Every one of these has an opposite too. That first adult tooth. The trust you regain is always stronger. The feeling of love afterwards. And the memories flooding through, pulling your family and friends closer together.
You may be wondering what the hell I'm on about. Sometimes, I wonder the same. But tonight, I gained someone we thought we'd lost.
As you may be aware, Nana Ruth, Dad's mum (we had two Nana's - adding the 'Ruth' on the end made it easier for Christmas cards...), was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year. It was quite far down the line, but the chemo helped and last week, she had an operation which was successful.
Today, she could go home. Last week, she didn't think that would happen - she left the house for the last time, in her head. And I hate myself for it, but the feeling I had was she had as well.
Apparently, she walked back in, crept silently to her chair, and wept. Just cried. She's lived there for over 40 years. To think that's that must be agony. She went round every photo and remembered. Gaining back the happiness we all love about NR.
I'm so happy she's going to be around for a while now. Christmas wasn't the same. I thought I had lost someone. The feeling of gaining them back is the best in the world.
Now I could finish with some anecdote, or some funny one-liner, but instead I'm going to leave you with this.
Be thankful for what you have in life, not ungrateful for what you don't. What you'll gain from it is pure happiness.
And there's nothing better than that
http://gmoai.posterous.com/lifes-loss-lifes-gain email Taken from General Musings of an Idiot: http://gmoai.posterous.com
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