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I read this book from the viewpoint of one suffering with a chronic illness, and the common sense but so-often-overlooked suggestions in it were eye openers even for me. If people would just take time to care, to listen, to make a phone call or send a card, it would make a massive difference in the life of someone who may have become virtually isolated due to activity intolerance or other consequences of their diagnosis. So often we are left to ourselves, and it is very lonely on this side of the disease process. After a while nobody calls, nobody writes, nobody drops by...and it's hard to go through this alone.
My daughter has 4 boys and in my darkest times, when I couldn't drive and my pain was not even close to being controlled, she found a way even on an extremely tight budget to bring those precious rays of sunshine over to visit once a week, even if it was just for a couple hours until I had to ask them to go, or until I fell asleep. She knows it blessed me, but I don't think she has any idea just how much it meant to me for her to care enough to take the time to pack up her toddlers and drive 27 miles one way just so I could see them all and have my heart lifted by their presence and giggles. The life that healthy children exude does good for a heart or spirit in pain.
I want to encourage y'all to read this book and, if you can, follow some of the suggestions and put them into work in the life or lives of those you know who have chronic illnesses. We appreciate it more than you know.
Rating:  [5 of 5 Stars!] |
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