The Greatest Gift I’ve Received to Date

The Greatest Gift I’ve Received to Date

What is the greatest gift someone could give you?

I got my gift on August 15. It was hip replacement surgery. I told the orthopedic surgeon at my three month follow up that he didn’t save my life, but he gave me my life back. Because I love tennis, and I have been living without it for six years. I thought that I was never going to be able to play again.

I was glad I could thank him in person. I also calculated the number of surgeries that he’s done. I estimated it to be 28,000. If you could add 800 every year. Just in case he ever encounters someone as obsessive as me. 🙃

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About Christy Barongan

I didn't know it at the time, but I wanted to be a psychologist so that I could figure out how to be normal. I think many people come to counseling for the same reason. What I've come to learn is that feeling good about myself is not about trying to be normal. It's about trying to be me. But it's a constant struggle for me, just like it is for everyone else. So I thought I would approach this task with openness and honesty and use myself as an example for how to practice self-acceptance.

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