Quiet Miraculous Really.
Those closest to me know that my greatest personal fear (discounting tragedy associated with loved ones) is not cancer, jumping out of plane with faulty parachute or being pulled under by a renegade alligator swimming in some lake but – for many years, my secret fear has been Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
And after a chance meeting with a delightful person – younger than I — who has limited physical function yesterday, my . . .
Ten Things Thankful – August 23, 2014
10. I can get up out of this chair with not even a thought.
9. I have privilege of wrapping my hands around the handle of a grocery cart.
8. I can push that cart out to my car.
7. I can decide to stop my legs when a car crosses in front of me. Then chose to walk again when the car passes.
6. I can reach a hand into my bag fishing through all the crap and pull out my car keys.
5. I can start the engine of my 2001 groovy sedan. Push the accelerator with my right foot and brake at stop signs.
All because my brain and spinal column silently communicate.
4. I can walk into my house.
3. Unload my bags.
2. Load the dishwasher.
1. And type on this keyboard.
Quite miraculous come to think about it.
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