As I sit here at my computer this morning with a catheter in me and bag fastened to my leg I look back at the surgery I had ten days ago. I went through sixty three years never having surgery and now I just had my second one in less than three years.
Anyone that has surgery is scared, worried, and wonder what the outcome will be. The soreness is slowly going away and I am sleeping and walking better. I still can't take my dog for a walk or get down on the floor and play with her. I know she wonders why. Cookie looks at me with that cute little face and I keep telling her, "Pretty soon, Cookie."
Yes, recovering from surgery is just a minor inconvenience. There are so many people much worse off than I am. I thought back this morning to when my mother was in a nursing home during the last days of her life. The woman in the bed next to her had been in that nursing home in that same bed for twelve years. That is something that I can't imagine.
People live without their sight. I remember a man that had a store in Canadensis, PA many years ago. He was totally blind. It didn't keep him from living a decent life. People live in wheel chairs for much or all of their life. I know it has to be tough, but they can do some amazing things. People without an arm or a leg. I saw a story a few years ago of a woman that had no arms. She did everything with her feet. It was amazing seeing her change a diaper, use a typewriter, cook, clean. What an amazing woman she is.
There are so many people with cancer and other diseases that makes life difficult. I feel blessed with the life I have. I have been married over 44 years, have 2 great children, 5 grand kids that I am proud of, and now 1 great granddaughter.
My surgery is just a minor inconvenience. Soon I will be walking in the forest with my wife and Cookie again. I will be down on the floor playing with Cookie and her toys. She loves so much to play. I will be sitting at the computer working on another novel. Every day of life is an adventure, sometimes good, sometimes not so good, but always another chapter in my life.
Copyright Larry W. Fish 2015
I am glad you are gradually getting better, Larry. We should feel thankful that we have what we have when so many have so little.
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