Best day of your life - Worst day of your life. [so far]

The worst day of my life was when I came home from the hospital. After a long illness, which lasted months, until I landed in a nursing home, finally I could go back home. I was still pretty weak. I really couldn't walk more than a couple of steps. It was in February, and it was one of those extremely cold days. It was way below "0"., I was in a wheelchair. (BTW, I live alone.) When I opened the door, it was ice cold inside-the furnace wasn't on., I went to restart it, when I ran into a river of ice about a foot thick flowing out my bathroom, down the hall and flowing into my bedroom. A pipe had frozen and burst, spewing water , which then froze. It got so cold the water in the toilet froze, it literally blew up because of the expanding ice, which leaked more water. Now, I'm fresh out of the nursing home, in a wheelchair, confronted with a scene like "Nanook of the North" saw. I don't have a place to sleep, that night. I was NOT happy.
 
I guess...no, I KNOW... I have been overly blessed in my life. I can’t think of one specific time that I could call my best time. Our marriage? The births of our kids? Childhood memories? Can’t pick just one💕. As for the worse...haven’t had one yet, thank God. Ot to say we haven’t had bad times, because of course we have. I think, in my own mind, the worse will be when I lose my husband or one of my kids or grandkids. Compared to that everything else seems insignificant.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
The worst day of my life was when I came home from the hospital. After a long illness, which lasted months, until I landed in a nursing home, finally I could go back home. I was still pretty weak. I really couldn't walk more than a couple of steps. It was in February, and it was one of those extremely cold days. It was way below "0"., I was in a wheelchair. (BTW, I live alone.) When I opened the door, it was ice cold inside-the furnace wasn't on., I went to restart it, when I ran into a river of ice about a foot thick flowing out my bathroom, down the hall and flowing into my bedroom. A pipe had frozen and burst, spewing water , which then froze. It got so cold the water in the toilet froze, it literally blew up because of the expanding ice, which leaked more water. Now, I'm fresh out of the nursing home, in a wheelchair, confronted with a scene like "Nanook of the North" saw. I don't have a place to sleep, that night. I was NOT happy.
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Good grief! 😥. I think you win the award for worse day, Fuzzy. How are you now? Whole lots better, I hope 💕
 
The worst day of my life was last April when our governor issued a mandatory mask mandate. I can't wear one due to a medical condition and have had no life at all since that moment.

The best day of my life was in May 1969. I was walking down my street going to meet my friends. It was very warm and sunny so I was wearing a new pink culotte outfit with sandals. Then I spotted this boy who had been a thorn in my side my whole childhood come walking down my street and I panicked. He caught up with me and told me I looked beautiful.

I was so shocked, but pleasantly so, and he actually walked me to my friends' without calling me any nasty names. It was and remains a perfect moment. So simple, but so nice. It still makes me smile to remember this day and I do remember so vividly. :giggle:
 
My best day was the day I had the most amazing experience of my life. While a girlfriend and I were together we both had the shared experience of our consciousness merging. It was unlike anything I'd ever experienced and I haven't experienced anything like it since.

The worst day of my life was when I told my first wife I wanted a divorce. Although it certainly was the start of a better life the actual process of telling her and my young son's reaction were awful.
 
The worst day of my life---it's about a 4 way tie for that--the day my sister passed, the day my mother passed, the day my father passed and the day I was traumatized from something I don't care to get into.

The best day of my life--when I got my Suzy dog--of course there's been many, many good days but this one tops it!
 
Best day of my life: I got my driver's license at 16, got a car a few days later & I remember thinking: "Wow....I can just go anywhere I want, anytime. And it's fun, too."

Worst day of my life: I found out my wife cheated on me. A toss up with having to put my Lab down.
 
