Strange as it may sound I'm grateful for my health. I just returned from my fourth doctor appoint this week and I saw so many people much worse off than me. I go to the VA Medical Center and I saw so many people confined to wheelchairs, amputees, blind, and obviously in pain. Sometimes I need to step back and get my perspective.
I totally agree with KJ I feel we should all look around us and realize there are people that are worse off than we are-I tell my kids that all the time also-be thankful for what you have and thank God for he is the one with his hand on us. I of course am happy and thankful for my family and friends who no matter what love me.
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I am thankful for my life even if I have MS. I am glad that it waited as long as it did before showing up. It gave me a chance to enjoy the youth of my children. I am thankful that my MS is no worst than it is. I am thankful that when I go to the doctor there are no changes. For that I am thankful. sherry/smomdukes
This is a great question because it makes us think beyond our usual inconveniences and pain. What a good topic for those of us who live every day with a chronic condition; actually gratitude is a good thinking mode for all of us.
At one time (when I was a viewer), Oprah suggested everyone keep a gratitude journal. We were to list three things we are grateful for every day. Many of my items were repeats day after day.
There are only so many big things, and then circumstances took away the one about the US not involved in active war, so there are fewer big things. Then I started thinking of small things. I am still thankful for big things like health, family and friends, but now I find pleasure in successfully completing a tasty dinner.
Each day when I smile or laugh for any reason, I am grateful. When I hear my son (either or both) is happy, or talk with a giggling grandchild, I am grateful. When my foot is in the right position, I am grateful. There are so many things, some relating to my MS and some not; there are tiny miracles throughout the day and I know I am lucky.
I feel grateful that I am so lucky.
Hi everybody,
I just went to Long Beach, California and watched a wedding in a boat. It was so beautiful. I had a beautiful time with my husband's family who have indoctrinated me as one of the family. I took my cane with me, and they didn't even treat me like they felt sorry for me. They were all wonderful, especially my husband's daughter. I am so proud to be her stepmother. She had already invited me and my husband to her house for Christmas.
I am grateful that I can still work as a medical transcriptionist and don't anymore rely on SSDI. I make twice as much working independently. I am so grateful for a job I enjoy working at, as well as the people I enjoy working for.
I am truly blessed by family, friends, a job to keep my mind sharp, and all the places I can go. Most of all, I am truly blessed by God, and when those days come that I can't do much of anything, I think on those days that I can, as my soul and heart will never give them up.
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I am thankful for my friends, my family, and my life. I am thankful everytime my hubby makes it through another day without a new symptom. I find myself holding my breathe when we wait for the results from an M.R.I., but am thankful when no noteable progression is discovered.
I am grateful that at my core I am content and love my life. Even with all the chaos and uncertainty about my health and my hubby's health - he suffers from Crohn's as I battle the MS, we love each other and love our life. Even as the co-pays and deductibles mount up we manage to face each day with humor and love. We love our beautiful daughters and are grateful they were pretty much "all growed" up before our health challenges surfaced. I am grateful that I realize how much I have to be grateful for!