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Saturday July 26, 2008
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Guess I did not talk enough for my husband on the phone this morning. Started the day off wrong. He complained that he felt like he had to play 20 questions just to figure out what we wer...
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My friends, I am giving a second thought to being ...
KansasGal Jul 25, 2008
Giving this a second thought.....
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
My friends, I am giving a second thought to being back here on DS. A handful of my friends on here kept telling me how much I was missed on DS. Of those...only a few are sending me any messages/hug/comments on journal entries.
Also, the frustration of not being able to use the video journal....and getting no action (or, recently, no response from DS staff on what is going on....i...
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I did 11 miles the other day! Well, on the bike, s...
cgraham Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
I did 11 miles the other day! Well, on the bike, so not as impressive, but it was something! :D1 Recommendation -
Down one pound.......slowly getting back on ...
redhead01 Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
Down one pound.......slowly getting back on track.1 Recommendation -
I had three doctor appts today - a record for me....
patyomy Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
I had three doctor appts today - a record for me. The cardiologist said my heart sounded good and stay with the beta blocker. My rheummy said that he couldn't do much more for me and to try all the alternative stuff I wanted - hmmm, how great. And the new neurologist was as handsome as could be. He didn't tell me much at all - just said to stay with trilieptal and c...1 Recommendation -
well today was unexpected. my mother actually went...
crbernardini Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
well today was unexpected. my mother actually went out to eat and shopping today with me and my girls. that never happens. it was suprisingly pleasant. it definately was a nice change. today i felt great. i actually didn't overdo it. we went to vacation bible school with my 7 yr old for their awards night and dinner. of course my 2 yr old ran around like a loon but they expect that of he...1 Recommendation -
You Just Can't Fix Stupid!!ONERecently, when I...
seashelly Jul 25, 2008
This One Stands Out ..Sad, Funny, Tragic, You Decide!!
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
You Just Can't Fix Stupid!!
ONE
Recently, when I went to McDonald's I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. 'We don't have half dozen nuggets,' said the teenager at the counter. 'You don't?' I replied. 'We only have six, nine, or twelve,' was the reply. 'So I can't order a half ...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
I worked on sorting and alphabetizing CDs and orga...
TrishW Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
I worked on sorting and alphabetizing CDs and organizing books today. I had to keep stopping and resting my knee today, but I actually got quite a bit accomplished. Jess complimented me twice today on the noticeable changes here in the faily room. That felt nice to hear. I'm about 90% done with this goal.1 Recommendation1 Comment -
Well, I know it has been too long since I got on h...
Jen428 Jul 25, 2008
A Second Chance At The Baby That Never Was.
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
Well, I know it has been too long since I got on here and did an update, so here it goes. I am pregnant again! I am now 14 1/2 weels and doing well. The baby is healthy and strong. I am doing ok. I can't take anything to treat my FM, so in addition to all the wierd and painfull pregnancy issues, I have that pain on top of it all, but I will make it. The Arm...1 Recommendation -
This morning I was suppose to get up early to go p...
noeleo2 Jul 25, 2008
I had to get stitches.. that was fun
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
This morning I was suppose to get up early to go play bingo so my husband woke me up early quite early like about 8am. Normaly I get up about 930am. Wel.l my xyreme wears of at 0900am He didnt know.
I didnt really think about it, because I have gotten up earleaier before and it hadnt botheredbe howeverre this morning I woke up with a really bad headache and sore throat, my son had had had one the ...1 Recommendation -
I could use lots of freinds right now. My 3 ...
hope25 Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
I could use lots of freinds right now. My 3 yr old said daddy did this and she put her hands down her pants. I was asking her questions and read her books they gave me on secrets and Its my Body-on nice touches and wrong touches befor she told me. Well he is not allowed here until its investigated. i have a PO agaist him so he cant come around. I feel so bad though b...1 Recommendation -
Yes, I'm pretty crushed. I should have known s...
