What are you GRATEFUL for?

[AJC - Australia]

Yeah i know, you feel like crap and are not grateful for anything because your life is one giat drag. … we all 'get' that.

We all go through that - often.


BUT

When you have that feeling of gratitude and being grateful - for me, it makes my tummy feel good.

As opposed to sitting here venting and cursing at the world.

take a deep breathe

step back

think about what is good, amid the quagmire of CRAP that we live with and sometimes, when you come from that place of gratitude with a smiling face, your tummy smiles too for a moment. . . maybe you can make that moment last a whole hour or even a day.

I am grateful for a whole load of things……infliximab for helping me, my wife for loving me despite my flaws, my kids for being healthy, my brain for working well, my eyes for working well, 99% of my body for working well…..and choosing not to focus on the one bit that DOESNT work that well.

Hello world.

:dance:

 

[24601]

I am grateful to be at home right now instead of in hospital as I will be in a few weeks

I am grateful to be able to step outside and breathe fresh air and feel a cool breeze on my skin as soon I will be in isolation and unable to leave my hospital room

I am grateful that I can eat a wider range of foods than I have been able to since diagnosis, especially because I have gone for long periods relying only on a liquid diet

I am grateful that I have no worries about paying for healthcare as other than my yearly prescription certificate all my healthcare is free at the point of use

I am grateful that I now have doctors who care about my well being

I am grateful to have the Internet and be able to connect with others with Crohn's and share knowledge and experience. This is such an improvement over the sense of isolation and difficulty finding information that I experienced when I was diagnosed in the 90s

I am grateful that I have a roof over my head as even some here on the forum do not and must contend with homelessness alongside health problems

I am grateful to have the opportunity to have a stem cell transplant with the potential to see day to day benefits in my health and the possibility of avoiding a shortened life expectancy

I am grateful for the people I love and who love me...and my cat who is healthy, happy and generally perfect.

 

[UnXmas]

I am grateful that I have no worries about paying for healthcare as other than my yearly prescription certificate all my healthcare is free at the point of use

Yes, this. Except I get free prescriptions too so I pay nothing at all.

I'm also grateful for my dog.

I'm grateful for my stoma.

I'm grateful for painkillers and sleep meds and various other medications and I'm grateful my GP lets me have a lot more of some of them than I should.

And I'm grateful my life won't go on very long.

 

[2thFairy]

I am grateful for my stoma (viva la Sideshow Bob!!), which allowed me to get healthy, out of the house and back to school, and now start a new career in the operating room!

 

[Cat-a-Tonic]

I'm grateful that I'm well enough most days to exercise. Being able to physically push my body towards better health is the closest I've come to literally fighting my illnesses.

I'm grateful that I seem to have a mild case and I respond well to milder meds like Entocort and Lialda. I'm also grateful I haven't required any surgeries yet. I'm grateful that I seem to be back in remission.

I'm grateful to my pets for comforting me and making me laugh and just generally providing me with judgment-free companionship. My cat is the best ever and my dog is a ridiculous goofball who can cheer me up even when everything sucks.

This is stupid but I'm grateful to my car for being so reliable. When I was first ill, sometimes I'd just drive around to cry and clear my head. I've had the same car for 11 years (and I bought the car used!), almost 200,000 miles and she's still going strong.

 

[FrozenGirl]

I'm greatful for:
Remicade
My Remicade nurse (who rocks)
My GI (so awesome and caring)
My family ( esp my mom who has always been there when I'm sick, so 24/7)
Pasta (delicious an a safe food)
My jobs (sometimes they suck but I need the outcome and most of my coworkers rock and are forever covering for me, even without knowing what I am dealing with health wise)
LivIng in Canada with universal healthcare so I never worry about how I am going to pay to see my GI, or my MRI, scope, etc.
My insurances for drug coverage (making me 100% covered for drugs)

 

[greypup]

I'm so grateful for this forum!
I'm also grateful for every day my DD feels well and when she laughs. When she's happy, I'm happy ;-)
I have an incredible family and many blessings that I stop to appreciate every day.

 

[InstantCoffee]

I'm grateful I stopped depending on my doctors to have all the answers, because I'd probably be dead or several resections in if I had just followed their advice blindly.

I'm grateful to be off disability and working full time.

I'm grateful for internet access so I can do my own research and know all the things I know about the disease that I otherwise would not.

 

[Gutsii]

I'm grateful for having the opportunity to get up and achieve my goals everyday.

I am grateful for all the things life has to offer

 

[CrohnsChicago]

I'm grateful for getting a chance everyday to do right by myself.

Crohn's has been a curse but also a f***d up blessing in the sense that it has pushed me to take a look in the mirror and start making better choices for my life. And I have....

 

[Ann Morgan]

I read this one day. I have this posted in my kitchen, where I can see it at eye level each and every day.

Express Gratitude:

When you appreciate what you have, what you have appreciates in value. Kinda cool right ? So basically, being grateful for the goodness that is already evident in your life will bring you a deeper sense of happiness. And that's without having to go out and buy anything. It makes sense. We're gonna have a hard time ever being happy if we aren't thankful for what we already have.

 

[D Bergy]

I can't say it any better than Instant Coffee, so I will just repeat what they wrote and add I am also grateful for the few skilled doctors that saved my butt also.

I'm grateful I stopped depending on my doctors to have all the answers, because I'd probably be dead or several resections in if I had just followed their advice blindly

I am also grateful for already having the tools I needed to achieve remission, and guidance to do more than I would normally be able to do on my own.

Dan

 

[2010mustang]

I am thankful for my family and having a job which has allowed me time off until I get better. thankful that even though it has been expensive lately we still are able to pay all our bills.

 

[Ann Morgan]

I am grateful for this website because I have learned more here about my disease than I have in all the years I have been going to doctors about my colon issues.

 

[Ann Morgan]

I am grateful for food.

 

[DougUte]

I am grateful for my dear wife, who for some reason loves me despite all my shortcomings.

I am grateful for our foster kids, who gave this childless couple children to love and support, and for the love they have for us.

I am grateful for having a roof over our heads and for 3 meals a day,(when I am not flaring).

I am grateful for the good doctors who help take care of my wife and I. Especially for the docs who finally diagnosed my Crohn's and in the process saved my life.

 

[teeny5]

I am grateful for my husband who took over all house duties when I was sick. And for those days when I didn't want to eat, but he kept on me until I ate just a little of something. Still he is great about making dinner when I am just too tired to get off the couch...no questions asked he just does it. He is always helping me research herbs and supplements that might help me.

I am grateful for this forum and all the people that have helped me over the last few years. There are times when I feel I have no where else to go. Through the venting, crying, anxiety, and silly poop jokes you have all helped me in so many ways. Sometimes I post a lot...sometimes I am a creepy stalker on here, but either way I feel a connection here that without it I would be far worse off emotionally. I know this forum will lift me up on a bad day and nobody here is afraid to talk about their poop issues (which is a big deal).

I am grateful for my doggies...My furry children who are so, so spoiled! They will sleep with me all day on the couch and keep you company in the bathroom.

I am grateful for Amazon Prime! I can order what seems to be anything and get it in 2 days. So convenient when I am just too tired to go run a bunch of errands.

I am grateful for my job. Yes sometimes it blows and it can be very demanding, but it does keep me active. Lots of walking everyday (of course I feel like with all that walking I should be 10lbs lighter). They have always been understanding and I have great medical and long term leave benefits. Nice to know that if I ever need extended time off I will get paid still.