Pondering

Five months ago I injured myself while at work  within a garden. This resulted in the time consuming and painful diagnosis of a double hernia. The painful part is self explanatory, but the time consuming part came from the fact that the Doctors had misdiagnosed me with a prolapsed disc in my back. 10 weeks later, I am finally operated on - leaving me with another 10 weeks to consider everything in my life while I recovered. In the mean time it is discovered that the hernias have created damage to nerves in my leg, leaving me with numbness, pain and inability to do anything for an extended period (sitting, standing, walking), it is unknown how long it will take for my leg (and nerves) to repair. Plus, I am now at risk of having more hernias!
What I am pondering is .....you never know what will be "around the corner", one simple action (or inaction) can change your entire life. I miss my gardening job, I miss many parts of my life (social and phsyical). I used to be a very busy person, buzzing around in gardens, with children, helping friends and family.......many activities have had to be stopped or slowed right down. In fact I have slowed right down with everything!
The two things that have remained constant is the support from my family and friends and my need to paint...........that is what keeps me happy!