A dose of perspective

[cjsmith]

My cat is diabetic. Today my LJ-friend's cat had emergency surgery to remove a foreign object blockage in the small intestine.

My side effects from The Medicine Too Evil To Name included one loss of breakfast, annoying levels of sleep disruption for a month, and the need to eat more fiber. Other people's side effects have included death.

My idiopathic peripheral neuropathy stops me from hiking, biking, square dancing, and running. I just discovered today that my friend's idiopathic peripheral neuropathy has put her on disability for months, has left her on double-canes and in a wheelchair, and makes it an enormous challenge to navigate such things as curbs, doors, and elevators.

I declare a moratorium on me complaining, for a while. I think I'll count a few blessings instead.

Comments

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

Thanks for pointing me to her post. What an ordeal, the poor thing! I could barely keep from crying myself.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I finally lost it when she asked whether the not knowing was the worst part. I often remind myself of how bad other people's health symptoms are, to convince myself of how easy I have it... but I didn't want to admit that there was another human being out there who knew about the worst part.