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Loss and Grief: How are you doing?
Loss & Grief | Last Active: Apr 7 12:18pm | Replies (932)Comment receiving replies
Your comments brought me a smile today. I am calmer now. It was so cathartic to unburden myself to a person who just listened, didn't judge, didn't interrupt with questions and didn't make any kind of suggestions. She just wanted to know if I would be okay. And I am. Going ahead will not be a picnic, but I am starting. Starting on Wednesday I have 8 more physical therapy appointments. That will be the end of them. I am starting to shed that feeling of sluggishness. So a new beginning has started. Don't know yet where it will lead me. I am also conscious that I don't know how many more years I have left. I am 87 and pushing towards 88. Except for the hip I am in reasonably good health. I am sleeping better at nights. What a great help that is. So that's where I am. I want to acknowledge all the help and support I have received from the people in this group. I found you by accident, but what a wonderful accident it was.
Peace and love to all.
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Good morning @thisismarilynb So wonderful to read you are smiling!
Good luck with your PT! I know it helped me when I had my knee surgery and it was a godsend for my wife! For me they always felt like work, but also like work, I had feelings of great satisfaction of a job well done at the end of each session!
When I wake each morning I recall what my mom used to say to me when, in her later years, I'd call her on the phone and as "how are you feeling, today, Mom?" She'd always relay "Well, at my age I have the usual aches and pains, but if I wake up and nothing new hurts, it's a good morning!" It's how I conduct my daily morning "inventory" as I get to the kitchen to start the coffee pot and get our pup her breakfast.
Wishing you continued Strength, Courage, & Peace
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@thisismarilynb No one said it's a picnic. But you have a basket to put in the tools you need to make it as easy on yourself as possible. Find that beautiful spot to relax in, open the basket, and pull out those things inside as you need them. You got this!
There are no accidents! A coincidence, perhaps. As I have mentioned before, you have helped unknown others who have read your posts, nodded their heads in agreement as how similar their own situation is, and are grateful for the strength you are showing. If you can do it, and you have, they can, too.
Ginger