Thanksgiving thoughts

[merryBe]

Gonna post his on both sides of the board, rules or no rules

It’s Thankgiving so here goes:

I thank God there’s a cure for this disease that at Least half the people reading these words will experience.

I thank God that after a morning with diarrhea caused by antibiotics
that there was an antibiotic in the first place to get rid of my infection and ease unbearable pain.

I thank God that although traffic was a B, at least I HAD a car to get to my labs today.
Especially when I saw those getting off the 3 hr. long ( no stops to pee) handicapped bus as they shuffled into the clinic.

I thank God for this board/forum, that I knew enough to ask for ammonia check and PCR today even though it wasn’t the treatment protocol, asking for it made the difference.

I thank God that when I sat getting “Beechy” waiting 20 minutes for MY lab draw
that He showed me the person in front of me…..
whose blood they could not find to draw today
and who was an amputee….
I thank God that He forgave me my impatience, and corrected me.

I thank God that after crankily going across town to get someone else a potty chair today…like why should I being sick have to deal with the sick…..
.that at least I was reminded it wasn’t me having need of one.

I thank God that when the day and/or chemo made me cranky with my hubby that he called me on it, and got cranky back. Like I should be the only one who can gripe?

I thank God that he’s a MAN, who afterwards, also had the guts to apologize where he needed to.

I thank God,  that there’s a guy coming tomorrow at 800 Am with a jackhammer to tear up concrete all day, so that I can have heat in my house again!!
(I probably won’t think to be thankful for this in tomorrow’s noise and dust, so this is thanks in advance dear Lord.)

I thank God that there’s family coming,
and warm plates of food,
and things that most of us cannot imagine doing without,
and yet many will have to this as in other winters.

I thank God I’m still here to give thanks.
That’s all for now, it’s someone else’s turn..

Mary B

[Myown]

My family member is pushing a bill through the Oregon congress to make insurance test routinely for Hep-C.
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Great news!

[merryBe]

thanks to all of you....

I got a great present yesterday.

My family member is pushing a bill through the Oregon congress to make insurance test routinely for Hep-C.

this will mean folks will get diagnosed quicker, docs cannot ignore anymore, and insurances will have to pay for the cures now available, before the viruses have time to get any more resitant.
Now that there is help, folks need to be diagnosed and saved.

Boy on more thing to give thanks for!!!!!!!!!

[tumbleweed1999]

I am actually thankful for having been diagnosed this year with AIH.  I would never have "met" the wonderful people that are on this board/forum.  We don't always understand why things happen as they do until we can see "where we came from" and the things/people the Lord has put us in touch with that otherwise would not have been.  

Praise the Lord for His goodness, even if we don't feel like it at the time.

MerryBe -  you are so "right on"  -:)

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody

[merryBe]

thanks Dorthy, and Myown, here here!!!!!!

[Myown]

I'm thankful that I woke up this morning - many people went to bed and thought they would see today and they didn't.

I'm thankful that I have a roof over my head, and food on my table.

I'm thankful I have a husband who is the kindest soul I have ever met.

I'm thankful that though my mother has cancer she is still with me and doing fairly well.

I'm thankful that though I relapsed, I most likely don't have much liver damage (bx pending)

I am thankful to have been born in America

But most of all I am thankful that I know that I have a loving God who cares very much for me and even at times when fears and loneliness surround me - He is there - even when I don't feel Him, even when my heart is aching, even when my friends or family may forsake me - He is there. He will never turn His back, He will always hear my cry, He will never judge me, He will always be faithful -even when I am not,, and for this I am most thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

[callmedorothy]

Your post brings it all into perspective...thank you

[merryBe]

opps.my typing didn't keep pace with my mental list....

I thank God for all the docs, and researchers, and drug companies, who do take this disease seriously and are trying to help cure it.

can't leave that one out.