Odd news yesterday morning

[Cwright170994]

I regularly go to the wetherspoons in my town. Wetherspoons is a big food & pub chain in my country, the UK. But, I regularly go there for breakfast because I can customise it without strange looks from the workers 🤷‍♀️ so anyway, I regularly go for breakfast, and if it's on a weekday it'll usually either be just myself, or me and my carer. Now, there's an elderly gentleman that goes for breakfast daily, and we've definitely done the British thing and chatted like old friends. He had a hospital appointment on Wednesday just gone, and I like to think I encouraged him to definitely go. I saw him yesterday morning, when the hubby and I went for breakfast, and I asked him how the appointment went, because I didn't go Thurs, Fri or Sat. I was a bit shocked when he told me he was at Christie's (big cancer hospital in England!) He looked so well, for an elderly gentleman, and I didn't ask for more details such as did he have a biopsy for something. He has an appointment today to get the results. I don't think he has anyone else to share it with, because I know now that his wife had passed away some time ago, and I've never heard him talk about his child(ren) 😢 I'm happy he feels comfortable talking to me, because I can adapt from rolling in using my wheelchair, both electric or manual, to walking in with just my walking stick, and I can't remember if I told him I have MS, and was given my clinically definite diagnosis when I was 21, back in 2015. I can't remember much anymore, but I like to joke about my new found symptom: generalised seizures! And how they do a "system wipe" of my brain, and the memories I've had from the week before have been cleared as though they're junk files 🤣 that's why I like to make notes on my phone! A bit of a backup if you'd like 🤗

[Amore55]

Thanks for your sweet post. I think it is very important to just be there for people in our lives, as you said, they may not have anyone else. I’m convinced that the most important thing we can do in this world is to be kind. I saw a sign on a church the other day that said “ Just love people, I will sort out the rest”. I think it says it all. Thanks for sharing!

[Cwright170994 in reply to Amore55]

Thank you for sharing my thoughts on being kind to everyone! ❤️

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

You were an angel to a stranger, Cwright170994 . We should all strive to be ‘angels on earth’. 🤗

[Cwright170994]

Thank you ❤️ I know I can't be a nurse, no matter how I tried with doing nursing school, but this way is just as good if not better 🤗🫂

[whwiechm]

People need to be kind to each other because we never know when we will be the ones needing the kindness. When I do errands around our small town in Michigan weith my wealker, I usually find that strangers ask if they can help me load the walker in the car or up a curb. We need to try to keep our glasses half full and try to be optimistic about the future.

[Cwright170994 in reply to whwiechm]

Definitely! When I nip out to places that don't have automatic doors, there's always someone that'll open it for me, because I'm usually in a wheelchair. When I was more abled, I'd help anyone who I saw struggling, or would struggle. On my better days, I'm like that too 🫂 I'm still hoping for a definite cure, but in the meantime on my downdays, I like to try and make people's lives better from my phone. Be it a friendly comment on someone's Facebook post, or signing a petition that'd hopefully save the world 🤞🫂

[whwiechm]

WOW!!! Saving he world, what a wonderful thought. Thankfully, most people I believe are kind to one another.

[mrsmike9]

Have they put you on seizure medicine? I take Keppra which has kept mine away.

[Cwright170994]

Hi MrsMike9, I was put on lamotrigine, up to 150mg twice daily, when I first developed the simple partial ones back in 2014, then I was also started on tegretol 100mg twice daily after I had the status epilepticus in 2021. After my last lot that got me hospitalised, the discharge instructions said to up my lamotrigine my 25mg at night only. That one was only a 1 night stay, despite me limping because of my R leg being affected by my fall, and a nurse noting down the bruises I've got from it 😞 I hate MS and epilepsy 😫😢 I'm thankfully a bit better now, I can climb my stairs again! Only needing to use my stairlift when I know I can't. I think I'm going into a bit of a relapse, given I can't stand as long as I could do a few weeks back 🤦‍♀️

[greaterexp]

How kind you are! I love your attitude. Being willing to get beyond our own problems to see those of others is a beautiful thing. I know that gentleman surely appreciates you.

[falalalala]

You're very kind

[Cwright170994]

Hi greaterexp and falalalala, thank you for those compliments 🫂❤️