Old fashioned Christmas

Christmastime.  A time that is supposed to bring joy, brings the realization that we as a people have lost the basic fundamentals of Christmas. In the old days, we read about children getting handmade items in their stocking. It was a much simpler time. Granted that was also the time when you worked from sun up to sun down, and school was optional! Each year you think it couldn't get any worse in the outside world, we see evidence that we are sadly mistaken. And if the holidays and crime rate isn't enough, we have our daily struggles that we as Spoonies deal with. Learning that the latest thing in fluid replacement for joints is still in its exploratory stages and may not be covered by insurance just yet...but that's where you're headed. Or learning that you either have to wear support hose 24/7, or have surgery on your veins. It sounds like the prognosis of an elderly woman, but the harsh reality is that I'm not. I'm not even in the 40-50 bracket. I say all of this to paint a bigger picture which is this:  "my story is more than pain". But this Christmas, circumstances have brought me back to the basics. Know your limits. Be ok with your choices. And always smile!