terrshee's Diaryland Diary

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Too Many Scars

I'm having a strange moment while I sit here and count my scars. The reason being I'm in the process of acquiring yet another with the removal of a small benign cyst.

After seven major surgeries and more than a few cuts that needed stitches or patches of skin that needed biopsies, I'm beginning to look like Frankenstein's monster. Good thing for my vanity that no major ones are on my face.

Mostly this has to do with contemplating my mortality. I had a longish conversation with one sister today about my mother's health, mental and physical. How does one approach the whole business of aging and preparing for aging? How does one accept, adapt and get on with the business of living? And how does one do the same with friends and familiy? Loss is inevitable, and grief is part of the human condition. How do you keep focused on life and living when it looks like the world is shutting down around you?

8:43 p.m. - 2004-12-18
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