An ode to technology...
Technology has saved my heart during these past few months.
One of the hardest parts about being in the hospital or being homebound during recovery, is the feeling of loneliness. The feeling that you are stuck on pause and the rest of the world is going on without you. The feeling that all the people you love and care about have somehow forgotten about you. Whether that is a rational thought or not, it still hurts. It makes the healing process even more difficult than it already is.
These past couple of hospital stays I have started really using Skype or Facetime to talk to family and friends. I just can't even really put into words how much this has helped me this go around.
You see, when you are talking to someone and seeing their face, facial expressions, and surroundings...it makes you feel like you have spent time with them. It warms my heart and helps to patch up the holes in my heart that inevitably appear when I spend countless days in hospitals.
I have had lighthearted conversations, silly conversations, serious life talks, and emotional conversations where we virtually cry together and hug.
Like this one time, Casey facetimed me so we could watch funny youtube videos together...
And other laughs and giggles...
And other countless times I got to hear my precious nieces' voices...
Or see my other precious friends and their precious children that mean the world to me...
So thank you technology. For such a cold word - you have allowed my dearest loved ones to warm my heart and keep me sane.
Thats all for now. More of an update to come soon!
living abundantly,
dana
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