What if its a gift?

Encouragement from the best colleagues

I can´t remember where this sentence comes from, and even though there is something clichéd about it, I quite like the idea a bit too. "What if it´s a gift?" Don't get me wrong, if I had a choice I would have politely declined the gift of lupus. But since thats not an option, are there any positive side notes to this? At least it doesn't hurt to look:

1. People are in general wonderfully caring and empathic.
2. Its a wake-up call, a brutal one, but none the less, are you living the life you want or living on autopilot? 
3. Luckily it was discovered very early on!
4. Luckily it was discovered before I got pregnant!
5. Thank heavens for the Health Service and the welfare system in Norway
6. Its a reminder of what an incredible and intricate machinery the body is
​7. You are so much stronger and more resilient than you think