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Happy
June 19, 2024
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The Oxford Dictionary describes "Happy" as:
- feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- having a sense of confidence in or satisfaction with (a person, arrangement, or situation).
- fortunate and convenient.
When you think about your happy around (before, during and after) transplant what comes to mind?
For me, I was diagnosed with T1D in the seventh grade. Happy before my diagnosis was snacks with my friends. Happy was Slurpee's from 7-11, popcorn and a drink at the movies, and playing sports.
During my transplant process; happy was waking up and seeing my husband, parents, and hospital staff telling me that the transplant was successful.
After my transplant my happy changes, and I am constantly over-joyed with happiness.
What is your happy at this stage?
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Transplant Patient
Oh I love this! I love when Elizabeth Gilbert talks about happiness being something you have to insist upon, because that’s been my story. Being sick my entire life, I really had to choose happiness, to choose to find joy as often as I found suffering.
i’m a huge fan of putting myself in the way of beauty and creating my own happiness. I live for the small pleasures. Sunshine on my skin, dancing to my favourite song, being close to the people I love and spending time in nature are a few of the things that have always made me really happy. And most recently it’s been ice cream. I wasn’t allowed sweets pre-transplant so when I had that first ice cream cone in my 20’s it was a whole new kind of happiness ☀️🍦🪩🤸
Happiness wow I could say a lot, my biggest happy place is being with friends/family bbqs in the summer taking walks w/my pup, planting flowers, yard work puts me in my happy place. Things that were getting difficult pre TP. My favorite thing food wise that makes me happy is ice cream-donuts 🍩🍧 yummy.
I am on different journey right now in life and am having to stay positive/hope for the best and just keep finding my HAPPY place.😊😎🌼🌈🐾 always.