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Casey's Comments |
A story of determination!
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Late last year I was diagnosed with Depression, I don’t know if you have or know of anyone with this illness. If you don’t let me just say that I would never wish it upon anyone. I have always been a very active person. From the moment I wake up till the moment my eyes close at night to sleep. If I’m not doing something I’m bored! Having depression was really hard for me. In the beginning I slept all day and all night. I had no motivation to do or be anything. I was finding that the easiest thing like going to the shop to buy milk would find me in tears because I couldn’t handle it. My car would need fuel and again I would break down. My Dad has always told me that because of my personality, when I have highs they were very high and when I have lows they are very low but this was a constant major low! I wasn’t able to do anything strenuous or I would just sleep for the next week or so. I started reading to try and pass the time without being in a state of anxiety or stress, and just to pass the time awake, as I felt guilty always sleeping! I started reading ‘Every Day A Little Miracle’ written by Kirsten Kuhnert and published by Smart Publishing. Dad recommends and sells this book through his web-site and so he suggested I read it. It is a true story of a German family, 2 kids and a happily married couple. Their children were 2 and 4, a boy and a girl. Perfect! Until one day a major accident changed their whole lives forever.This book takes you in on the long journey to survival not only for their injured son but as a mother and father and sister and not when I say survival, I mean from the moment they woke up till the moment they lay down to sleep. It wakes you up to how lucky we really are? It makes you wonder what battles are my neighbours struggling with everyday that I can be thankful for that I don’t have?I found that having depression and being able to recover so quickly was a miracle every day. This book helped me to realize that there are so many other people in life that have it worse off than me and how lucky I am to be able to actually get out of bed in the morning and function normally. It taught me again to realise how precious a smile is…………Yes A SMILE! A TEAR! A LAUGH! If I could I would make everybody in the world read this book in the hope that it can put a new light on your life and make you realize what is really around you and how lucky you really are. It gave me a direction….the direction to get better and enjoy life like I once did. I face up and step out that door in the morning and make sure that when I walk in that evening I am still smiling, even if I had a pretty shocking day. But smiling because I have a wonderful new partner who loves me, two beautiful dogs that love me, a roof over my head, the ability to walk, run, laugh, hug someone, the list could go on.I would love to share with you the trials and triumphs that this wonderful family went through but I would spoil the book for you if you were to read it. If you are looking for a heartfelt, heart warming book, or an inspirational book, or a book about a creature that fascinates me no end (dolphins), then I highly recommend this book to you, it is a fantastic book.If there are a few
words that I hope you will take out of this book they would be love
above all else, compassion, hope, strength, fig Dad Again:- You may recall I recommended this book last December as an idea for a Christmas gift because I thought it was a 'must read' that would be of great value to anyone who read it. I still have supplies available. The price is $24.95 and for this newsletter I will pay the postage for you if you would like a copy. To Order CLICK HERE To find out more about the book Click Here
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