tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847248431142430282.post3516787107764988351..comments2022-12-10T03:27:36.895-08:00Comments on PH and "The New Normal": A Semi-Charmed Kind of Life (A Thanksgiving Post)Colleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16309954092711566481noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847248431142430282.post-19665252183821874682012-11-21T06:46:53.781-08:002012-11-21T06:46:53.781-08:00I'm with you on the cure part!!! But yeah... w...I'm with you on the cure part!!! But yeah... what if it is all for a reason? We're given this disease, a totally crappy hand to be dealt, but we're also given the power to make something of it. It's a gift... in a weird sort of way. Hugs to you!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309954092711566481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847248431142430282.post-1528325856739937052012-11-21T06:45:55.978-08:002012-11-21T06:45:55.978-08:00I always say there is no guilt quite like Mommy gu...I always say there is no guilt quite like Mommy guilt! :) You are telling her just the right thing... I for one am VERY grateful you are here and who you are! Hugs!Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16309954092711566481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847248431142430282.post-36087299562309815362012-11-20T19:20:17.630-08:002012-11-20T19:20:17.630-08:00Colleen, your question is making me think real har...Colleen, your question is making me think real hard... Would I give up PH, and all the good, bad and ugly of it, to have a "healthy" life? I don't know. of course I would love to get the CURE for us like yesterday, but that would mean that I'd still have all my friends, all the experiences I would never have had if I didn't have Pulmonary Hypertension: Speaking to nearly 300 nurses, singing on television, raising all this awareness that we have been doing.. I wouldn't know the strength that I have, to be able to deal with chronic illness and pain. <br />Awesome question! awesome post! HUGSFlippymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14646038977537493847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6847248431142430282.post-13026148443604877352012-11-20T19:07:35.415-08:002012-11-20T19:07:35.415-08:00My mom often regrets the fact that had I not been ...My mom often regrets the fact that had I not been diagnosed even a few months earlier than I was, I MAY have been able to avoid my life with PH by correcting the holes in my heart. I'm not even sure that was able to be done back then. But I keep telling her that I am who I am today because of PH. I believe it's made me a more understanding person, and I truly want to help others learn more about this illness. Would I love a "normal" life without PH? Of course. But what exactly defines normal?? :) Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619732913623023461noreply@blogger.com