I know only too well the struggles we face, the frustration of waiting lists, the desire to be finally accepted and treated as a human being. But sometimes we do forget out triumphs, no matter how small. We quickly gloss over them in our rush to be us.
But life is a journey and progress can be slow and we do move forward. We can change things in ourselves whilst waiting for the big moves.
So what is triumph and how do we celebrate?
As many of you know my wife lives in a nursing home, essentially paralysed from the neck down. She can move her right hand. Her brain is fully functional, she can see and talk. Her life revolves around watching her TV, doing puzzles and reading. There is nothing else.
Of course she looks forward to my visits, I bring her some special food, tell her what I have been doing, tell her lovely stories from people here. She is so supportive of you all.
She was especially excited to see me this weekend. She was bubbling with excitement to give me her good news.
She had an assessment from the speech pathologist; she is now allowed to feed herself.
She was so proud of achieving that goal!!
So next time you are feeling down and life isn't moving forward as quickly as you wish - remember to celebrate the small stuff.
Because the small stuff can be pretty damn big!
