Congratulations to stoical grans and granddads!

Congratulations to you Coffeedrinkingthinker, not just for getting through the last two difficult years but for thinking of others too .

The last two years are behind you - well done for overcoming them - the sun is out in all its glory ☀️- everyone, enjoy !!!

Well done, Coffeedrinkerthinker. Stoicism is an often ignored quality. I hope your next two years, and onwards, are much better. Sometimes there is nothing else to do but just plod on regardless.
Brilliant sunshine here today, and hopefully everywhere.
And the world has just stepped back from the brink, - probably.

You have clearly just kept on keeping on under very difficult circumstances. Only you know exactly how difficult.

You must be a very strong, caring person to have come through and to have the breadth of vision to appreciate how others have come through their various struggles.

People like you are the backbone of civilised society. I hope the future is easier for you.

Was it Churchill who said we all must 'Keep buggering on'! Looks like most of just do.

It was Churchill and for so many of us it’s the only option. As someone said upthread stoicism is a much overlooked virtue.

Well done.

I wish brighter times ahead for you, coffeedrinkerthinker.

I'm glad you're coming to the end of your dark tunnel and hopefully better days ahead for you. It's so nice to have some good weather at long last. It makes you feel so much better and optimistic. Take care.

Aveline

Was it Churchill who said we all must 'Keep buggering on'! Looks like most of just do.

My motto 😅😅 I have heart disrase and diabetes, but I also believe that if you wake up in the morning you might as well get up and get on with it, keep buggering on indeed 😅

Bless you. Hope the next year is a good one.

I had a nasty fall 2 years ago, and I am gradually getting better. Feeling really much better now the sun is out and I can get into the garden.
I am fortunate that I live in a low rainfall area.

What a lovely uplifting post. Thank you so much, Coffeedrinkerthinker.

It’s just about 2.45 am and again the pain has woken me up but I’m laying here reading all the posts and realising there’s a whole world of people out there with similar issues. So hello to you all and thanks for your company .

Thank you Coffeedrinkingthinker. Sending love and peace your way. It has been a rough year.

Well done Coffeedrinking thinker 💐💐
I agree completely that one foot in front of the other is the only way forwards, with eyes on a hopefully better horizon.
Is lighter in the mornings and at night, my arthritis is in check for now and am grateful every day that my DH is with me, a proud survivor of a massive stroke who has bravely battled to get where he is now, with my care and his efforts we are making each day count.