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Bah Humbug…Not
By
Tom Quirk |
 Scituate
- Black Friday
is the day after Thanksgiving and the premiere Christmas
shopping day. We start to think about the crèche, Santa
Claus and the blessings of the Christmas spirit and “A
Christmas Carol,” the Victorian novel by Charles Dickens,
whose main character is Ebenezer Scrooge. Scrooge was not a
pleasant fellow, his mantra being “Bah, humbug!” As the
story unfolds he is transformed from being nasty and selfish
into becoming a kind and generous person, through the
intervention of the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and
Future. The Ghost of Christmas Future implied that the
vision shown doesn’t have to be; Scrooge can change his
future, if he changes himself!
There is a parallel to brain aneurysm survivors, their
families and caregivers. The past was their normal life,
with the normal hurdles of daily existence. The present is
the impact of the traumatic event that has dramatically
upended that routine, clouded their future and introduced
physical, cognitive and emotional challenges, that they may
not be fully capable of overcoming alone. Scrooge improved
his situation by amending his outlook; not that easy, but
far less complicated than the struggles facing aneurysm
survivors and their caregivers.
There are therapeutic values and improved results, when
survivors and caregivers remain optimistic; recognize that
they are not alone and that things do get better. The
caring, accepting and respectful environment of a support
group and the shared experiences of each participant’s
achievement strengthen everyone and the bonding within this
safe place is the essence of the support group dynamic.
Brain Aneurysm Support Groups exist to ease the recovery
journey for survivors, their families and caregivers.
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About The
Author
For more information you may contact Tom Quirk at (781)
545-2300, extension 628 or via email at tfquirk@aol.com.
Visit the support/recovery section of the Brain Aneurysm
Foundation’s website
www.bafound.org
for support group venues and schedules.
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