Be Positive
A common and frequent advice I get from everyone is to be positive. I am sure a lot of other patients get that too. For some reason whenever someone says this to me, I hear it in Kim Kardashian's voice and I also treat it like just that. I mean what am I? An integer? An ion? A proton? A magnet? Or a blood group? That I should be positive. Of course I know the potential of a positive attitude in life. But it is easier said than done. Often the severity of the suffering is not comprehensible to non patients. Plus there are lots of situations beyond my control. Take yesterday for example. It was the day of Raksha Bandhan. It was not a public holiday, yet my hired caretaker took a leave. I mean she is just looking for an excuse to not show up. That's a story for another blog. Besides she informed us at the last minute. This meant making frantic calls to find a substitute. A substitute obviously does not know the nitty-gritties of the job so I invariably end up getting injured, a...