A Tale of Two Challenges
Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again, to share another story of Brenda's life. She
has been going through some real deep things as of late.
She recently experienced a real eye opening experience, that really threw her for a loop.
You see, Brenda not only lives with Rheumatoid Arthritis, but is also a three-year
meningioma brain tumor survivor.
She has tried her hardest to bring awareness to both, as she personally feels, that they go
hand in hand with coping.
The hardest thing that she is experiencing right now, is that some people are just not
willing to think outside the box. They are only focused on their issues and not willing
to branch out and see the big picture.
This is particularly hurtful to Brenda, because all she has ever been is supportive in
both of these areas, She is willing to at least, look at the other side and make her
decisions accordingly.
She kind of feels like she has been preaching to the choir, but when she asked for a
little support from some of the singers, it just wasn't there.
Brenda has been involved in several projects this year. The majority of them have
been regarding her living with RA, but her life as a brain tumor survivor, has somehow
crept in there also, which she thought was pretty cool. In fact, all of the projects that
she worked on, welcomed her mentioning this. After all, Brenda's Brainstorm, would
not even be in existence, if it hadn't been for her brain tumor.
All of her writing opportunities this year, have been a direct result of her living with RA.
See where I am going with this? We have all got to start working together and have this
myopic thinking, go right out the window.
What difference does it make where the awareness is spread, as long as it happens. In
her case, the two life challenges that Brenda is faced with just happen to overlap, and
she truly sees that as a blessing. There is no competition as far as she is concerned. She
will gladly support and spread awareness on both fronts, with my help of course.
What really hurt the most, was when she asked for a little support, on behalf of someone
who was willing to cross over to the other side, when it came to spreading awareness, it
was discounted.
You see in her hands story, she was actually given permission to mention that she was
a brain tumor survivor. That could have gone a very different way, because after all,
the project was about living with inflammatory arthritis and not primarily being a brain
tumor survivor. You see though, there was also another side to the story, and that her
hands story was about designing a necklace, all centered around, her being a brain
tumor survivor.
I find this most fascinating, because they truly seem to keep coinciding with each other.
I think support is so important, especially, when we are facing life challenges, as Brenda
does every day.
Just because Brenda is now on a new path of becoming a true RA patient advocate, that
does not mean that she will not continue her support for brain tumor survivors. It just
means that she has changed her mindset and now, it won't just be meningiomas, but
all types of brain tumors and brain cancer.
She has gotten so much support from her brain tumor buddies and in turn, her arthritis
friends have been supportive of her life as a brain tumor survivor.
That means the world to Brenda and she thanks all of you, from the bottom of her
heart.
I hope I have given you a bone to chew on, so to speak. So until next time, this is
Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, wishing you all peace and harmony, as we all strive to
work together to spread awareness and hope.
has been going through some real deep things as of late.
She recently experienced a real eye opening experience, that really threw her for a loop.
You see, Brenda not only lives with Rheumatoid Arthritis, but is also a three-year
meningioma brain tumor survivor.
She has tried her hardest to bring awareness to both, as she personally feels, that they go
hand in hand with coping.
The hardest thing that she is experiencing right now, is that some people are just not
willing to think outside the box. They are only focused on their issues and not willing
to branch out and see the big picture.
This is particularly hurtful to Brenda, because all she has ever been is supportive in
both of these areas, She is willing to at least, look at the other side and make her
decisions accordingly.
She kind of feels like she has been preaching to the choir, but when she asked for a
little support from some of the singers, it just wasn't there.
Brenda has been involved in several projects this year. The majority of them have
been regarding her living with RA, but her life as a brain tumor survivor, has somehow
crept in there also, which she thought was pretty cool. In fact, all of the projects that
she worked on, welcomed her mentioning this. After all, Brenda's Brainstorm, would
not even be in existence, if it hadn't been for her brain tumor.
All of her writing opportunities this year, have been a direct result of her living with RA.
See where I am going with this? We have all got to start working together and have this
myopic thinking, go right out the window.
What difference does it make where the awareness is spread, as long as it happens. In
her case, the two life challenges that Brenda is faced with just happen to overlap, and
she truly sees that as a blessing. There is no competition as far as she is concerned. She
will gladly support and spread awareness on both fronts, with my help of course.
What really hurt the most, was when she asked for a little support, on behalf of someone
who was willing to cross over to the other side, when it came to spreading awareness, it
was discounted.
You see in her hands story, she was actually given permission to mention that she was
a brain tumor survivor. That could have gone a very different way, because after all,
the project was about living with inflammatory arthritis and not primarily being a brain
tumor survivor. You see though, there was also another side to the story, and that her
hands story was about designing a necklace, all centered around, her being a brain
tumor survivor.
I find this most fascinating, because they truly seem to keep coinciding with each other.
I think support is so important, especially, when we are facing life challenges, as Brenda
does every day.
Just because Brenda is now on a new path of becoming a true RA patient advocate, that
does not mean that she will not continue her support for brain tumor survivors. It just
means that she has changed her mindset and now, it won't just be meningiomas, but
all types of brain tumors and brain cancer.
She has gotten so much support from her brain tumor buddies and in turn, her arthritis
friends have been supportive of her life as a brain tumor survivor.
That means the world to Brenda and she thanks all of you, from the bottom of her
heart.
I hope I have given you a bone to chew on, so to speak. So until next time, this is
Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, wishing you all peace and harmony, as we all strive to
work together to spread awareness and hope.
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