My Esther Willam's Moment popped up again on this site just like my noodle rocketing out of the water on that day of infamy. I read it again and it made me laugh out loud. It pleases me no end that others had a good laugh at my story, too. I have often found when life is a furnace, humor is like cool water for a parched soul. Our amazing but often struggling hearts. (emotional and physically) can bring us into some dark places.
After my acute MI and CABG x 4, there was a time when I would be on this site everyday and visit it more than once... reading about ordinary women struggling with extra ordinary circumstances. Your honesty, courage, resilience, words, prayers, knowledge and yes, humor were so helpful to me when I couldn't get past my fear and depression. What a mess I was during one stage of my recovery. I was silent for a while just reading, absorbing, wondering if I could add anything to this conversation. I had never done a blog/journal or communicated like this. Why it was only two years ago I learned how to E-mail. And this year, I became the proud owner of a cell phone because friends and family deemed it necessary in my life.
I'm rambling, now back to my point. Laughter sure can take the edge off things. When I was in the ambulance being rushed from one hospital to another I was throwing up and the seeds of fear were taking on roots. At that moment, God placed an EMT with me that chose to discuss the merits of vomit bags.... Ambulance versus Hospital. She was funny, very funny and when I arrived at the Cath Lab she had me laughing out loud. From that point on laughter followed me through intensive care, post surgery and into recovery. I stayed with friends who poured love and laughter on to me. Don't get me wrong there was lots of serious stuff, scary stuff, and annoying stuff...but the humor and laughter kept it corralled and gave me perspective.
I thank God who placed me in the hands of an aggressive and excellent Medical Team and surrounded me with loving and supportive Friends and Family. Add modern Meds and most of all lots of laughter and the outcome of all this carried me through. I realize there are times when laughter can feel so distant but if there is a moment.... grab onto to it for all its worth. Laughter is the recess we need when the School of Life is teaching us hard and difficult lessons.
Love Spuds