Petunia, that is so perfectly said!!
Hi Everyone ! Saying it over & over how much love we all have for each other just makes it better! There are no others who understand what we go through. How joyful it makes me feel to read the outpour of caring from all of us - total strangers - to a new addition to our group. For many of us it is the only caring we get and from people whom we would never have met but for our shared journey. I call it 'just one more thing to make life more interesting!' LOL ! I'm doing pretty well today HA< HA it's because I just spent from Thur nite till this afternoon in bed too spent from being too busy Wed. & Thur. plus finally got to get the pain meds I haven't had since well can't remember when I took the last one, maybe Halloween? My 1 friends room mate asked about the pain told her had been out of meds for weeks. She asked why and I told her 'no $'. She asked what the cost was and I told her about 11 or $12. Her jaw dropped she turned on her heel walked away and came back then handed me a 20 and said in a firm voice 'Get your Pills!' God is good!
Something I read on one of the discussions really touched me and before I forget to share it once again the person said " One thing we have to do is allow ourselves time to greave (sp.) for the person we were so we can learn to love the new person we will become." It is something I never allowed myself to do until then. 14yrs. of fibro, fibro fog, CF, all the things we have to learn to deal with, losses that add to the loss of self worth brought only anger to me until I allowed myself to morn over the old me. Now I try to find things I've overcome and be pleased with myself for doing so. Yes, there are days when all I can do is huddle in bed and cry .... for many reasons ... let out the grief so I can move forward the next day trying to do the best I can. If its not good enough for anyone else, Oh Well. I'm the one who has to live with me and I know I've done the best I can.
Thanks to all of you for doing the best you can, then reaching out to someone with real compassion!!
Big Soft Hugs To All Of You !!
He is lucky-lol! I really am. He does everything for me now. He has been a true joy and my entire family loves him. Thanks.
Me too and my tablet.
I'm so glad that the two of you found each other. It's wonderful that he is supportive of you and is loved by your family. It sounds like he is a real blessing.
Rachel, you made me smile. Your cats sound wonderful and they keep you entertained. Big grins here. I don’t know what I would do without mine- a cat and a dog. They are my comfort.
Thanks to Pickles, I had to write my above response twice!! When he wants to cuddle with me and I don't act on his command he starts distracting me..........with his paw try to tip things over on the keyboard. I have learned not to leave a glass of water over on the side of the computer where he lies because he has tipped it and spilled it!!! If that doesn't work he sits beside the keyboard and stares at me. THEN he walks on the keyboard and then sits on it staring t me. That's what he did the first time I wrote the message...........and ........poof the message disappeared somewhere in cyberspace. I couldn't find it so I gave up and started over.
Oh aren't they wonderful. I can't imagine my life without my feline friends.
Pickles is my Siamese cat in a black and white coat. He has the Siamese voice and personality!!! He and I are very close friends. He can tell when I am in a lot of pain. I love all my three cats.
In my next life I have decided to have cats.........NO KIDS.
love it
Barb
Bravo!! :)
Thank you for sharing Tricky...you're love story is encouraging. Lord knows I'M NOT looking! i told my therpist once...who would want a sick, broke grandmother? She said....You are more than that and there ARE kind people in this world who are natural caretakers. I definetely will never get married again, but it would be nice to have company once a week or so....actually just someone on call would be best! lol
Good for you!
I used to have a big fat 20lb orange Tabby that would climb up the back of my chair, wrap his front legs around my face and lay on my head!! He only did it to me. Of course the weight would start killing my neck and when i tried to move him he'd bite my head! It was probably the heat I put off. lol
I lost him in the divorce. But i have my sweet dog, who is my constant source of love.
Animals are the only one's who love you without asking for anything in return. Except food and water, and even then they'd go find some and still come back!
Is it summer there? Can I come??!!! :)
Hahaha!
When I have a migraine, my mini Rat Terrier will get on my pillow and put force on the exact place my head is throbbing. The weight and warmth feels so Devine.
Thank you so much.
I will never get married again either. We live in sin now! Ha! My disability check would be reduced if we married, and I’m old enough to make my own decisions. I love his companionship.
Boy, this sounds perfect to me. Glad you two found each other, tricky. How nice!
HI EVERYONE MY DOG IS MY BEST FRIEND I CAN TALK TO SHE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER IF IM IN A BAD MOOD SHE MAKES ME FEEL BETTER when people make feel bad she makes me feel better id be lost without her
Good, Penelope. You deserve to be heard about your illness. It's real! And it hurts!