Now that Thanksgiving is over “what are you thankful for” posts will quickly diminish. We should be thankful all year long, why wait until the end of November to be thankful. I just saw a post on social media that said “stop expecting your blessings to be financial or material. God just may have added some time to your life instead.” How true is that? Often when we say we are blessed it is because we have money in our pocket but that is no good if you are sick and can’t get out to enjoy the money. The older you get the non-monetary blessings become more meaningful. My friends who are in the same age group as myself are grateful to be able to live alone in their own home and not in a nursing home. We are grateful that we can drive in our own car and not get lost 4 miles from where we live. The list of things that I am grateful for that have nothing to do with money is endless and health tops the list especially now. I know of too many people that have passed away because they were in poor health. Recently I went for my annual visit to my medical oncologist I was so happy to get a clean bill of health. It is so important to make your annual appointments. Doctors and dentists are seeing patients and you should make your appointments to see them if you have not been in a while. This gives me great peace of mind. If necessary, get a second opinion. That is something I did recently my general practitioner told me I had arthritis in my ankle. Even though I have been with this doctor since 1982 I thought his diagnosis was off. So, I went to a podiatrist and found that I have tendonitis. The podiatrist who was seeing me for the first time prescribed a brace for my ankle and an anti-inflammatory, in 3 days I was about back to normal. This to me is something to be thankful for, thinking and acting on something and getting good results. Let’s be thankful all year long.
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