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when some things arent a problem
#255221 - 04/11/11 11:31 PM
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since comming here in 04, i have just realized how insignificant a broken bone and say broken cartilage really are in the terms of how it affects me now.
my son (8) and i were wrestling because wrestlemannia was comming on, so i did a few body slams to him (gently) and we started to do a few suplexes, and his knee hit my nose, broken of corse. doing all this hurt so nice. you see i havent had fun and laugh with my little guy in a couple months, to bad it happened over broken body parts,lol.
my moral for this is simple, have fun even if it hurts, the fun he had was worth it to me.
and it feels good to laugh, just wonder what bone is in line for my next laugh.
i think before hiv, this would have been a problem, of a small nature. but, now i look at it as im blessed to enjoy the fun day we had, until mom yelled to stop before someone gets hurt, she didnt know she was late. just thought i would share some humor, and an obsevation, on how our values can and do change when hiv exsists in our lives. we learn how different our thoughts are, and we learn to adjust to what we used to think and beleive are important in our lives
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I am so inspired by your positive attitude about your situation and how even the smallest of events have meaning. There are so many people in the world that would view a broken nose as a horrible inconvenience and would belly-ache for days about it. I am currently in limbo with my diagnosis and I am fully prepared to deal with the outcome, regardless of the news. I had an accidental skin exposure during my clinical placement for school in late 2009 and it has taken 15 months for a confirmed diagnosis of syphilis. I have already experienced an episode of neurosyphilis, so my brain has already been affected. My own investigation has revealed that syphilis and HIV are common co-infections. My initial antibodies test was negative, but at this point, I can't leave anything to chance because my partner of 10 years has tested positive for both and his exposure to syphilis and HIV are both recent (within last 6 months). We were separated for over 2 years and only re-united in late summer of 2010. All of the specialized testing and biopsy's confirm that I am in a late secondary stage/early latent, which means I have been infected with syphilis for more than a year. I am awaiting the results of a confirmatory test on the HIV because all other possible routes of transmission have been successfully ruled out. I have been very pro-active in my own diagnosis and the accidental exposure is the only way this could have happened.
I have remained emotionally strong and continue to have a good attitude. I will accept the hand that I am dealt and I will continue to accept whatever "bumps" I encounter along my journey. I am so happy to know that other people appreciate the wonder and beauty in life and don't worry one precious moment of life away. A positive test result will not be life-ending for me and I will continue to live my life in such a way that not a single moment is wasted or viewed as inconvenient or unhappy. Thank you for sharing your inspirational approach, we need other people to read and appreciate that there is much life after a diagnosis. You are definitely an amazing human being.....God Bless
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Thank you for the great story and insight Alive2. That is how I am coping - staying happy and thankful for every day, challenge, and triumph. I have decided to use this disease to add "life to my years" as one person put it. I must say, my kids' laughter has never made me so happy, and I have learned to pick my battles and let a lot of "important" things go that were really just silly.
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You hit the topic on the proverbial nose (not just your's)!
I've been HIV+ for 23 years that I know of this year. I am probably one of the happiest people I know. i'm neither stupid nor ignortant when it comes to my body and what I have to do to keep it healthy. But, going back to the old addage - laughter is the best medicine.
I make it a point to take time out from my scheduale (which has increasingly gotten busier over the past few years) and have time for myself. At 6:00 in the morning I'll watch cartoons. I've seen them many times over the years, but they're funny, and I laugh.
In the afternoon or early evening I watch Spongebob. I constantly hear about how a friend's child loves that show, but my friends for the most part don't watch. They have this small problem with their life called STRESS!!! Stress and HIV don't mix.
Yes, some things get to me, but I let them go. You have to know how and when to relax. It might be wrestling. It might be taking a walk in the park. Or, just down a street to the store to buy nothing. Point is we as a society are overly stressed. We as people with HIV tend to have that much more stress in our lives. Activity (light or strenuous) and humor are two excellant ways to reduce that stress and give back some of the meaning for living. I'm glad you've found it. I wish more people would!
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infected or not , i feel everyone needs to reprioitize. in the direction of enjoyment and relaxation, not be bitter or elusive.
i had it fixed today, man it hurts to have it rebroken, but, at least my son knows my heart feels good, to heck with the nose.
i hope to be with him much more for the summer, hes joiming baseball. i think i will be behind the backstop thought. take care, and take time to enjoy things.
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I've been pos as in illness for over 2o years but I have been pos in attitude for 16 years. I went through the stages of emotions and can truly say with conviction that life has actually been made better through this illnes. Thats not to say that I don't have those bleak days now and then , but who doesn't pos or not. You see them days say hello to them then good-by ! Things that use to seem as such obstacles I now see them as mere bumps of life. It's truly all in ones attitude. Life is how you make it . And that goes for everyone regardless of health issues or not. I enjoy life and refuse to let petty or big things mess with me. I personally put my trust in the One that created me and has brought me thusfar. Now this so called illness is a tool for reaching out and helping others to understand te various stages that one experiences. Life is about struggles but it's what and how you handle them that makes the difference
You can either sit in the rocking chair that gets you nowhere or get up and out and take life by the horns and enjoy the wrestle........
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