Ending

Sallie Tisdale once said, "Dying is a state of ongoing loss. Hair, teeth, erections. The ability to tie shoes or carry groceries. Breasts. Vision. Attention span. The evening walk. Driving. The strength to climb stairs, to do the laundry and housework. Bladder control, a sense of smell, balance. Relationships disappear, plans are revoked, social roles are extinguished."

I feel this quote in every facet of my being. I comes to me in seconds, minutes, hours of my days, weeks and months. Chronic illness is a state of ongoing loss. Chronic illness where death is the inevitable result is even more so. I think about this quote all the time and I just sigh. There is nothing to be done about it. Nothing left to do, but accept the L and keep moving forward until you stop or make it stop.

Dying is a state of ongoing loss. Chronic illness is a state of ongoing loss. Always in mourning with no end in sight.

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