If your are not looked after a Down's Syndrome, cerebral palsy child, stroke, Alzheimer Disease, cancer, you are indeed fortunate as a caregiver. If you have never been admitted to the hospital, wheeled into ward, on bed facing ceiling, four brick walls, gone uncertainties, please count your blessing. If you never had needle inserted into hand,neck,femoral for drips, tubes inserted into lung, or needle inserted into spine in lumbar puncture, you are really lucky. You may not be able to move your limbs freely, not able to smell and swallow properly after the tube is removed from the nose. A pill has to be crushed, mixed with water and taken slowly. The bladder too is not ready to function immediately after the catheter is removed. You need extreme patience and sound of a running tap to assist you. Could not breathe well after chest tube is removed. Could not fell or mobilize both leg post lumbar puncture.
Heavens. It is only then you realize how helpless you are. Totally dependent on others.
It is really marvelous when all 10 bodily systems function perfectly. Do not take for granted that you can see, smell, fell, touch, laugh and love are ordinary actions. These functions are quite complicated to perform. Health is wealth, disease a liability. Health is your greatest asset. Without health there is no wealth, materialists $, luxuries, fame, status, cars, bungalows.
If you and family are healthy you will be spared the tasks of caregivers. If your child is not a high achiever, husband does not own a limousine, your wife dose not have a celebrity figure, what does it matter. You are spared the task of looking after the bowel, bladder, spilling of food, open wound and etc.
What else is there to be dissatisfied about, instead of complaining over trivial matters. Sickness is a private funeral. You become more philosophical after close shave with death. After you are cheated death you will appreciate health to the fullest, You crave and yearn for a tranquil and contented life with your love with lowered expectations. Illness, ordeals, struggles and set-backs are good. After you have suffered a sense og well being and good fortune will then follow.
self discipline is not as hampering to personal freedom as disease.
cancer survive twice..
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