I never thought I'd be thankful for ...

Posted by Colleen Young, Connect Director @colleenyoung, Nov 23, 2017

It's Thanksgiving today.
People across the United States are sharing meals, walks and stories, and giving thanks. However, there are times life takes us by surprise. Things happen unexpectedly and it is only upon reflection or retrospection that we can give thanks.

How would you complete this sentence?

I never thought I'd be thankful for _____________________.

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nolivap99 | @nolivap99 | Nov 30 7:43am

My relative longevity , 79+ with very good state of no prescriptions save for eye drops re mild glaucoma
Still working on both visiting somewhat disabled friends and relatives while getting some fun in in-between.

rickherman | @rickherman | Nov 30 10:04am

My response to the question what am I thankful for since my transplant quite lengthy. But I will use the same response I gave people when they heard I had been in the hospital with kidney stones (3 times) is I'm glad to have them, because it means I'm still here. That sums it up as the thing I'm most thankful for is still being here for family and friends

searcher1 | @searcher1 | Nov 30 12:16pm

Abe Lincoln declared a national day to give thanks while our country was going through great difficulty, the Civil War. We reflect God’s love if we are able to give thanks and show gratitude for what we have in the middle of our great difficulty.

I am thankful for Mayo Clinic providing the Connect to allow us to share our suffering, our knowledge and our hopes as we encourage each other.