So much discussion around infertility is about what we’ve
lost, about pain and grief. But we don’t
have a monopoly on that. No, this isn’t another Pain Olympics discussion. This is simply
a fact of life. Yesterday my husband
heard that a friend of his, who we knew has been battling the return of
melanoma, is to be given no further treatment against this very
aggressive (and sadly very prevalent) cancer. She said “it’s a case
of each day as it comes, sorting my stuff out, and setting up X (her son) for
the future.” And so last night, as I was
frying onions and revelling in that delicious aroma, I knew she was figuring
out how to tell her son. And I thought
that I owed it to her to do as she is doing – to take each day as it comes, and
to be grateful for what I have.
So today, on this autumn Friday, I am grateful for :
- My husband
- Frying onions
- This lovely autumn we are having
- The tui chattering away in the trees outside my window
- The morepork I heard in the trees last night
- The fact I can see and hear our native birds
- Our slightly wacky, in-need-of-maintenance, but interesting house
- The sun streaming through the windows, warming the house
- The beautiful views from my house (check out the header image on A Separate Life)
- Friends – in real life and virtual
- The fact that my last post resonated with so many people
- That after a few years of hard work and investment, the company I used to Chair is on the verge of a big contract
- My health – because I’m feeling okay right now, and I will not under-estimate the importance of this, not now
- The fact I could – if I chose - buy whatever I wanted at the supermarket today
- The good quality, reasonably-priced, delicious Sauvignon Blanc that I plan on drinking tonight ...
