I met a gentleman some years ago who was wearing a compression sleeve like mine, it was sweltering and my arm was itchy, fingers swelling............

He said "we are the lucky ones, aren't we?" with a beaming smile.

I must have looked at him like he had too heads......and he then said "we are the lucky ones, the others are 6 foot under"

I was feeling pretty miserable up to that point, so I appreciated what he said and have never forgotten it.