Breathing

Breathing is such a natural part of life that the well person would not necessarily notice that they were doing it.

For the severely ill person breathing is not that simple. Breathing can be a daily struggle; nothing , in this situation, can be taken for granted.

The carer too struggles for breath, to breathe life into the day, to find new pathways, to keep hope alive. To face each impossible challenge.

Almost inevitably we find ourselves knocked down time and again, and, in that moment, all feels lost. It’s a terrible place to be.

The miracle is that time and time again we find the courage to pick our shattered selves up and, no matter what, make the choice to live our life.