{"id":1835,"date":"2009-07-27T03:57:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T03:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=1835"},"modified":"2009-07-27T03:57:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T03:57:00","slug":"365-days-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2009\/07\/27\/365-days-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"365 days ago&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }<\/style>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/2765799915\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3281\/2765799915_ff55a28119.jpg\" class=\"flickr-photo\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/> <span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/2765799915\/\">my leg<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/pilgrimgirl\/\">pilgrimgirl<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"flickr-yourcomment\"> I keep trying to think of a way to express how I feel right now, and no matter what I say it just sounds a bit over-the-top sentimental&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This time last year I was lying in a hospital bed, unable to even stand on my left leg.  I was getting megadoses of any antibiotic that I could tolerate.  My arms were riddled with IV holes &#038; were raw and swollen from the endless effort to find good veins.  I was feverish &#038; exhausted. Vicodin was my constant companion.  My friends were caring for my children as I was in the midst of a battle between several medical teams.  I knew surgery was looming, the only question was exactly where and when.  John was absolutely spent from the emotional and physical burdens placed on his shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>And then this year&#8230;.while John and the kiddos were at ComiCon, I raced in the State Champs Sprints with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/3759785164\/\">my outrigger canoe team <\/a>and graduated from a &#8216;novice&#8217; paddler to a full-fledged member of the team.  I thought nothing of strolling all around Old Town Santa Barbara with friends, my left leg now strong and sure, only a deep pink seam and an indentation along the muscle on the inside of my calf as evidence of last year&#8217;s trauma.<\/p>\n<p><i>Perhaps ironically, I am sick right now&#8211;fighting a nasty cough that&#8217;s left over from a bout with the flu last week.  But it seems hardly anything to me in the larger scheme of things&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Life has such a fascinating and sometimes awful way of keeping me on my toes (literally and figuratively!).  As I went swimming with my family this morning and dove down deep into the blue water,  moving strongly &#038; surely with each stroke, I couldn&#8217;t help but be grateful for experiencing the contrast between health and sickness.  Knowing both makes me appreciate just how precious and beautiful every moment is&#8211;getting me through the dark days and helping me to recognize the light for just how very precious it is.<\/p>\n<p>A favorite quotation of mine is &#8220;Quocunque Jeceris Stabit&#8221;* (you&#8217;ll occasionally see this phrase rotate through the various taglines that appear under my blogtitle).  It&#8217;s the motto of the Isle of Man, the small UK nation of my maternal ancestors.  Translated <strike>from the Manx<\/strike> it means &#8220;Whichever Way You Throw Me, I Shall Stand.&#8221;  I think of that phrase often on my life&#8217;s journey.  I&#8217;ve been thrown and pummeled.  I&#8217;ve lost some pretty significant chunks of my self along the way.  But I also  like knowing that&#8211;even if takes awhile&#8211;I will eventually overcome and emerge even stronger than before.  <\/p>\n<p>And thank you, friends, for all of your support and encouragement along this journey.  There have been moments when I was carried by the love &#038; goodwill from each of you.  You are wonderful.  \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style:italic;\">*UPDATE: As several of my language-savvy readers have pointed out, the phrase is Latin rather than Manx (I&#8217;m sure even my Latin-speaking son could&#8217;ve told me this!!).  Here&#8217;s some background on the phrase from wikipedia:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>For centuries, the island&#8217;s symbol has been its ancient triskelion, a device similar to Sicily&#8217;s Trinacria: three bent legs, each with a spur, joined at the thigh&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The three legs refer to the island&#8217;s motto (adopted late in the symbol&#8217;s history): Quocunque Jeceris Stabit, traditionally translated from Latin as &#8216;Whithersoever you throw it, it will stand&#8217;, or &#8216;Whichever way you throw it, it will stand&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The origin of the &#8216;Three Legs of Man&#8217; (as they are usually called) is explained in the Manx legend that Manannan repelled an invasion by transforming into the three legs and rolling down the hill and defeating the invaders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>my leg, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. 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