every day in 2016, write a sentence or a paragraph or a poem that appreciates
congestive heart failure
yes. oddly enough I do appreciate it. it entered my life back in August of 2012. one night I had to admit I could only take about 12 steps, then I had to sit down. if I had to sit down on the floor or the ground, I damn near couldn't get up again. Lindy took me to Kaiser where I spent eleven days getting repaired. turns out CHF is not something you get over, get well from. it's a condition, and you live with it or live against it or don't live. I happened to pick live with, and so far am doing a good job of that. it changed my diet, and Lindy has made sure that is not a sacrifice - spices are wonderful! it changed how I live - I walk or drive instead of riding. it changed what I drink - I sip water instead of drinking coffee all day. I came out of those eleven days glad to live a while longer, glad to share my enthusiasms with my friends, glad for what I have and do and am.
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