Same day, same struggle…

A lil something I came accross today in my journal. A reminder of the ups and downs of chronic health issues.

Once you come to term with the fact that you aren't getting better, the losses fade into the backgound.

The things you deal with are just part of your normal. It's almost scary what we are able to normalise. The traumas of what once felt like life and death situations just become part of your routine. And it's not something we talk about often. It's archieved.

I'm sharing the above quote today, so that someone scrolling through my fb page will be reminded that they are not alone. Because sometimes it just feels unfair, to have to fight so hard to achieve things that others never have to consider. Basic things, like how you might prepare a meal, take a shower, do some cleaning or gardening, run errands, even get out of bed, the list goes on. These are thing able bodied people just do. Things the disabled envy.

Some may think I write about the same things often, and I do, intentionally. There are so many different aspects to the different facets of life and it's variables. Thoughts and feelings, and circumstances that change, things you may have never even contemplated before show up. But the biggest reason I revisit is, that a lot of the things I write about aren't one offs, they are things that continue to impede peoples lives. Some hardships are all consuming, I'm acknowledging that and extending understanding. Understanding to the best of my ability, because there are aspects that I don't even have to condider. I can't even imagine how hard it would be to navigate chronic illness with children. I don't have any, and if I did, I don't know know how I would have coped. There are days I don't have enough energy for myself, let alone the responsibility of others.

I'm also blessed to live in a country that medical care is easily accessible and medications are affordable. Imagine needing a medication and for whatever reason it was unobtainable.

I'm well aware of how lucky I am in my personal journey, but my heart genuinely goes out to those with added burdens.

So if a quote, a message, or a blog seems repetitive, maybe it is, but not to someone who needed to hear it. It will be what gets them through the day. I hope that they/we can, even if it's just for a moment, stop and acknowledges all that they have overcome, and to feel a lil less alone.