Now that the ’12 Days of Being Chronically Thankful’ series of posts is over, I would now love the opportunity to wish everyone a very safe and Happy Christmas and New Year Celebrations.
Here’s to a great 2013!
Welcome to the 12th (and final day!) of the ’12 Days of Being Chronically Thankful’ a series of posts in which I divulge and explore all that for which i am thankful for whilst also living with a chronic illness.
And finally, on the ’12th Day of Christmas’ I was thankful for…a TV show!
The one TV show that I would say that I am thankful for is ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ – one of the TV shows that I will watch when I am unwell, and especially on the days when I am so weak and dizzy that I am stuck in bed. The show is incredibly dramatic for it to be gripping, but also has an incredible amount of humour thrown in for it to make me laugh and cheer me up when I am feeling down.
And for that I am ‘chronically’ thankful!
Welcome again to the ’12 Days of Being Chronically Thankful’ in which I share all those things which I am thankful for whilst living with a chronic condition.
On the ’11th Day of Christmas’ I was thankful for…a photograph! And this is the photograph that I have chosen to be thankful for:
I am grateful for this photograph as it is a reminder of my greatest achievement – that despite living with a chronic illness, although at that point it was still undiagnosed, I still managed to leave university with a degree! A reminder that although I, and many people like me, are chronically ill, and although we may have more bad days than most other people, that does not mean that our lives has to be meaningless and empty, and that we are still capable of achieving our goals.
It’s also a reminder of a great day – graduating after 3 years of hard work and sharing that moment with the most important people in my life – my family.
And for that I am ‘chronically’ thankful!
Welcome to another post for the ’12 Days of Being Chronically Thankful’ in which i share everything that I am thankful for whilst living with a chronic illness.
Today, on the ’10th Day of Christmas’ I was thankful for…an animal or pet!
Well, this is an obvious choice, as of course, I am thankful for our pet dog Honey!
I have written about Honey before – the way in which she looks after me so faithfully when I am in bed, unable to get up out it, continuously by my side watching over me like a guardian angel. Or if I am unwell whilst downstairs, she will come and sit by my side, cuddling into me, providing me with all the comfort to try and make me feel well again, or if it’s a bad day she will give me plenty of cuddles and kisses to put a big smile on my face!
And she is so protective of me – not liking when someone knocks on the door, rings to doorbell, puts something through the letterbox or even come in – especially when I am on my own, and even more so when I am not well (which is the majority of the time anyway!)
And for that I am ‘chronically’ grateful!
Welcome again readers, to another post for the ’12 Days of Christmas’ in which I divulge all the things that I am ‘chronically’ thankful for despite living with a chronic illness.
On the ‘9 Day of Christmas’ I was thankful for…a painting! Again, I am not a huge fan of art, and do not really have a favourite painting, but funnily enough I did fall in love with a painting which I saw whilst out on an outing with my personal assistant, and is by a local artist Sylvia Hughes Williams.
I just love the incorporation of the inspiring quote with the gorgeous picture of the butterfly. The quote reads:
“Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over…it became a butterfly”
I read this quote a while ago, and caught my eye, as not only because I love butterflies, but also I love the positivity of this quote. In relation to living with a chronic illness, it reminds us that just because we have limitations due to whatever illness we may be living with does not mean our lives our over but instead something positive can come out with such illnesses…these positives may only be small but they still make life worth living.
So, as soon as I saw this picture, I really found myself resonating with the quote and the print itself, and at some point during the year I hope to even buy the print and place it in my bedroom, and can look at it on those bad days, and remind myself of the positives in life…because there are so many.
And for that I am ‘chronically’ thankful!