What we often forget...

We often forget the simple things in life, or take them for granted. I sure did. I can’t even hear out of my right ear. To sum it up, I’ve had seven ear surgeries. Five sets of tubes, then due to a set of tubes growing attached to my ear surgery; I had to those surgically removed. My right ear drum never healed properly and that led to my right ear tympanoplasty.

                                             

Oh, and throw into the count having throat surgery where tonsils and adenoids removed when I was seven, which makes eight total surgeries in all. But it’s the aftermath of the surgeries people take for granted. With my tympanoplasty surgery any stannous activity isn’t an option, doing simple activities such as walking up the stairs, or even sneezing is out of the question. Indepdance

Independence is what we take for granted; the freedom to do an activity without constraint.  Whether constraint is due to surgery, or another source, we do take independence for granted. I am thankful to have had a successful sugery, and to live in America, the land of the free.