Gratitude Discussion Group

I would be grateful if it rained today.

@harriethodgson1 You are experiencing dryness in your area too it sounds. The farmers have had a rough season. Lots of corn fields that are thirsty for more.

Our town home community has a sprinkler system, but it doesn't water flower beds. The flowers are drooping and I have to drag the hose to water them, something I'm not keen to do after open heart surgery two and a half months ago.

@harriethodgson1 You are more important than the flowers. If you can’t get a neighborhood kid to do it for a little cash, let the flowers die.
JK

@harriethodgson1 Yeah, what @contentandwell said! We are in the dry time of year here. I tried watering the lawn a few times, but am concerned about the water consumption. Trying to keep the plants around the edges alive, having to carry buckets to those beyond the reach of the 60' hose. After 6 carries, my knee is not real happy. Grateful for today, and this town.
Ginger

Today is August 24th. It was four years ago today I was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation and Syringomyelia. As I pondering the years before and after diagnosis, I have found many things to be grateful for. First and foremost is GOD. HE has been with me every step of the way in good times and bad. Without HIM I would not have been blessed with the following and forever grateful for. *My Family* - I could not have been born into a better one. They have been there willing to help when I could not do things myself. Made me laugh when I needed one. Praying for me and sitting thru my surgeries and at my bedside when I woke up. *My WI Orthopedic Hand Surgeon* - who has been with me on this journey for nine years. A doctor who never gave up on me and made it possible for the opportunity to be seen at Mayo Clinic. This brings me to my final blessing. *My Mayo Neurologist, Neurosurgeon and Orthopedic Hand Surgeon* - All three made such an impact in my life. The knowledge, treatment and compassion that I received was nothing less than life changing. I can never repay them for all they did and continue to do for me. Thank you is not enough. So I pray for them and pay it forward by helping others with whatever I can.

Hi @nancy82415 - What a beautiful tribute to Mayo Clinic. Thank you for sharing your moving story. There is a Ken Burns documentary about Mayo Clinic that is terrific. You can get it online, at Netflix, or at Amazon... here's one link:
https://www.amazon.com/Mayo-Clinic-Peter-Coyote/dp/B07HT9VG66
If you haven't seen it, I think you would enjoy. Have you seen it yet?

@debbraw I saw it when it premiered on PBS! I was telling everyone I knew to watch when it premiered. It was so informative. I started crying when they were interviewing CEO John Noseworthy. I experienced going from doctor to doctor who had no answers and finally coming to Mayo and getting the diagnosis and treatment I needed. When the dvd came out I purchased it.

My husband is a retired Mayo Clinic physician, a specialist in aerospace medicine, aviation medicine, and internal medicine. Though we know a lot of Mayo Clinic history, we learned so much from the film and were touched by it. I got teary-eyed.

@nancy82415 I believe it is available on Netflix or Amazon Prime video, also. I watched it, also, and asked my husband to watch it. Very impressively done. Ken Burns is a great documentary filmmaker!
Ginger