It's so easy to get caught up into the chaos of life and forgetting to treasure the little things. We all are guilty of this. People who have minor disabilities, disorders, or diseases have to live by this saying or they'll have trouble simply living day to day.
I follow this girl on twitter that once tweeted a thought that I had felt so many times since being diagnosed with Celiac Disease but hadn't realized it until she made it vocal. It went along the lines of "Sometimes I wake up and wonder how this life of Celiac Disease became mine."
It's so true.
For people who didn't aquire Celiac Disease until way after they were born, they constantly find themselves thinking about how life was before their disagnoses--at least I do. It's weird to think about that for the first 20 years of my life, I didn't have anything potentially holding me back. I didn't even know what gluten was.
I honestly miss the taste of a glazed donut, the ability to go to any restaurant and order what I want, and the satisfying thought of knowing I just bought a burger for $1 (from McDonalds).
But this is my life now. Though it is good that I know what all these foods that I can't eat anymore taste like, sometimes I wonder if it would have been better if I never knew what I'm missing out on. I have to remind myself most days that I should be happy that I don't have cancer, I'm not pregnant, and I have a great life yet to be lived.
I am healthy and eating gluten-free makes me stay that way. The end.
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