We just want to be well! We have spent a life time doing things, going places, being strong and able. We are in shock because our lives have changed so much!!!
All of a sudden our lives are completely different, and not better! We are weaker and sicker than we ever thought possible! We have become more frail. We ache to be like we were before. We wake up in the morning praying that the cancer is gone, the arthritis is healed, that we can breathe again. All we want is to be healthy and strong again.
I made it to Ehrenberg, stayed for a month. The cold, the low-top van, was just too much for me. I couldn't walk. The pain was unbelievable. My back, my hips, my knees... I just finally gave up and came home. Oh how I wish... Well, never mind. You all know what I wish.
We have helped people all our lives - now we are the ones who need help.