StarrySum... Jul 25, 2008
Journal Entry for July 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008
Yes, I'm pretty crushed. I should have known seen that coming. Oh well, another stumble in this desert of life. I just wonder which lesson was I supposed to learn if any from this. The chain of devastation had left me without energy to do anything but basic necessities, feed, bathe, clean..Interestingly, the money is the least of my concerns. My hurt pride, self-esteem, even self-image - is w... -
Another day like this and.....I guess I'll get...
BasketMoon Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
Another day like this and.....I guess I'll get through it just like I did this one. I just hope everyone leaves me the fuck alone!!! I hurt all over....I mean all over. My scalp to the bottoms of my feet hurt. I just don't want to do any more of these days...if I had my druthers. They should give us a pill that would knock our asses out until we were on the u...1 Recommendation2 Comments
Giving this a second thought.....
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
My friends, I am giving a second thought to being back here on DS. A handful of my friends on here kept telling me how much I was missed on DS. Of those...only a few are sending me any messages/hug/comments on journal entries.
Also, the frustration of not being able to use the video journal....and getting no action (or, recently, no response from DS staff on what is going on....i...1 Recommendation3 Comments -
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yeah im a weirdo and i have a huge face :)
Sunday, June 1, 2008
by: Christina... a General Update Story
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First off, I missed work yesterday as I felt horrible and have to leave for San Diego, CA on Saturday. So I just went to my Dr. office without an appt this morning and explained that I was leaving town so they got me in. I have strep throat and ear infection and just plain feeling like shit. The viewing is Monday and Funeral is Tuesday and we are driving down there from Utah. Its bad...1 Recommendation20 Comments
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More »INSPIRATIONAL STORIES
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Hey All
Well everything is going so so. Late Friday I was calling a friend and I got a feeling to call another I haven't talk to and she hadn't came to group for awhile so I call her and we talk for a long time. I can't say what we talk about but I can say God lead me to talk to her and help her and I did. Mom came up on Monday and she had a book about fasting so on Tuesday night after...2 Recommendations12 Comments
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Please don't judge me only for who...
heybev13 Jun 01, 2008
To Know Me is to Love Me! ....
Sunday, June 1, 2008 |
Please don't judge me only for who I am now.
A person who is sick and doesn't do much.
Please know that I did have a life once.
That I did love living life and had many goals and dreams.
Just like you.
Please know that I used to be very active.
I used to love to go in-line skating.
That I used to LOVE to dance
and did it as often as I could!
I even took lessons...line dancing, swing danci...1 Recommendation14 Comments -
I dedicate this to all of you......The Tranquility...
Jons Mom Oct 07, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007 |
I dedicate this to all of you......
The Tranquility of My Despair
I sit here in the Tranquility of my despair,
And time rushes past me, like a waterfall
that cannot stop
And I am a rock beneath it,
standing firm against the rushing waters of time.
Before you left me, I would gliiter and shine
in the light's reflection,
But now an eternal shadow is cast where I lay.
On occasion, the rough waters will...3 Recommendations10 Comments -
THE MAGIC SMILE THE SMILE YOU SE...
heybev13 Jul 05, 2008
Saturday, July 5, 2008 |
THE MAGIC SMILE
THE SMILE YOU SEE UPON MY FACE
DOES NOT ERASE
MY PAIN
THE SMILE IS THERE
SO YOU WILL BE
MORE COMFORTABLE
WITH ME
THE SMILE IS THERE
TO PROTECT ME
FROM UNKIND WORDS
AND THOUGHTS THAT MAY BE
THE SMILE IS THERE
SO I WILL NOT HAVE
TO EXPLAIN
THE PAIN
THE SMILE WILL HELP
PREVENT
THE MOOD FROM CHANGING
TO GLOOM
AND DOOM
THE SMILE IS THERE
TO MAKE ME BLEND IN
AND FEEL
MORE "N...1 Recommendation10 Comments -
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou You may ...
frndsrgldn Apr 23, 2008
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.
Did...4 Recommendations7 Comments -
Injured Soul by Carole BarrettThe questions ...
Jons Mom Feb 14, 2008
Injured Soul...dedicated to my Son, R.I.P.
Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
Injured Soul
by Carole Barrett
The questions that haunt me Every hour of each day:
Why my child had to leave ,And yet, I had to stay
Still, my feet on the Earth, When not tucked away in bed
As I try to make sense of These thoughts in my head.
And the pain that is choking, I cannot hardly breath,
In fact, All I can do Is cry, mourn and grieve.
Only memories to cling to And replay in my dreams
I reme...1 Recommendation10 Comments -
LiLiife , we hope we have a good way to go,but who...
supportmom Jun 24, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 |
LiLiife , we hope we have a good way to go,
but who, who, knows because of fibro.
It literally in so many, many ways breaks and hurts our back
it wont cut us any slack.
Through doctors, therapists, friends here at DS, maybe we will have a chance
I hope so, so we will get to enhance
other peoples lives.
Wish there was a cure for this stupid disease we have, you know
then maybe we would have a chance to bl...1 Recommendation9 Comments -
Dear Jake, Yesterday, when I was in the...
Annabeth Apr 26, 2008
Journal Entry for April 26, 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008 |
Dear Jake,
Yesterday, when I was in the car driving to the mall to get some things from the Hallmark store, I was listening to the "Wicked" soundtrack again, and even though it makes me cry, I listened to the song "For Good" . . .
So I wanted to write down some of the beautiful lyrics here so that my friends will understand why this song means so much to me:
I've heard ...2 Recommendations8 Comments -
As I make my way through the fog, stepping ever so...
UniqueDes... Apr 15, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 |
As I make my way through the fog, stepping ever so tentatively as to avoid a misstep and a possible twisted ankle, or worse, I look around and realize that I have never been here before, but I feel incredibly comfortable in this place. I wonder where I can possibly be, and how I got here. I have no recollection of any of it –where I am, how I got here, or why I am here.
The...1 Recommendation8 Comments -
I wrote this poem for our Girl Scout leaders. Tomo...
schnarfle May 26, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008 |
I wrote this poem for our Girl Scout leaders. Tomorrow night is our last scout meeting until school starts. Please tell me what you think!
To Be A Leader
A leader must be fair. Her time, she’s willing to share.
A leader must adhere to the truth.
She is an example for our youth.
A leader must be courageous and strong.
She can admit when she’s wrong.
A leader respects others, as well as hersel...1 Recommendation7 Comments -
Following are entries to a contest by The Washingt...
MelindaG Jul 14, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008 |
Following are entries to a contest by The Washington Post, in which respondents had to write a two-line romantic poem...except that the last line had to be as un-romantic as the first line was romantic.
1. My darling, my lover, my beautiful wife;
Marrying you really screwed up my life.
2. I see your face when I am dreaming.
That's why I always wake up screaming.
3. Kind, intelligent, loving and ho...1 Recommendation6 Comments -
"The Last Resort"She came from Providenc...
charmedsh... Jul 03, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008 |
"The Last Resort"
She came from Providence,
the one in Rhode Island
Where the old world shadows hang
heavy in the air
She packed her hopes and dreams
like a refugee
Just as her father came across the sea
She heard about a place people were smilin'
They spoke about the red man's way,
and how they loved the land
And they came from everywhere
to the Great Divide
Seeking a place to s...1 Recommendation6 Comments -
The painThe incomparable starknessOf the unmention...
TGG Jul 25, 2008
Friday, July 25, 2008 |
The pain
The incomparable starkness
Of the unmentionable darkness
The unrelenting sharpness
That divides body and soul
The thorn in my flesh
That will give me no rest
And daily puts me to the test
To see if I will sink below
Blacker than night
This darkness I fight
Only One can make it right
And restore the peace I want to know
Here I come
I humbly bow
Before the King of Kings
Right now
Turn my darkness into brig...1 Recommendation
To Know Me is to Love Me! ....
Sunday, June 1, 2008 |
Please don't judge me only for who I am now.
A person who is sick and doesn't do much.
Please know that I did have a life once.
That I did love living life and had many goals and dreams.
Just like you.
Please know that I used to be very active.
I used to love to go in-line skating.
That I used to LOVE to dance
and did it as often as I could!
I even took lessons...line dancing, swing danci...1 Recommendation14 Comments -
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