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I’ve been through the most physically, mentally and emotional 2 years. Survived a ruptured brain aneurysm. In asking the tests, fears, loss I have experienced the deepest love and care from others. I am humbled and believe it was the life from others that kept me from passing on. Gratefulness for so much now fills my own cup to over flowing.
I am just over a year into recovery from a ruptured brain aneurysm. I’ve been through horribly unpleasant operations and procedures. I have tubes and valves, and other things in my body keeping me healthy and alive. My loved ones have experienced that sinking,nightmarish place of “what if we lose her?” I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. Yet, I hold the experience with a kind of tenderness, in deep gratitude because I know I have experienced the power of love. My fa...
I am just over a year into recovery from a ruptured brain aneurysm. I’ve been through horribly unpleasant operations and procedures. I have tubes and valves, and other things in my body keeping me healthy and alive. My loved ones have experienced that sinking,nightmarish place of “what if we lose her?” I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. Yet, I hold the experience with a kind of tenderness, in deep gratitude because I know I have experienced the power of love. My family cradled me in their love, bathed me in their love, and whispered and sang their love to me. And from far away I heard. I “woke up” singing “Moondance”. ” Can I just have one more moon dance with you my love.” My husband and children began to cry because as they said “we knew you were in there.” I’ve been gifted the privilege of understanding the deepest power of pure love. It pulled me back from a deep sleep I was not ready for. A truly horrible, scary, painful event has provided an unexpected sense of gratefulness, that I embrace as a gift. The intensity of closeness between myself and husband, children, friends and siblings borders on a holy experience for me
I’m catching up with the posts….just finished my morning sitting and realized one of my favorite parts is about wind: “and so, may a slow wind work the words of love around me, an invisible cloak to mind my life.” John O’Donohue, Beannacht/ Blessing . I receive such comfort from these words, this image of love being wrapped around me.
Good morning! I am a year in to recovering from a life changing ruptured brain aneurysm. In the last couple of months I have been deeply aware of this….bringing me to a point of overflowing with and in gratitude for things seen and unseen, known and unknowable. “I” ,and my life are deeply woven in to the ever changing tapestry of life. I am so humbled to be here still, and given the opportunity, as Rumi, says, for another day of loving. Blessings dear ones.
Thank you for this. I was there with my father and still have such tender, hopeful memories of it.
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