tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667173462753211299.post8903871659438565084..comments2023-01-01T08:24:11.147+00:00Comments on Catholic Scot: A Trouble SharedCatholic Scothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01820688010421857488noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667173462753211299.post-62668107578856591212014-04-03T18:55:35.485+01:002014-04-03T18:55:35.485+01:00Thank you Donella, your words mean a great deal to...Thank you Donella, your words mean a great deal to me, more than I can say.Catholic Scothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820688010421857488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1667173462753211299.post-86401917598886497292014-04-03T18:11:44.874+01:002014-04-03T18:11:44.874+01:00Dear Steven
I am glad that you have Mary with you...Dear Steven<br /><br />I am glad that you have Mary with you. Having spent a fair bit of time in hospitals, some of it on my own, I have often ruefully joked that one can feel too sick and too tired to endure the hospital experience. The long waits for consultations, painful prodedures, recovery time, cancelled appointments, operational errors, far too busy and stressed staff - all of this can make you feel very small, very alone. Having a loving presence makes the world of difference, a loved one to hold your hand, sit with you in silence, listen to medical staff when you are too exhausted to take it in, to give you something to look forward to, to have someone to bounce off, to share fears and make unspoken pacts to just leave some subjects alone; all this kind of support helps more than words can say. And in some of my most awful moments where i could feel my body trying hard to betray life and my mind falling down a mine shaft of darkness and ghouls, to feel God's presence in that darkness is life and soul saving. <br /><br />I am so sorry that you are unwell my dear friend. I hope and pray that the doctors manage to fully figure out what the problem is soon. It is hard enough to cope with being physically unwell but when you cannot summon the mind to achieve inner equilibrium - everyday living gets very hard indeed. If God, through Mary, holds you up and embraces you when your 'self' has fled down tangled frightening ways, then thank the Lord for that. And those Protestants can criticise all they like - in my view they should be rejoicing. <br /><br />Be still dear friend and may courage be yours. <br /><br />And let us know how you go. <br /><br />with kindest wishes<br />Donella AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com