I'm so sorry for your loss, and especially sorry that somehow I didn't know about his passing.
Of course I am curious as to what happened, but I am sure you have either spoken about it before, and/or do not want to now
Stay strong, stay true to yourself and keep on breathing for YOU
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Thank you. I have written a little bit about this, always using the same thumb. It is very difficult to write about!
He was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, after several years of ill health, at the age of 8. He had a great deal of medical "care," which pretty much poisoned him, and destroyed his muscles and bone - prednisone for 8 solid years, prescribed by the head pediatric gastroenterologist of NYU Tisch hospital, one of the supposedly best pediatricians in the world. This left him crippled for the rest of his life. Somehow, he chose to carry on, with prayer. He is an inspiration.
😥 I've been prescribed Prednisone several times over the years, but always there was the warning that prolonged use would damage the liver, so I am very wary of it.
Several years ago when I was seriously infested with Poison Ivy, I was giving a bottle (not a dose pack) along with a script for Hydroxyzine (for itching, but I continue to use that PRN for sleep)
As soon as the inflammation from the P Ivy resolved, I stopped the prednisone, so I still have some if needed.
I had a 1st cousin die while I was in the military from Crohn's, I didn't know about it for years.
Confused :/ you said he IS an inspiration? but he is no longer living?
Yes. When I wrote that, I originally used "was," but the truth is, I still ask him what he would do or think about many things. Recently, I asked him if I should buy gold, and he clearly said "Mom, people die mining gold. Wars are fought over gold."
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Ohhh I love this!
You hear his voice in your mind - who's to say it's not his voice?
And I love his insight.
People died for land, too; people had land taken from them by invaders and conquering armies; still, land may be worth more than gold.
Is there anything we can claim as our own in this life that does not cause us guilt or make us feel culpable....?