just for fun - ways in which you feel fortunate

earthspirit
earthspirit Bots Posts: 278
edited 17. Jun 2012, 17:41 in Living with Arthritis archive
i feel incredible that i can still safely drive a car, despite having very severe rheumatoid arthritis. without that car and the ability to move though space at a speed, is a very uplifting feeling. i cant walk so this gives me freedom to go somewhere unaided.

i know many people would love to drive but cant and can understand the frustration this causes

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  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am forunate that i have ra in this day and age, what would have been like 20,30,40 or 50 or even longer,today we have meds that help but to go without that help must have been very frightening.Mig
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i feel fortunate to have people who love me around me and to be able to get about and still work val
    val
  • Harlansmummy
    Harlansmummy Member Posts: 89
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am very fortunate to have a wonderful husband who has taken it all in his stride. And I am lucky too that my mobility problems came after having my son, because he is the best motivation I will ever have and he makes every day so muchM bettere
    Twenty-something mother, home educating my wonderful son and currently TTC.

    My particular flavour of arthritis is yet to be confirmed
  • dibdab
    dibdab Member Posts: 1,498
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I feel fortunate that so many people care about how I'm doing day to day, and stand in the gap when the going gets tough. I also feel hugely thankful that I have this stupid disease in Britain where we get health care readily and free at the point of delivery- my doctor son did a work placement in the USA in an A & E dept where they asked about health insurance before anyone got any treatment!!!! Thank heavens for the NHS, whatever its weaknesses it's there for everyone regardless og wealth or status.
  • Colin1
    Colin1 Member Posts: 1,769
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I am very fortunate to be surrounded by people i love and i'm still alive
    Colin
    WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE
  • sbolam
    sbolam Member Posts: 374
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    i am with colin, i am fotunate that i have a good family who are very patient and almost understand the pain I can be in sometime and know when to ignore me when when i get moody :P
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  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I feel very fortunate because I still feel useful and loved and I still have my sense of humour. :D

    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • stickywicket
    stickywicket Member Posts: 27,764
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Traluvie had a similar thread a while back so I've bumped it up. Called 'A positive thing about arthur....'
    If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
    Steven Wright
  • kellerman
    kellerman Member Posts: 741
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm with Elna....sense of humour is a must and I too have an understanding wonderful family around me. May
  • hileena111
    hileena111 Member Posts: 7,099
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi
    I feel very fortunate to have a loving supportive husband.

    Fortunate that both my children had left home and are leading their own lives before this hit me {although saying that....number 1 daughter is sitting on the settee.....coming with us when we go away :lol: }

    Fortunate that I have a little car that gets me about......cant walk very far

    Fortunate that I have a rollater that I can put in the car and take it wherever I'm going if I need it

    Fortunate that I have a scooter for longer distances that will go in OH's car

    Love
    Hileena
  • SteveBurns
    SteveBurns Member Posts: 177
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I'm very fortunate to have found this forum. It's really good to see what others put up with and it brings me down to earth.

    Keep it up you lot :D
  • diamond
    diamond Member Posts: 396
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I agree with Steve fortunate to have this forum it is a real help to many people.