Grateful
I don’t think that I take a whole lot for granted; I’ve had enough scares with my own health that I truly try to appreciate that each day is a gift and that any day could be the day that changes anything. Any time I find myself not grateful for a day, I think back to when my thyroid problems were first being diagnosed. The first thing that they found led to some scary times.
For the past year or so I’ve watched as a very close friend went through some scary and frustrating times with their significant other. Their significant other is ill, very ill, and no one has been able to give them an explanation as to why. They’ve been to countless doctors, had countless tests, and still there have been no concrete answers. I’ve seen my friend struggle with the fact that their partner can no longer do the things they once loved doing together.
They’re finally starting to get some information, but the news isn’t positive. The damage that has been done is quite possibly irreversable. The times when they could be active together are likely over. My friend only cares that their partner is taken care of, that they are as healthy as possible… that they finally find out what’s going on.
Talking with my friend today really got me thinking about the fact that I am incredibly lucky. Because I am healthy, when there have been so many times that there was a question. I’m lucky that I am able to get out and do things, whenever I want. I can get up on a horse and soar over fences. I can work out for 45 minutes in the morning with no ill effect (or minimal ill effect). I can take the dog for a walk. I can go to the beach and play in 6 foot waves.
I am also lucky because my partner is healthy. He goes to work every day and then comes home and gives me a kiss and a hug and tells me he loves me. We can go to the beach together. We can go out and practice photography together. We can get on his motorcycle and go for a trip together (or we can when I get a helmet). We can go on vacations and hikes and walks… and whatever we want.
And I am so incredibly grateful for that.
