Reality check for me

Annie, indeed you have a right to feel sorry for yourself.  We all have our traumas to live through--and yes, I always remember the beer truck,could be right around the corner for me,  and how dear friends of mine lost their college age child in a horrible bus accident two years ago.

I am still pissed and angry about the lousey medical treatment I received and all the balls dropped along the way.  No guilt feelings at all.

I repeat--it is all relative and we each experience our personal traumas and nightmares individually.  No need for guilt or any other negative feelings.

You were dealt a lousey hand of cards, dear Annie.  No appologies necesssary.

Now, to go on and make lemonade out of those stinking lemons!!

Oh Annie,

I'm with you, so many people have worse problems, and I really do try to "count my blessings", and I definitely choose laugh over cry! But that doesn't make your trials (or any of ours!) any less.

Hoping you had a restful weekend.

Colleen

I had a dear friend who was an absolutely amazing ICU nurse for 20 years - she was a great mom, a wonderful friend, amazing nurse, all around great human.  She took a 2 week vacation with her hubby - painted every room in their house, woke up with a sore throat on her first day back to work, popped one of her sons antibiotics from the strep he had the week before, thinking it was her turn, and she was dead within 20 mins, never made it out of the shower.  Massive heart attack from an allegic reaction to antibiotic - which she had taken all her life.  No warning.

When I am feeling down about my situation - Stage 3 bc, 39 years old, dog just died, dad moving in with me and needs round the clock care.....I remind myself that she would trade diagnosis with me in a minute - I have a chance, a good chance, at living a long life.  A cure could be around the corner and every day I have with my family and friends is one more day than Ann had.

Its a wake up call, for sure!  That being said - this sucks too.

Mary

Hi Annie

i was just saying the same thing tonite to a friend  how sad and unjust- things can always be worse and that is what has always kept me putting a positive twist on everything-  i cannot even begin to imagine the anguish that family is feeling   

but annie you have every right to feel as you say danged sorry  for yourself  but only for a little while and then pick yourself up  dust off and realize it can all be better  ........... and it will be annie  i promise

BIG HUGS

julia