A question of perspective

We went to the beach for the weekend and we had a great time. R loves to swim and she has become quite a pro, but she gets exhausted by the end of the day! We took naps with her both on Saturday and Sunday, we went to bed early and spent the mornings in the pool and afternoons at the beach. It was a nice, relaxing weekend. Just what I needed.

My BIL who needs the kidney transplant came with us so we had to come back early on Sunday because he had to have dialysis. During the weekend he mentioned the things he is going to be able to do after the transplant, like spend long weekends away, and travel, and drink alcohol, all of which he hasn’t done since he was 18 (he is 30 now). And I realized how minor the discomfort this surgery is going to cause us really is when compared to the benefits it will bring him. This will change his life, it will allow him to do things he hasn’t done for 12 years and that we take for granted. And I have decided that I will no longer focus on the bad (temporary) things that will come from this surgery, and instead I will pray that it works and that all the expectations BIL has will come true.