My Wanderer Story

[Plenum]

wow! so lyrically expressed Carla.

bumped, because your post deserves to be read again and again

Then at age 2, I had a very tough bout of rheumatic fever, and every organ in my body was affected. I was expected to die. I did not.

At age 13, and again at age 15, my kidneys failed. I was expected to die. Again, I disappointed the doctors, who reluctantly retired from predictions, scratching their heads.

At age 65, I have collected a stack of chronic ailments – three rheumatoid diagnoses (arthritis, lupus and fibromyalgia), interstitial cystitis, GI tract diagnoses galore and allergies to everything under the sun, literally. My days are not spent in physical comfort. It’s just a matter of which ailment is most pressing. My wrists have been rebuilt four times each and I’ve had about two dozen other operations to keep my hands and feet, fingers and toes working. If it sounds drab, it is, but I look at the body drama as dues for being here on Earth and I am glad to pay them.

Wanderers seem to have an allergic reaction to Earth lol.

I know I've gone through the same 'rejected implant syndrome' as many others have on this Earth.

tough times, but makes the periods of being ailment-free seem like heavenly bliss. Breeds a mind full of gratitude and forebearing

peace out