Lulu, what a wonderful post! It warmed my heart to read it as finding the positives has been something we have made a special effort of doing, and my daughter has more than a few times specifically mentioned the good things that have come from her POTS. POTS entered our home in an obvious way over a year ago when our daughter became quite ill. It has changed her life and that of our family in so many ways. More recently our son has been diagnosed as well. As a parent, it is very difficult to see your children suffer and to see what they are missing, etc. However, we learned very early on that focusing on the positives is enormously helpful in getting through these difficult times. While we of course would not have chosen to be a POTS family, so to speak, we have found and experienced many blessings in the process, and we are grateful for each and every one. Do we have days when we mourn for what our kids are missing and the things we have lost as a family due to POTS? Absolutely! Do we have times when we reach low points, wishing for what might have been? You betcha! However, when I find myself at such a point, I remind myself of two things: #1, If my children had a life-threatening disease or serious injury, I would be wishing to be able to exchange such for POTS as those ?options? would be far more devastating, needless to say. That in and of itself helps me put things in perspective and realize once again that we indeed are still quite blessed, even in the midst of the POTS journey, which can be incredibly frustrating and difficult. #2, Though we would not have chosen POTS to come into our life, there are many special blessings that we would have missed without it and I focus on the special blessings that POTS has given us. Thanks again for posting, Lulu. You made my day!