"My Support"

The factors within my daily environment that are supportive to me are my grandchildren, they come to me everyday to be taken to school. That is when my day gets started. They wake me up quietly and we talk about what is going on in school and what are my plans for today. Children keep you going and energized so; I believe without this rush from them in my life everyday; it would probably become mundane.

My everyday factors that are important in my life are my friends and family. My major transition that changed my definition of support was in 2007. One day after a class my legs stop moving. I could not walk without the help of a walker. It happened so suddenly; for awhile the doctors had no idea what was wrong with me. My health became worse and that was when I learned about what support means to me. My family and my friends surrounded me with nothing but support. Without these individuals in my life who gave me love unconditionally, I never believed I would have made it through. They never let a day go by without building me up when I was always down.

I have always believed support is about caring and encouraging each other and that is exactly what I received. They understood my physical and emotional pain that I was dealing with.  Everyone of them did not think twice about being there for me. Even after I had surgery in the area of my spine and learned how to walk all over again, I have never stopped thanking God for what he gave me back and having these incredible people in my life. I have made it a habit of saying I love you to someone on a daily basis with friends and family. Everyone should have someone in their life to share, feelings, hopes and fears with. I hope the blog this week will give us all some kind of support to build relationships with others, because when you give it; you definitely will get it back!