Things people take for granted...

When I was sick, I grew extremely jealous of the little things in life. When I could not walk yet, and was forced to go to the mall in the wheel chair, I thought to myself, "Why can't I do the easy task of walking back and forth to the stores." I felt this way only for a short time, but in reality, people with severe illnesses feel as I did all the time. One of my aunts suffers from MS and is now restrained to her wheel chair at all times. I related to her when I too could not walk and it was very difficult. As I began to improve and was finally able to walk again, my aunt unfortunately grew jealous, because as I was improving, she was doing the opposite. It is very upsetting, but I guess that's just life. Here is a list of things that people normally take for granted, never thinking twice about:

1.)Walking around the house
2.)Sitting up in a chair by yourself
3.)Climbing a set of stairs
4.)Feeding yourself a meal
5.)Bathing yourself
6.)Dressing yourself
7.)Going shopping with friends
8.)Driving
9.)Being able to go outside
10.)Using the restrooms normally
11.)Cooking meals for yourself or others
12.)Jumping up and down
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All these activities, and many more, seem so simple until you yourself cannot perform these simple tasks. The next time you take a step, or get dressed, or even climb a set of stairs, please be thankful you have the ability!