Re: [epilepsy] just staying in

 

Nearly 5 years ago my life was ripped out from under me because I became
so sick so fast. I didn't get a full diagnosis until just over a year
after that. Now I am at home. I leave to go to the store when my
husband takes me, and to go to church on Sunday. I do walk to my son's
school once a week to help out for 2 hours. I am at home now more then
ever, and I live in a small town of only 4000 with no public
transportation to take me anywhere. Unless my husband drives me I am at
home.

At first I climbed the walls. I would cry because I felt isolated. I
missed my active life which included a career I loved and volunteer
work. One day I decided that I refused to allow my diagnosis to effect
my attitude that much. My attitude is my decision and regardless of my
circumstance I could determine how I would respond to it, rather then
letting my circumstance control my attitude. Though iIstill don't go
very many places, I have found joy in the fact that I can support my
husband and son in all they do. Because I am home and on SSDI I can
accomplish the housework and the cooking without much suffering. I find
joy in the fact that I can put dinner on the table almost every night.
Simple things give me joy because I know 3 years ago i couldn't do even
those things. Rather then miss what I can't do and regret what I have
lost, I take joy in the fact that I am doing what I am capable of now
and that I have learned to accept this new life. Is it what i would
choose, no, but it is what I was given and i refuse to allow my
circumstance to rob me of my attitude and my joy.

Is it difficult to maintain that attitude? Yes. But each day I wake up
I have to decide what that day will be like, not think about what
yesterday was like. I have to wake up and say to myself "today I will
decide how well my day goes and how it ends and how I feel about it no
matter what".

Kelly P

musical612000 wrote:
> Hello, has anyone else discovered that aside from a few friends that actually UNDERSTAND and accept your condition, do you feel more content to just to stay at home, and involve yourself in activities that you can do at home?

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