Monday, May 21, 2012

The twenty-fifth truth.

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Thursday, 12 May 2011 13:54

(This comes from the 30 Days of Truth meme, an ongoing blogging project that I hoped to finish by the end of the year…maybe by the end of January?)

Day #25 – The reason you believe you’re still alive today.

Being a survivor, of sorts, is why I’m still alive today.

Chronic illness, in the form of type 2 diabetes, hypothyroidism, and especially, mental health issues (which is part of Day #26); serious acute illness with two surgeries; and escaping unscathed from an accident that totalled the car my mother was driving when I was in high school.

Perhaps I’m meant to be a voice for chronic illness, and without me, a life might not be touched in quite the way I can do that.

(Or perhaps I’m meant to be Aunt Rachel and the crazy cat lady.)

I don’t know.  I do know I want to help others reach satisfaction in their lives, even if touched by chronic illness.  Especially if touched by chronic illness.

 

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