The Great Outdoors With Chronic Illness
Although I like the great outdoors, having chronic illnesses, makes it unsafe for me to go too far from home, especially where I have no access to a cell phone. Plus, if I’m too far and I need immediate medical care, that’s another reason to feel unsafe.
My best bet to enjoy the outdoors is to be in nature but close to help. A beach is good pick for me, a lake that has access to a main road or a resort that has an area that is just far enough to be quiet and peaceful, but not too far to be unsafe. When I’m in a flare, I’m usually at home in my backyard. We have birdhouses, some trees and a fenced in yard.
I love when my husband grills and we sit at a picnic table to eat. The only problem is that we have a gas grill where it isn’t easy to make smores because we really can’t roast marshmallows. I’ve been bugging my husband to get a firepit so that I can sit outside, relax, feel comfy and eat wieners and smores. It gives me a good feeling to be in the great, be it fake, outdoors.
Why can’t you roast marshmallows with a gas grill? We do it all the time!
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Awww Connie,
I cried after I read your post!! I am so glad that you can still enjoy your time out in your yard….wonderful that hubby is out there helping and cookin; I ADORE camping Connie, I was raised doing it, and continued on when I had my home full of kids and dogs…oh those were the days…and they are over now. Against my desire and my heart—but you know darn well that our bodies play judge and jury…and win most times on such big undertakings like camping.
Make a smore for me?? Take care of your sweet self Connie!
As always with Gentle Hugs <3
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It is good to know that you had fun with chronic illness.I am glad to read your post about your great outdoors.Main thing I like that you have shared this with us.