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Title: Dear God......................... Post by don on Aug 26th, 2003, 8:45am Dear God, Thank you for giving me Cluster Headaches. Yesterday I visited the Shriner's Burn Center in Boston. Many of the patients were very young children who have been horribly scarred for life physically, mentally and emotionally. Why didn’t that happen to me? I called my dad to tell him of this experience. He did not know I have been his loving son for 45 years. He suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and has Cancer. I miss him dearly. Why hasn’t this happened to me? My sister has tried to comfort me. It takes incredible energy for her to do so dealing with her Cerebral Palsy and all. She came to my home in her wheel chair in order to give me comfort. Why hasn’t this happened to me? She told me of her neighbor’s 21-year-old son in the military. Yesterday the family received a knock on the door from the Army Chaplain. Their only son had been killed in Afghanistan the day before. Why didn’t that happen to me? I only wish my brother were alive to be with me, he was my best friend. In 1982 he was in an auto accident that paralyzed him from the neck down. Her contracted the HIV virus from a blood transfusion and died of AIDS when he was 26. Why didn’t this happen to me? I have bad headaches. The worst. Yet everyday I am able to walk, talk, breath, think, eat, and care for myself in some measure. Through the worst of my ordeals I have been given a gift of meeting some of the most incredible people you have put on our earth. Through their pain they unselfishly reach out to help ME! Through my pain I have been able to look out at others who suffer immeasurable more than I do and feel love and compassion for them. I pray for the Children at the Shriner’s, I love my Dad though he no longer knows me, I bring my sister to the park in her chair on weekends, I visit and speak with my brother almost weekly at the local cemetery and feel closer to him now. Yesterday I attended a military memorial service for our neighbors son. He is a hero you know! In fact all of these people are my heroes. The pain of my headaches suddenly seems so trivial. Thank you for giving me Cluster Headaches God. |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Edna on Aug 26th, 2003, 9:01am Don, what beautiful words.....thought pondering for certain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! May all we who suffer here endure it, for God alone knows his plan for us.........and, in that suffering, may we hang on to the friends and supporters who help us on our way........whether they be family, close friends, co-workers, or our cyber pals............he alone knows the reason! pf wishes, EDNA |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by hopefull on Aug 26th, 2003, 9:01am :'( WOW I'm at a loss for words...... |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Svenn on Aug 26th, 2003, 9:25am I'm at a loss for words...... |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by OneEyeBlind on Aug 26th, 2003, 9:36am Great post Don. I'll keep that in mind over the next year. Thank you God for my friends, family, and ciber-clusterer's that I have yet to meet. God gives us many challenges in life, it's how we overcome them that make us the person we are. Love to ya all !!!!!!!!!!! |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Donna on Aug 26th, 2003, 11:07am This goes into my Cluster Book, inside cover! Thank you, don.....you are a great person. |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by 9erfan on Aug 26th, 2003, 11:15am Great post Don! Thanks for helping to put things in perspective. V. |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by jminmilwaukee on Aug 26th, 2003, 11:20am Well put don. I can relate to your thoughts as the building I work out of also takes care of children with parkinsons. Whenever I see a child in the hospital or a whellchair, unable to move, speak or just in plain obvious pain I thank the man above that I only have Clusters. It is good to put this into perspective from time to time. jmin |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Leesa on Aug 26th, 2003, 11:21am Don, this made me sit back and be greatful for the good life I have and for the wonderful family I have here an my family at home. We never realize how good we really have it till something like this is posted and we see how much suffering others have or are going through. Thank you for the reality check. I really needed it today! *in best Den voice* walk in the sunshine, Leesa |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by ShariRae on Aug 26th, 2003, 11:25am don, you are a wonderful man and a hero to more than you know. Huggs Shari |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by stuey on Aug 26th, 2003, 11:49am I don't think it could be said better than that. I feel that way especially recently and say to myself who am I not to have some adversity in life considering what others have gone through and where others have been. Thank you for posting that. Stuey |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Linda_Howell on Aug 26th, 2003, 12:12pm Beautiful Don. Thanks for the wake-up call. LindaH |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Kirk on Aug 26th, 2003, 1:07pm Thank you for making me stop and think. TTFN |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Jewel on Aug 26th, 2003, 1:17pm Thank you so much for this. It's a real eye opener. :) |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by TomM on Aug 26th, 2003, 1:24pm Life is good even with CH's. TomM |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by cootie on Aug 26th, 2003, 1:34pm Nice don.....and you can play a harmomica too.....that's anuther good thing ! Pam that thught yer story was very special |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Slammy on Aug 26th, 2003, 1:46pm Thanks Don for putting in perspective our plight. I think of these type of things, especially while being hit.... wtg bro! :) on 08/26/03 at 13:34:12, cootie wrote:
WTF! ? ! ? !? ! ?!? Slammy 8) |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by ClusterChuck on Aug 26th, 2003, 2:02pm I can think of only one word ... A M E N ! Hey, I did it! Kewl! Chuck |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by toothpick on Aug 26th, 2003, 2:19pm Makes my problems suddenly smaller thanks for sharing. Russ |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by cootie on Aug 26th, 2003, 2:46pm Slammy......it ment it was jus nuther thing ta be thankful for kinda deal...sumthin else special that's all. Oh never mind....had ta be there........Pam that has a weird sense of persective |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Linda T on Aug 26th, 2003, 4:41pm Thanks Don. I think every now and then we need to be reminded that there ARE others who have it worse than we do. Wishing you all PFDAN always, Linda T |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Charlie on Aug 26th, 2003, 4:58pm Very nice Don. I understand but I'm not as nice as you are... I'll stop there. Definitely helpful Don. Charlie |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Linda_Howell on Aug 26th, 2003, 6:25pm yes you are charlie. You just want to keep up the persona of MOC........ LindaH |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by zanychef on Aug 27th, 2003, 3:30am thanks don it does put it into perspective,i see me girlfriend and no1 supporter putting up with diabetes.asthma,and epilepsy an she still has time to worry about me ,aren't we lucky to just have ch ian |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by don on Aug 27th, 2003, 9:57am Just to clear things up a bit. All of those scenarios have been inspired by people who have entered my life either on a personal level or through my work. |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Carla_Comiter on Aug 28th, 2003, 10:44pm :-/ Ya know, ya made me think (an ouch all of its own!) I am blessed with many wonderful friends: Nancie has had 2 kidney transplants, the first one didn't take. Micky had her larnyx removed, ending her singing career. Lynda has macular degeneration and has only peripheral vision. Chaz has macular degeneration and is on dialysis. Kathie has neurofibromatosis which causes tumors to form on her nerve endings--inside and out. Julianne had leukemia when she was a child and has a severe seizure disorder. And I, well I have headaches. And all my friends are sympathetic and supportive. Thank you, God! |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by Ted on Aug 28th, 2003, 11:20pm I stopped right at the first post of this. Who needs to go further? Don, right on! This is one of the truest posts I've seen ever here. I hurt and it goes away. They suffer and it stays! Very good post and very good reminder! I think I need those reminders sometimes too. Of what's important and what's not. Just kidding. I'm always deep and knowing what's important! :-) Thanks for putting this out there, dude! |
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Title: Re: Dear God......................... Post by 2late on Aug 29th, 2003, 6:50am hard hitting post.........Thank You Don!!!!! ..............Jack |
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