Despite all my rage…
I was discharged from the hospital today. Including today, 9 days is a long time stuck in a 10 by 12 room where your only connection to, well, anyone is the call button. It changes your perspective on life. All of the sudden a cheap plastic remote becomes this mighty conduit.
I had 6 separate hospital stays last year. None were as challenging as this one. But, nevertheless, where there is darkness, fear, pain, and anger, there is also hope. I found a few meaningful elements to my journey in those little lonely moments, in the dark cold isolation of my hospital room; in the still.
I am still processing and look forward to sharing more about that. But for now, I am letting the anger and frustration out. And, there is plenty of frustration with facing what seems to be neverending health challenges that force me back into a 10 by 12 cage.
Makes me want to smash something. More to come, more peaceful thoughts.
But for now…
My rage isn’t any less real. My fighting resolve is intact, still.
I spent 40 years in and out of those rooms. I’m saying a prayer of hope for you, in case you can’t. Keep reaching.
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Your resolve will get you through this, Chris. Remember you are loved and will always be love to others.
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Fight on, Warrior, fight on! Continued prayers for you, my friend!
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