~~~"Sunset "~~ and~~ "A Fragile Life!"

It has been just about a year now  that I sent an email,along with the photo of  a large 4 leaf clover that I had taken, to wish a very good blogger friend the very best of luck  as he had his third stent placement done on his heart...that date for his surgery was Wednesday October 14Th 2010...
Why do I remember that so well...I also ended up in the hospital that very same day!!. ..yup I did ! Hmm ..perhaps I should have kept that clover!!

I fell total over backwards and hit the back of my head on the stone hearth in my home. I only recall getting ready for a walk and then I was in a ambulance! 
Staples in my head, test after test 3 day hospital stay,and monitoring from home revealed no reason for it either ...those things I do remember, and them telling me I am lucky to be alive.. that was a" biggie" lol!

 

 

With swelling, fluid,and a blood clot it was a few months before the area was pretty much back to normal ! 
I mention this for a reason....I have lost my sense of smell  and also have lost a good portion of the ability to taste!!   ""How fragile life is""..how much do we take for granted !

It wasn't until 2 months ago that I really had to stop pushing aside that I was not smelling fresh cut grass, the garden flowers ...etc~~~when food might as well have been cardboard for all I knew.... I went to see my doctor ; then another E.N.T  doctor  C scan where clean ...MRI next ..clean, which was good news , but still no answers!!  My Ear Nose and Throat doctor went back to his first diagnose ..a blow to the head can cause many issues...pinched nerve endings in my case he believes is the cause and it is permanent!

I loved the smell of coffee brewing, the fresh smell of a summer breeze , the fresh balsam wreath at Christmas,and I could go on ,but think of all you would miss!
Strangely  the foods I liked the best are the ones I can't taste....so I have conquered my Edy's Butterfinger Ice Cream addition!!  ; }
 Then there is the issue of safety with odor's like smoke, gas leaks, is the  food spoiled and etc..!!

I am very thankful  that I have the ability to see a sunset, birds and hear there calls, my garden flowers evening if I can't  smell them!!   On and on I could go ....you get the picture!!

I am not complaining  , but have I mourned the loss ..oh yes indeed ..that natural instinct to bring the carton of milk to my nose to check if it is  spoiled  ..every day  more and more the realization sets in,and I am very thankful that I did enjoy that keen sense of smell I used to have...the one that some of my friends used to say ..."you smell everything" I don't know how you can, because I can't!!

All this to say enjoy the ability to smell, hear, taste, and see....fragile,yet taken for granted !!
This more than anything has made me enjoy so much what I can see!  I can take photo's and look at them ...I can hear the sounds around me , and may I not complain about the noise!!

My good friends heart is still ticking ...he has had a lot of stress this past year..but he is a "tough old bugger"  ; }