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fuzzybuddy said:
The worst day of my life was when I came home from the hospital. After a long illness, which lasted months, until I landed in a nursing home, finally I could go back home. I was still pretty weak. I really couldn't walk more than a couple of steps. It was in February, and it was one of those extremely cold days. It was way below "0"., I was in a wheelchair. (BTW, I live alone.) When I opened the door, it was ice cold inside-the furnace wasn't on., I went to restart it, when I ran into a river of ice about a foot thick flowing out my bathroom, down the hall and flowing into my bedroom. A pipe had frozen and burst, spewing water , which then froze. It got so cold the water in the toilet froze, it literally blew up because of the expanding ice, which leaked more water. Now, I'm fresh out of the nursing home, in a wheelchair, confronted with a scene like "Nanook of the North" saw. I don't have a place to sleep, that night. I was NOT happy.
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was that this most recent time ?
 
Hard to say on Best Day of Life...... Saturday, 13-Jan-79 was the day I sat eyes on ms gamboolgal for the first time. I recall everything about that day....She was sat in a chair and I can picture her, her posture what she had on, her eyes... when I looked at her in the eyes..... I was done then and there.

Birth of our son and daughter are there also.......

Worst day - When we were told that our son, Jeff, had died. We were living in Eket, Nigeria working for megaoil corp - and he had passed in our home in Spring, Texas. Jeff was 34 year old and the autopsy revealed that he died due to heart disease.... We did not know. That was just over one year ago and it is tuff times for sure to this day. I could write on and on about the nightmare of being overseas and what all that entailed.

I would not wish losing a child on anyone. It is not right nor natural for a parent to bury a child.

Life can be hard at times....

gamboolman....

Lifes A Dance And You Learn As You Go....
 
Autumn said:
Everyone's experiences are different, so we can never really know exactly how someone else feels, but I can relate to this. When I was thinking about Best and Worst days, there were a lot more in the Worst category...
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Autumn said:
Everyone's experiences are different, so we can never really know exactly how someone else feels, but I can relate to this. When I was thinking about Best and Worst days, there were a lot more in the Worst category...
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You can say that again! We don't how how else someone really feels but can relate to what we know. So sorry you had a lot more in the worse categories. I think we all remember the worst days more than we remember the best ones. The bad seems to stand out to many of us. And that happens for a reason.

I did not want to post my very worst day because I feared having my ptsd set off badly again. I did not want to go through it again as pstd often does to us with it. I do think if I had posted my very very worst day some people's hair would stand on end. And like I said, I don't want to go into it again.:confused:

Another thing...all of our worst days are valid.
 
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Ruthanne said:
You can say that again! We don't how how else someone really feels but can relate to what we know. So sorry you had a lot more in the worse categories. I think we all remember the worst days more than we remember the best ones. The bad seems to stand out to many of us. And that happens for a reason.

I did not want to post my very worst day because I feared having my ptsd set off badly again. I did not want to go through it again as pstd often does to us with it. I do think if I had posted my very very worst day some people's hair would stand on end. And like I said, I don't want to go into it again.:confused:

Another thing...all of our worst days are valid
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I’m glad I’m not the only one struggling with PTSD @Ruthanne, though being up close and personal with it, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. 😕

I’m on medication which helps with the panic attacks and anxiety issues. I also have a variety of mindfulness exercises and other therapies that help get me through. It’s rough, for sure. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with it too. 💔
 
Ronni said:
I’m glad I’m not the only one struggling with PTSD @Ruthanne, though being up close and personal with it, I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. 😕

I’m on medication which helps with the panic attacks and anxiety issues. I also have a variety of mindfulness exercises and other therapies that help get me through. It’s rough, for sure. I’m so sorry you’re dealing with it too. 💔
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@Ronni I'm sorry you're dealing with it too. It's a long long road with PTSD but medication and therapy do work as much as possible. I've done a lot of all that. There are others on this forum dealing with it, too, unfortunately. I just take each day as it comes and try to get through it with whatever I can with what I've learned so far. Much peace and love to you! ❤️ 💚
 
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