Simply..statistically speaking....

14/9/2024

..it's probable that almost half of the people reading this blog will have experienced cancer themselves. Quite a shocking fact. whcih has me thinking a lot abput resilience and recovery from both crises and any illness. I am lucky enough to have rarely been ill and I had not realised how patient one has to be as a patient - is that why people are called patients? I never made that connection before!

So I am into all the re words - recovery, resilience, regeneration, recuperation, revival, restorative, reenergised...

It is astonishing and inspiring to see how people respsond to difficulties far worse than mine. I jist have to think of the paralympics or the book The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Jeam-Dominique Baugy, and the world of regemerative medicine is almost incredible - see Tony Robbin's book Life Force.

So for a few weeks there, when I woke in the morning and my mind raced around the world and back but my body said 'Sorry, I am not going anywhere! ' I had to ssay okay, I understand you need all your energy for healing right now. I will be patient.

As Karen said, healing isn't limear.

This one tiny quince scents the whole room! Possibly my favourite smell in all the world.

10 Comments

Gillie

14/9/2024 02:13:38 pm

I’m not surprised at all that you have come up with all those appropriate “re” words Freda. You epitomise them with everything that has been thrown at you over recent times. You are an inspiration to us all for still finding beauty and calm in your world. Well done !

Gail

15/9/2024 03:09:06 am

Agreed

Freda

16/9/2024 12:48:52 am

Thank you, Gail.

Freda

16/9/2024 12:47:58 am

What can I say except thank you Gillie!!

Susan inDorset

14/9/2024 11:18:50 pm

Contemporary expectations seem to imply that we should recover to full function immediately, after an operation/illness/distressing experience.
When I had my similar op. (and was full of the fresh desire to leap up and do many new things, my body telling me just to lie and rest), I kept remembering the Mallory's line 'Where I will heal me of my grievous wound'. So settled not to underestimate the injury and to give it due time and respect.

May I add? Renewal, rebirth, redefinition.

On a most important note. I have no quince on my little tree this year, Freda! Not a sausage!

Freda

16/9/2024 12:50:59 am

Of all these wonderful words, perhaps respect is the most important. Respect for our wonderful bodies and their ability to heal themselves.. Every day miracles.

MaryB

15/9/2024 06:18:09 am

Freda I hope you are able to take your REcovery at a
REstful pace. I'm discovering that there is a huge mental and emotional aspect to healing as well as a physical one .
Susan , I'm reassured that my quince tree wasn't the only one to flower beautifully but fail to fruit.

Susan inDorset

15/9/2024 11:24:06 pm

And, I hand pollinated, up a ladder, with a tiny brush! Pah!
Good to hear from you MaryB. I have you in mind.

Freda

16/9/2024 12:53:03 am

If we could all get together, wouldn’t we be able to talk for hours and hours?

Freda

16/9/2024 12:52:22 am

I am lucky enough to have time and space and lovely support from friends and family. I hope the same is true for you.

Simply..statistically speaking....

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