Here is my entry for WordPress Daily Post Weekly Challenge with the topic of Temporary.
This was me in 2001, when I went into a 40 day coma and had multiple organ failure. I was hospitalized for nearly 5 months and came home in a wheel chair and didn’t walk for nearly a year.
This is a a year and a half later in September 2002 on a trail in Colorado. I wasn’t walking a lot yet, but it felt good to get on a trail.
This was me in September 2003 when Chris and I went on a vacation in Oregon and northern California (we lived in Colorado at the time) and we decided to move to Oregon. I believe this was taken at Agate Beach in Oregon.
This was me in the redwoods where we camped. Life is so temporary, considering I was standing among trees that range from 1,000 to 2,000 years old.
Chris obviously took all these photos. The camera was one of the first Sony Digital cameras. We kept the resolution on low, because the memory cards back then were really expensive.
See my Lyme story here.
Qi (energy) hugs,
Cee
Have you heard about my NuCompanion device? It is a companion for creative people who tend to stick to themselves and don’t talk much. Also, but haven’t tested it yet, for people in coma.
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Awesome !!! You are a true fighter ..
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Brave 🙂
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Thanks.
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Wow. You are a miracle and an amazing Transformation. If there was an award for a post you deserve it. 🙌🏼
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Your photos are beautiful and your story and strength are inspiring.
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It is amzing to share that….
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Wow Cee! Thank you for this very open and honest and inspiring post. Thank you for a peek behind the camera.
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Your welcome. 😀
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This is a great diary of things that have been temporary in your life (except your move to Oregon of course!!)
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Inspiring story… thanks for temporarily sharing your beauty with us.
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My pleasure. 😀
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a wave of shock and sadness ran over me..but then it was followed by inspiration..
thanks for sharing hope 🙂
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I’m glad to share my story. 😀
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I am glad too i got to read such an amazing story 🙂
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Life is temporary and your strength is amazing and great. You are a motivation for many and a positive person. Always remember that your photographs are permanent and will live forever. Keep smiling and wish you many more years of happy birthdays.
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I shall keep smiling and hoping you will too. 😀 😀
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Amen…
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you are such a strong woman! God bless u.
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Thanks for commenting. 😀
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Wow! Brave to share so much. I’ve found your photos inspiring, I’ve been following you for a while, I wasn’t aware of the back story. The beach shot is wonderful.
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I absolutely adore that photo of me on the beach. Thanks Jim for following me. 😀
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This is miracle. Blessing and Happiness for you both, dear Cee, Love, nia
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Thanks Nia. We’ve both been through a lot. 😀
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A big thank you for sharing your personal images Cee. You are an inspiration.
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Thanks so much for commenting. 😀
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Thank you for your story and the fab photos that went with the story. (((hugs)))
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Hugs right back at you my friend. 😀
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Nicely told story with photos.
I chuckled at the low resolution thing because I used medium resolution a lot on my first digital camera. Wouldn’t dream of it now, even if it weren’t for cheaper memory cards.
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We did it on medium too mostly, but for that two week vacation we put it on low. 😀
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That was a pretty impressive “temporary” experience. I am glad you came back and have continued to have better “temporary” experiences!
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Yes, I have much better temporary experiences these days. 😀
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You are a miracle woman, Cee. Amazing story and an even more amazing comeback.
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… and so are you. We both have amazing stories and strength 😀
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Temporary but resilient. What a nice thought you’ve given me.
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Thanks for your comment.
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You really are an inspiration!
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Thanks for commenting.
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Speaks volumes of your determination and your will to live. You are such an inspiration to many. So glad you were able to recover and do the remarkable things you do daily. Your photography brings the beauty of the world in focus. I enjoy it so much.
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I’m so thrilled you like my photography. Thanks.
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Yours is an incredible story of recovery, Cee. It shows us that while life is temporary, it is up to us to fight to make it last as much as possible. You have done that. Congratulations and thanks for sharing your story with us.
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Thanks Angela. 😀 😀
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I’m glad your ok now. I love your photos!
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So glad you like my photos. 😀
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I’m glad that you re-told the story, Cee. I so admire you for overcoming such a dire situation.
