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Thanks Owl, and Antipova and KG and every body else. I AM OK. Everybody has struggles. But, thanks.
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Congratulations to CPTinsanity for being able to overcome this illness and for your successful surgeries.
P'Gell and kinky girlfriend, my heart really does go out to both of you. I do not have a personal experience with this but I can ... more
P'Gell and kinky girlfriend, my heart really does go out to both of you. I do not have a personal experience with this but I can ... more
Congratulations to CPTinsanity for being able to overcome this illness and for your successful surgeries.
P'Gell and kinky girlfriend, my heart really does go out to both of you. I do not have a personal experience with this but I can only imagine that when it seems like everything in your world is falling apart, the last thing you want to wrestle with is a relationship slump. Of course, that's how this stuff works every time though, right? Economic problems, health issues, addiction, whatever bad stuff can get thrown your way, tends to shake the pillars of stability in your life (your faith, your most significant relationships). P'Gell, I'm happy things have stabilized at least in that aspect - your relationship - and kinky girlfriend, I'm hoping you are able to find some kind of workable solution to your current situation. less
P'Gell and kinky girlfriend, my heart really does go out to both of you. I do not have a personal experience with this but I can only imagine that when it seems like everything in your world is falling apart, the last thing you want to wrestle with is a relationship slump. Of course, that's how this stuff works every time though, right? Economic problems, health issues, addiction, whatever bad stuff can get thrown your way, tends to shake the pillars of stability in your life (your faith, your most significant relationships). P'Gell, I'm happy things have stabilized at least in that aspect - your relationship - and kinky girlfriend, I'm hoping you are able to find some kind of workable solution to your current situation. less
It's an ongoing work. We have to work at it every day. I try to keep my mind on my kids, my clients, Eden helps, and living with it for years makes me know I can get through it.
I was in my neuro's office once, and there was a girl, only about 16. She was in a wheelchair, and her muscles didn't work and her eyes were closed, and evidently she had some muscular wasting disease. I thought she was totally out of it, as her eyes were closed, and I had my kids with me, including my youngest who was a baby then. I hear her say, quietly to her mom, "Mom, is that a baby? OMG, I love babies, Can she come over here so I can touch her?" I brought the baby over and she struggled to open her eyes, her mom asked and then put the girl's hand on my baby's little hand. Then my baby smiled at her and my kids talked to her, and I went home thinking, "OK, things can get shitty for me. But, I can usually (not always but usually) walk, I can open my eyes, if the pain isn't too bad. I am not in a wheelchair, and I can get myself around and do at least some, but not all the things I want. That girl is dealing with 10000 times more than I am, and she's putting on a brave face. I have to work harder." So, I am still trying.
This is a totally true story. I never saw that girl again, but she made such an impression on me. The FML attitude I had been fighting to rid myself of had met its match that day.