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'Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is that little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow'. Mary Anne Radmacher

 I remember a friend once saying to me "you're always in pain, but I never see you cry" and I told her that I did cry, but only when I was alone and that is still the case. It reminds me of the Everly Brothers song Crying in the Rain (yes, I am that old) - no one can tell you're crying then and I have done that. I've also done the above - told myself that I'll try again tomorrow, but I'm not sure that it's courage I'm feeling, but determination not let my illness win. I usually try and go to sleep with the thought in my head that tomorrow is another day.....but I like this quote and it does inspire me sometimes. In my last post, I spoke of my need for a warm soak to soothe the aches a little, but what I didn’t say was that on the days that I manage to lower myself into a bath, I always have a phone closely by in case I can’t pull myself back out. Oh, what a thought - I really dread it happening and would be so embarrassed. Once I’ve managed to clim...