Thank you x

[Artsstar]

Just want to thank you all for the uplifting, truthful and sad words - I am a realist and really appreciate the honesty of all the replies to my previous post....

Am sending all my love, gratitude and respect to you all. I’m feeling less fearful tonight and grateful for my day...and my new found lung buddies! X

[Sandyeggo]

Hi Artsstar, I’ve only gotten little bits and pieces of internet this week but I did read your post the other day about being terminally ill and frightened and surely overwhelmed. I hope you’ve found a way to explain it to your family. Life is hard. Death is hard( we think). I’ve been looking for a new house for a very long time.I finally found something so me hubby and my 2 beautiful animals moved last Sat. the next morning husband took off to go finish up, me and my dogs were playing in their new yard, I went back in to make the bed after about 10mins went back to check on them and my big beautiful 8 yr healthy male dog had met his demise in a massive heart attack. I wish I woul’ve known he wasn’t doing well before the ultimate shock and devistation of his passing hit me in the face. Your family( I feel) should have the right to know how sick you truly are. For several reasons: they should be honored enough to be able to help take care of you and maybe they should be afforded the time to brace themselves? None of my business perhaps but just sharing my rathers on a somewhat similar situation. I too am very sad at present. I still have my female assistance dog so I can’t just spend the days crying my eyes out when she still needs me and I her. I’m 53yrs, when I was 25 I had a severe stroke that left me permanent left side paralysis. I had been an athlete so life as I knew it was literally over. I was so depressed and so sick I just wanted to take all their sleepy sad pills and lay in bed under the covers. And so I did for months and months til one day I looked out the window and realized life was still going on and the world still turning and I needed to make some quick decisions. Did I want to lay down til I died or did I want to be in the land of the living and be an active member of society? I chose the later. I hope you’ve made the same choice. I do know how hard it is when you’re sick. Look for the little things: the nice man that holds the door for you or the nice lady that smiles at you and says Hi while walking down the street. Make those little gestures make you feel good. I hope things are getting better in some kind of way. I hope all the best for you. And miracles happen everyday🤙