just for fun - ways in which you feel fortunate

earthspirit

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

mig

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

i feel fortunate to have people who love me around me and to be able to get about and still work val

Harlansmummy

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

dibdab

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

I am very fortunate to be surrounded by people i love and i'm still alive
Colin

sbolam

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

elnafinn

I feel very fortunate because I still feel useful and loved and I still have my sense of humour.

Elna x

stickywicket

Traluvie had a similar thread a while back so I've bumped it up. Called 'A positive thing about arthur....'

kellerman

I'm with Elna....sense of humour is a must and I too have an understanding wonderful family around me. May

hileena111

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 }

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

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

diamond

I agree with Steve fortunate to have this forum it is a real help to many people.