If I told you that you looked tired when you were suffering from chronic fatigue \u2013 I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
If I reminded you of something you had to say goodbye to because of your illness \u2013 I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
If I acted recklessly regarding something your illness has taught you is valuable \u2013 I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
If I said something to bring you down instead of lifting you up \u2013 I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
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If I was too scared and didn\u2019t know how to help you \u2013 I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
If I thought of the worst when I didn\u2019t know better \u2013 I\u2019m sorry.<\/p>\n
It took me some time to realize what it means to confront the fact that your body\u2019s working against you; what it means when your body simply refuses to listen to you and you can do nothing about it.<\/strong><\/p>\n I still can\u2019t comprehend it fully, but I\u2019ve learned so much by listening to what you say instead of making assumptions and listening to those who don\u2019t know what you\u2019re going through.<\/p>\n Even though I can\u2019t know everything you\u2019re going through, I understand that the moment you realized you were ill your life changed forever.<\/p>\n La sua malattia le ha dato nuovi occhi e ora, grazie a lei, anch'io ho iniziato a vedere la vita in modo diverso.<\/p>\n Through you, I\u2019ve realized there are so many things I pay attention to daily that are not worth my attention at all. <\/strong><\/p>\n Instead of being thankful for everything I have and living my life to the fullest, I\u2019m concerned about unimportant things.<\/strong><\/p>\n An ill person once told me that for her illness was a blessing in disguise and, at the time, I didn\u2019t understand why, so I asked in confusion: ma come?<\/em><\/p>\n Ecco cosa ci ha spiegato:<\/p>\n \u2018\u2019My illness, for the first time in life, has helped me realize how much unnecessary pain I was inflicting on myself daily, per scelta<\/em>. I let myself be hurt by the things that didn\u2019t matter and now, when I\u2019m faced with something I cannot control, I have learned to stop inflicting pain on myself because that\u2019s one thing I can control. Everything else I can\u2019t control I must accept anyway.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n Ha scelto di non essere la sua stessa nemica.<\/strong><\/p>\n That\u2019s something I want to share with everyone else. Stop postponing things and stop accumulating pain.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t be your own enemy. In every given moment you can choose to stop hurting yourself.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let your mind bring you down and don\u2019t let other people control your life either. You\u2019re not here for them.<\/p>\n Lasciate andare il risentimento e il senso di colpa. Smettete di avvelenare la vostra anima con qualcosa che non siete.<\/p>\n Voi non siete il vostro dolore, non siete la vostra vergogna, non siete la vostra gelosia o la vostra tristezza.<\/p>\n You may be experiencing those feelings but they don\u2019t define you and they shouldn\u2019t control your life.<\/p>\n Show respect for your life, show respect for the person you are. This is done by choosing everything you can do instead of everything you can\u2019t.<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s scary how easily we forget how fragile we are, yet at the same time don\u2019t let ourselves be strong either.<\/p>\n Forse perch\u00e9 non sappiamo mai quanto siamo forti finch\u00e9 essere forti non diventa la nostra unica opzione.<\/strong><\/p>\n Per quanto tragica, triste e difficile possa sembrare, la vita \u00e8 davvero qualcosa di miracoloso.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not saying this to spread nonsense positivity but to remind myself and others there\u2019s more to life \u2013 something we all feel once our life is somehow threatened, physically or emotionally.<\/p>\n Voglio ringraziare tutte le donne della mia vita che hanno sofferto di malattie per avermi ricordato il senso della vita. <\/strong><\/p>\n While fighting your silent battles, you didn\u2019t give up on life but let it flourish.<\/strong><\/p>\n Whatever your fate may be, know that with your courage you brought peace to other people\u2019s lives, and for that reason alone you will never be forgotten.<\/p>\n Grazie per aver dimostrato che la vita, dopo tutto, \u00e8 un miracolo.<\/p>\n Before I say anything, I want to apologize for all those times I hurt your feelings because I didn\u2019t know better. 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