Making Every Day A "Yes" Day
A friend of mine has a chronic illness.
What, exactly, isn’t important. But think Lyme disease,
except the lows are much lower. So sometimes she’s on top of
the world, and sometimes she’s literally crippled and out of
commission for several days. Her life is incredibly inconstant and
hard to predict, and has been so for a couple of years. And
I’ve learned a lot about grace and a sense of humor and
humility from watching her battle this thing.
The past couple of years have been incredibly hard on her child, of course, and living in constant uncertainty – Is Mommy having a Good Day, or a Bad Day? – has taken its toll on the girl. But it’s also shaping the child into what I think will be a very strong, unshakeable adult who knows that Something Bad happening is not the end of the world.
The past couple of years have been incredibly hard on her child, of course, and living in constant uncertainty – Is Mommy having a Good Day, or a Bad Day? – has taken its toll on the girl. But it’s also shaping the child into what I think will be a very strong, unshakeable adult who knows that Something Bad happening is not the end of the world.
