5 Tough choices you face when chronically ill or in pain–>
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Shame: A poem
Shame: Maggie Yaddof
Shame Yes there was a time
A time before the pain
And yes it was a good time
That time before the pain
Yes it was simple
Yes it was full of peace
Yes it was worriless
Yes we lived with ease
Well, that time isn’t coming back
We will never be the same
Relax though —— it’s okay
Let go of your shame
This is not your fault
You are not to blame
This cannot be prevented
So let go of your shame
Just try it I dare you
Live in the now
Not tomorrow, not yesterday
Come on, you know how
Don’t dwell on the past
And what life could have been
Quit mourning for that loss
Don’t let the “what-ifs” win
Stop fretting about tomorrow
And what it will be like
You’re making your own misery
So step into the light.
Look at where you are
See the brightened sky
Look-over, look around
We are all on your side.
We know that you are strong
We see your beauty, see your smile
And we will battle next to you
Mile, by mile, by mile.
You are a silent warrior
You will never be the same
As a person you are now better
So let go of your shame.
My life was like a picture t
he family, the friends, the grades
but time preserves no image
and soon that picture fades.
Like a cruel dictator
Disease strikes: reasoning unknown
It invades one’s joyous lifestyle
And makes that life its own.
I fight back with what I can
Through bitter tears I weep
And thrash out against this monster
My joy I wish to keep.
On still it beats me down
Weak kneed I lose my grip
And fall beneath my captor
As my strength begins to slip.
My life became a picture
Smile trapped behind broken glass
An image torn and stained
The surrounding world will pass.
Fear glistens in my eyes
Salt streaks my tortured face
Pain piercing a broken body
But then, a moment of grace.
Arthritis can only take
What I offer, I soon will lack
Well I’m giving up no more
I am taking my life back
I am not alone in this fight
We can and will wage war
And put together the lives
That you, disease, have torn.
Pride swelling in my heart
I no longer will be dismayed
You cannot keep me down
Of you, I am not afraid.
We will raise the funds
We will march and march and march
We will speak for all the people
And we will make the charge.
Enemy you will be conquered
Because we do NOT give in
My faith in you is endless because
Our courage comes from within.
victim
I am not a victim of Fibromyalgia.
I can make the conscious decision to not be a victim of chronic illnesses.
I will not hold on to hold resentments, habits, and situations that make me a victim.
I am not a victim.
see the light
“When you’re chronically ill you have two choices:
curl up and hide from the world or do your best to live.
Either way, you’re in the dark. But if you choose to do your best to live,
you have a chance at seeing the light.”
Chronic Babe
Chronic Babe
This is one of my favorite blog/chronic illness websites. The founder, Jenni Prokopy,
did a wonderful thing by starting this website for young women dealing with a chronic illness.
Trust me, you’re gonna want to spend a lot of time on this website!