Throughout this whole thing with my legs and even with all other medical problems i have had over the years, the one thing i keep hearing people saying to me is....you are still smiling! Or how do you keep smiling?
Well i have to try and keep positive and keep myself going! It doesn't mean that i don't have the down days, i do quite often if i'm honest. I have my days that i find it really hard and frustrating to deal with, but i like to try and keep a positive mind because if i don't then i won't get anywhere!
The people around me are a big help with keeping me smiling, and to keep me going with it all. My friends have been a massive part of helping me, like i said before that friends can really help and are good to have there for you. My friends could have easily turned round and not bothered asking out to places and stuff, but they didn't and have helped me so much! There are so many people that have been helping me deal with it all and there to talk when i get annoyed.
The other people that have really helped me is a group i have joined, everyone there has the condition i have and same/similar problems. It is really nice to have that group there to talk to, as it is sometimes nice to talk to someone who knows exactly what you are going through. They know what it is like and how it feels, how frustrating it can be. It is also nice to just know that you are not the only one with this problem, and others out there are going through the same thing, and they can give you that bit of reassurance.
It also helps me when i am helping others, so i have a friend with a different problem but she is unable to walk to, and i like to help her get through it as even through we don't have the same problem i know how it feels to be unable to walk. She has also been there for me to and has helped me loads with getting through it. I couldn't thank her enough for her help, and she knows who she is! But just helping someone else can help to change your mood, take your mind off what is going on in your own mind!
A quote i found recently and like is...."Stay strong, make them wonder how you are still smiling" I like it because a lot of the time when i meet people while out, and they ask what is wrong and i tell them they start to feel sorry for me. I don't want that and don't like that! I don't want them feeling sorry for me, as how is that going to help or fix things?! It won't and i know that and really i think it just puts your mood down, i have a medical problem yes, and have had a lot of the years but so what. It is annoying for me at times but this is me, and unfortunately hospitals are my second home and always have been. But that's my life and me and i learnt to not let it stop me from doing what i want and getting on with life, it may slow me down at times but won't stop me!
That is something i learnt and say to others i meet and are going through same/similar things, don't let this little thing stop you. It's just a little bump in the road but you will get back on the road and on your way again. So don't let a little thing stop you or hold you back! Keep smiling and keep going!!
Well i have to try and keep positive and keep myself going! It doesn't mean that i don't have the down days, i do quite often if i'm honest. I have my days that i find it really hard and frustrating to deal with, but i like to try and keep a positive mind because if i don't then i won't get anywhere!
The people around me are a big help with keeping me smiling, and to keep me going with it all. My friends have been a massive part of helping me, like i said before that friends can really help and are good to have there for you. My friends could have easily turned round and not bothered asking out to places and stuff, but they didn't and have helped me so much! There are so many people that have been helping me deal with it all and there to talk when i get annoyed.
The other people that have really helped me is a group i have joined, everyone there has the condition i have and same/similar problems. It is really nice to have that group there to talk to, as it is sometimes nice to talk to someone who knows exactly what you are going through. They know what it is like and how it feels, how frustrating it can be. It is also nice to just know that you are not the only one with this problem, and others out there are going through the same thing, and they can give you that bit of reassurance.
It also helps me when i am helping others, so i have a friend with a different problem but she is unable to walk to, and i like to help her get through it as even through we don't have the same problem i know how it feels to be unable to walk. She has also been there for me to and has helped me loads with getting through it. I couldn't thank her enough for her help, and she knows who she is! But just helping someone else can help to change your mood, take your mind off what is going on in your own mind!
A quote i found recently and like is...."Stay strong, make them wonder how you are still smiling" I like it because a lot of the time when i meet people while out, and they ask what is wrong and i tell them they start to feel sorry for me. I don't want that and don't like that! I don't want them feeling sorry for me, as how is that going to help or fix things?! It won't and i know that and really i think it just puts your mood down, i have a medical problem yes, and have had a lot of the years but so what. It is annoying for me at times but this is me, and unfortunately hospitals are my second home and always have been. But that's my life and me and i learnt to not let it stop me from doing what i want and getting on with life, it may slow me down at times but won't stop me!
That is something i learnt and say to others i meet and are going through same/similar things, don't let this little thing stop you. It's just a little bump in the road but you will get back on the road and on your way again. So don't let a little thing stop you or hold you back! Keep smiling and keep going!!