Being Thankful
Monday, May 4, 2009 at 5:00AM My old boss always told me that gratitude is the great leveler... that we all have things in our life to be thankful for. That thankfulness helps us to approach each day a little more humble... that it teaches us kindness and patience. Today I'm thankful for all the positive things in my life over the last week...
- Co-workers that helped me through the worst asthma attack in years (see Living with Asthma)
- My beloved Dr. M. who invariably finds a place in his completely booked schedule to see me
- Short dose of steroids which although keeping me up most of the night, appears to be motivating the lungs to do all the right things
- The brute squad for laying on me and cheering me up
- TOG for reminding me to take all my meds
- Having a recliner which enables me to sleep upright until my lungs can handle laying down.
- My boss for finally understanding how mortifying my asthma is to me
- My laptop Guido, for letting me get the bulk of my work done remotely last week
- K2 and K3 for helping around the house
I'm still trying to process everything that's happened the last few days... it feels like I'm in a fog which is likely due to a tremendous lack of sleep and lots of breathing treatments. But I'm really trying to take to heart what I need to learn from last week so that I can do better next time. I'm thinking kitch-y inhaler necklace!
I'm also trying to be patient because the things that I want to do right now are going to take a couple more weeks of recovery to do well. I'd love to hike Rattlesnake Ledge again for mother's day, but TOG has to work and I'm pretty sure my lungs would pop right out of my chest if I tried to gain altitude. I'm just now walking up the stairs without passing out at the top!
What I am doing is bringing a homemade lunch to my coworkers....
...the ones that went for my inhaler, got me to my car, started my breathing treatments and sat with me through the after effects of medication. I want to thank them with something I made with my own hands, something I took the time and trouble over. It's the least I can do...
Do you have something you're thankful for?
Asthmagirl out
