Cherish people

Brexiteer

Cherish people you love, even people you only occasionally see. If you haven't spoke to a loved one for a while give them a ring, don't ignore your neighbours when you see them. I've had my best mate going from struggling to walk to being on a ventilator in critical care in under a week. CHERISH ANYBODY THAT MEANS ANYTHING TO YOU. SENDING PRAYERS MATE AND LOVE TO ALL ❤

pansyface

Yes, there comes to all of us a sudden juddering realisation that we are not immortal and that time does slip away like sand in an hourglass.

Yes, be kind to people, if only for your own peace of mind.



But I still draw the line at Donald Trump.

josusa47

Adding my prayers to yours.

Dovefromabove

Indeed a dear friend since my schooldays (so for over 50 years) is currently in Addenbrookes in a very serious condition ... a kind and creative man he has made a huge positive contribution to the lives of individuals as well as to the wider community. 

Yes, ‘cherish anyone who means anything to you’ ... and also be kind to everyone ...even on forums ... you don’t know what strangers may be dealing with. 

Brexiteer

He came in the room last week and I said you OK mate and he said no I feel dizzy and my legs have gone very week. I said let's ring the ambulance and he stubbornly said no wait till later. Anyway about an hour later he wanted to use the toilet but couldn't stand up so I rang an ambulance. They came and apart from leg weakness he was OK in himself they told him he may have had a minor stroke, move on a few days they think it maybe motor neurons disease. They stopped his epilepsy tablets and he had a massive fit this morning which he has not yet woke up from hours later 😢😢 thank you for your prayers 

Dovefromabove

Kindest thoughts to your friend and all who love and care for him ... also to his medical team. 

Sleeping after a major seizure is quite usual so try not to worry too much about that. 

raisingirl

It's always later than you think

Hostafan1

I put my trust in medicine, not in the superstitious claptrap of "prayers"

Purplerain

Sorry to hear about your friend Marc and I hope he recovers. It puts everything into perspective when this sort of thing happens to those we care about.

Dovefromabove

Hostafan1 said:

I put my trust in medicine, not in the superstitious claptrap of "prayers"

I’m not religious either ... but I see nothing wrong with sending kind thoughts. 

My friend who is so ill is a Christian and the co-founder of an international festival (mainly Christian but accepting those of all faiths and none) of philosophy music and the arts ... I know he would welcome prayers, even if I’m not the one making them. 

raisingirl

Me too, Hosta, but if people get comfort from prayers while medicine is doing it's best, there's no harm in it. Some people's mental health depends on having something 'other' to hold on to and there's nothing wrong with that. We all find our own way to deal with things. 

I only get cross when a habit of ostentatious praying gives someone preferential access to Government or other 'real world' privileges. Or if the prayers take precedence over the medicine.