86 of 100 ... Catch up for Wednesday (Jul9)

Got out of the hospital today, and maybe I'm not without symptoms.  Aside from the difficulty in breathing, I have had swollen ankles on a lot of occasions.  I thought it was from falling asleep sitting up, but maybe there's more to it than that.  I also have had a few sharp pains on the right side of my chest ... not like the last time, but a bit of pain on rare occasion.  I've also been coughing a lot. I attributed it to something else, but maybe there's a connection to the clots as well.  Regardless, it's important to listen to your own body and if anything seems odd, seems off, a strange pain ... it's so important to get it checked!! So glad my work colleagues forced me to go to the hospital!!


Moments of Gratitude for Today, Wednesday


Today, I'm grateful for
1/ being in RA's wedding party 20 years ago; not just a bridesmaid but a maid of honour!  The only time I was ever asked that honour!  and for all the hiccups we had, there were a lot of wonderful memories of that day when RA and MS got married!
2/ getting a ride from the hospital to home from NB.  It was lovely to wait in the outdoor warmth for her to come, but even better to not have to use the taxi chit I was given!
3/ meeting the two women I did before leaving.  The one, waiting for dismissal like me, was misdiagnosed and this was the 14th day of her hospital visit!  how easy it is to misdiagnose this ailment!  And the second, a diabetic woman in her 70s, losing her eyesight and already a lost leg ... and what a fantastic positive attitude!  Such an inspiration for me!  she was doing what she still could to live a full, wonderful life in spite of all her health issues.  Wow! To be like her!
4/ starting to accept this life-change, I think.  It is what it is, I can't change it, so may as well move forward and do what I can with what I have ... and I still have a lot!
5/ a fantastic text-chat with my brother.  I love talking with him!  He makes me laugh, he makes me think, I get passionate about things we talk about, and it seems the  older we get, the more we are thinking alike.  That's kinda neat!
6/ cheating death again.  How many times has this happened?  When it seems like Death is breathing down my neck, and I am pulled from the putrid stench of his maw?  I would have to sit to think, but there are must be at least 6-8 from over the last 5 years.  And some pretty freaky, too.  I can't help but wonder if there's a reason behind it, if I need to accomplish something yet ... quite a sobering thought!