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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Chronically Aflicted - Pay Attention to Moments

A Protein losing enteropathy is pretty tough to deal with.  I know what it’s like to attend family functions only to lay on the couch with my legs elevated while everyone else visits having a great time.

I understand the feeling of not being able to eat because excess fluid in my belly makes it hard to breath.

This is why it’s so important for people like us to grab onto the moments when we feel pretty good.  We know that such moments are not to be wasted because they are few and far between.

Maybe you are chronically ill with another affliction, this applies to you too.   Actually, this is just as important for the perfectly healthy, though they may not realize it.

Is this an advantage we have over them?  We learn the value of moments.  I saw a TV show this week where a man told a woman to take pictures of moments, not people.  

That’s what we need to do… pay attention to moments and not take them for granted.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Very true thoughts!

Daniel Taverne said...

Elena, I am not sure if you will read this. I hope you are well. If you want to let me know how you are, you can e-mail me here: taverned@hotmail.com Please tell me how you are.

Dan