ourselves. I do the usual, splash my face with cold water, brush my teeth and smell the coffee brewing.
Grabbing myself the first cup I hear nothing from Al’s room. I flip on the computer and open the world.
I feel like I am so blessed and pretty fortunate. When Al is home, so am I. There is no communication with anyone unless I get a text, phone call or visitor. Once I open up my email, FB and WP, all my friends have already said hello or made some nice comment to me. I am suddenly in my house robe, drinking my coffee, in the silence of my home and yet surrounded by wonderful friends.
I want to say thank-you for being here with me and for me. I want to let you know that you are the second reason I smile; the first is that I am given another chance to open my eyes again.
Some people who are here when I turn my computer on are;
Alastair Forbes
TammyHoney
Bonnie Llewellyn
Lezlie Sherman
Pam Bower
Carol Aitken
Alyson Sheldrake
The Laughing Houswife
Carol Dutcher
Ute Smile
Bob Mielke
Donald Hiatt
Dawn Koenig
Playing the hand that was dealt
Pink Woods
Carrie Tamburro
Sarah Grobner
Sandra Palmieri
Dayna Bauer
Patty Taylor
Connie Hannes
I may have missed someone, don’t be hurt if I did. After all it is morning and I have only had one cup of coffee so far.
Like I said friends, these are the friends who I have been privileged enough to speak to already today. I am not bragging, I am proud.
I have written about Al so much lately. I have told you about the terrible Friday through Sunday evening weekend Al had of suffering from his M.S.A.
What I didn’t tell you is that I had a little bit of a melt down Saturday night, alone in my bedroom. I had climbed the ladder and got to the step that said,”We Won”. When Al got so sick those few days, I came crashing down to the bottom step which said,”Get Real”
I had seen with my own eyes how wonderful Al had been the past several days. I quickly let myself believe that our prayers had been answered. So many prayers from a lot of you. God answers prayers and he answered mine.
But then he got worse. I have since learned from Hospice that this will be a common thing. The Hospice nurse told me today that he will have more good days then bad in the beginning and later more bad than good.
So when she and I talked today and I learned that he had an excellent day, I turned around to see if anyone was watching or listening. When I saw Al carrying on a conversation, drinking his pop, and smiling, I swear my heart burst straight out of my chest cavity.
Then I suddenly stopped and remembered back to last weekend when I had my melt down. I thanked God for today being a great day for Al, but I am staying on the step that says get real. The step above it says” Be Happy”. The next step says,” Live for today, enjoy what is in it. Don’t look ahead, just yet.”
So for today I am so happy for Al. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that it last for a few more days.
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