There is no magic bullet. I have been given a difficult hand to play in life. However, things could be much worse for me. I am not sure or in a coma nor do I have a degenerative medical condition.
I am blessed to know that if I put in the time and effort, that I will continue to get better. I am far from being totally independent, I do have to deal with limited mobility and speech issues but I am at the point now where I can generally do almost everything in my daily life for myself. I have come a long way in the past six years.
Every day that I get the chance to to open my eyes, I make a deliberate decision to stay positive. My only other option is to fall into another depression. I would go into a downward spiral, losing my progress and motivation. I don't want to go back to that.
I am very lucky to have supportive people in my life. Including my wife and daughter, my family, my extended family, Jenny's family and my friends. I would be doing them all a disservice if I just gave up.
Getting back to normal life won't only be a benefit to me. It will also allow Jenny and Eliana to get back to normal life as well. They deserve it as much as I do. None of us asked for any of this, but they have both been amazing.
I have been affected by all of this for all of my daughter's life. She doesn't know me any other way. However, I am lucky and blessed that she loves me just as I am and she doesn't treat me any differently than any other able bodied father.
That is all for now, Tyler
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