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Thanks Maggie. 😀 😀
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And as you just celebrated your birthday, we unite with you again through this post, to celebrate your life.
What happened to you back then was temporary but your will and determination to live, are not. Cheers!
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I adore your wise words. Thanks.
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That makes me happy Cee.
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Glad to know that the first photo was only temporary! Thanks for the photographic story of your trip back.
janet
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Thanks Janet. 😀 😀
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Your story is a story of the victory of Life. You are incredible and it is a miracle that you survived.
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We are all miracles. 😀
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💖
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I am glad you are ok now, Cee. If I hadn’t met you (online), I don’t know how my day would look like now. It was because of you that I started loving photographing. And I love it more and more as the day goes.
Have a wonderful evening.
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Oh Helen, what heartfelt words you wrote to me My heart just jumps for joy. 😀
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It was your challenges that helped this shy introvert to take a leap in this wonderful photographing world. I have a feeling that you have helped many others, too. We love you, Cee.
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Thank you my dear friend. 😀
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🙂 Life happens and I’m very happy for you (and for me, too) that you have fought so strongly and survived, dear Cee!
By the way, belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you and all the very best for the coming year. Stay happy and healthy and may all your wildest dreams come true!
Claudia xo 🙂
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Thanks Claudia. I’m so glad I’m getting to know you. 😀
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Wonderful story of our body’s ability to heal! Miracles do happen.
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Our bodies are remarkable at healing.
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So glad you recovered.
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Me too. Thanks. 😀
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Grateful for your inspiration. What a five months that must have been for you and all of those who love you. You make the most out of life, Cee, challenging and motivating others on the blog.
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Thanks for your comment and noticing I try to make the most out of life.
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❤️
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Wow, Cee, I had no idea you went through all that. Temporary indeed !!! And the photos are lovely.
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Thanks Terri for commenting. 😀
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You are such an inspiration Cee and the love in your life is beaming through your photographs, including these where you are in front of the camera. That image of you on Agate Beach is beautiful and so symbolic 💜
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Thanks so much for your lovely comment. And yes the Agate beach photo says so much.
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Incredible story. Brave share. Thank you.
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Thanks Carol 😀
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You certainly have come a long way, Cee! Well done
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Thanks Sue for commenting and being a friend.
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😊
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You are one tough chick, CEE! Hate that you went through that, but glad you’re well now. Love that shot on the beach, by the way! Beautiful. 😊😊
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Chris took a tremendous shot of me (and my little pug) on the beach.
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It’s a great one. 😊
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You are a lovely miracle Cee and you bring us such joy with your photos. Thanks for sharing you life with us. You are inspiring!
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Ah thanks for your wonderful comment.
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A blessing to be able to come back from the throws of a devastating illness. I can so relate having been in an ICU for 10 days with the possibility of no return. Your photographs inspire the power of healing. May you continue to be healthy and surrounded by love.
Isadora 😎
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With people like you in my life, I will remain surrounded in love. 😀
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Thank you … that very sweet of you to say. I hope that I touch people in some positive way everday. I’m happy you feel blessed to have me as a blogger friend. 😍
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Life is just loaned to us. But we do have the opportunity to do the best with our life to help and inspire others. I think you are and will always be an inspiration.
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Ah thanks for such a sweet comment 😀
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You are a strong woman Cee, to survive this.
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I never had any doubt I’d make it.
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I’m so glad that you made it through your physical problems, Cee. Thanks for sharing the journey with us and providing a space for us to share our art in your various photo challenges.
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You are welcome Allan.
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You have, to put it mildly, come a VERY long way. Not all of us have gotten quite that close to dying … and it is a strange thing to come back from. They are testing Garry for Lyme now because maybe it isn’t an onrushing of arthritis but Lyme, because Lyme is a big deal around New England and we live in the woods.
May we live long and prosper, despite all the setbacks!
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Lets live long and prosper. Hope Garry is okay.
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You are a brave and persistent lady!
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Thanks Pastor J.
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🙂
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You are the inspiration.. 🙂
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Thanks for your comment!
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Miracles do happen. Determination does work. Love abounds.
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Yes love does abounds.
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