Do you know the feeling that you get when you get well after being sick?
I feel much more appreciative of being able to breathe freely after suffering from a bad head cold, or being able to enjoy a good meal after recovering from a bout of stomach flu.
Since breaking my right hand in early February, I have had to cope for the first time in my life with a longer term impairment. This gives me a renewed appreciation of simple things as I am starting to regain functionality.
I'm even enjoying doing some tasks that I previously considered bothersome chores.
This morning, I actually enjoyed washing the breakfast dishes, feeling the warm, soapy water running over both hands.
Even managed to help prepare dinner tonight. Mostly using my left hand, but with a little help from my right. And I enjoyed doing it.
Not to mention the fact that it is so much easier to eat now that I can hold a fork in my right hand.
Still have a lot of work to do to get the hand fully operational. But it helps to see some progress.
What about you? Have you ever felt this way yourself?
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