Keep a personal wellness journal on DailyStrength to track your health and communicate with friends. http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:35:42 +0100 DailyStrength RSS 0.11.3.0.6833 (FeedCreator 1.7.2) http://dailystrength.org/images/comprofiler/avatar/69100/1219369006.jpg http://dailystrength.org/people/69100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1405610 It's been awhile since I've been on DS. I'm here in Missouri for Thanksgiving week and will leave on Tuesday. I really am thinking about Dad quite a bit. I gave Mom a little cross stitch pillow that says "50 years together" and it's sitting in his chair. He had passed the m... Sun, 30 Nov 2008 10:26:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1305829 Molly, my cattle dog had to be put down by the vet on Tuesday. Her tumor came back and it was starting in her lungs. She was 10 years old and had her since she was a puppy. I was surprised at how emotional it was for me. I was wiped out. Thursday morning, I stopped by to pay the vet bill and it brou... Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:31:24 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1297952  I miss him. I don't let myself think too long about it. Trying not to let myself get too sad. I talk out loud to him sometimes. His love was unconditional. Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:23:51 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1187808 Sometimes, it's hard...knowing that I won't see my father. I'm so glad that we have videos with him in it. When I look at pictures, I feel this immense love and affection. A few weeks ago, I started thinking about the times he must have been lonely. With his mental illness, he couldn... Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:39:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1124443  My friend Sandra's 17 year old son is going through a difficult time with his father. It's difficult at times since I feel caught in the middle. I've spent alot of time with Jonathon and his brother Ryan (9 yrs) since their mother died almost 4 years ago. They live with their stepb... Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:29:35 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1104953  Aunt Shirley's husband Walter had passed away on Memorial Day. I left for Missouri the following day as the original plans was to see my sister Lisa who was recovering in the hospital. I was glad to be in town for his funeral. It's hard to see my aunt and cousins in pain. Walter g... Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:56:50 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1080316 Leaving for Missouri this morning to visit my sister. After her stroke, she is able to talk again. Her speech returned but will probably need physical therapy with her right arm. She thinks she will get out of the hospital today and go home with Mom. Tue, 27 May 2008 07:06:46 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1074070  Yesterday and today has been traumatic. My 37 year old sister had a stroke. I was on the phone with her at 5pm yesterday. At first I didn't noticed, but she said that she was having trouble talking and her right hand was giving her problems. I knew those signs weren't good. She li... Fri, 23 May 2008 22:12:17 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1028634  It feels like getting with family seeing the circle of friends plus I think that it really helps Pat. Stacy didn't make it but maybe one of these days she can make it. I"m thinking that maybe she is shy. We laugh about the time that Sandra and our group went to Six Flags the spring be... Sun, 04 May 2008 19:48:49 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1027842  Today, we meet at 1:30pm for a Mother's Day celebration ...early for Sandra's mother. I invited Stacy, Howard's ex-girlfriend and I really hope she comes. She had testified when Howard went to trial for murdering my friend Sandra which was detrimental to his defense. I think it wou... Sun, 04 May 2008 12:27:51 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1024335  On Sunday, we are celebrating Mother's Day early with Sandra's mother Pat. Sandra had passed 3 1/2 years ago and her circle of friends get together a few times a year. She has been really missing Sandra and then she has been worrying about Sandra's 17 year old son. There had been p... Fri, 02 May 2008 17:38:37 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/1021296 My friend  Shawna's mother passed away this morning. I'm trying to imagine what she is feeling. I remember being so wiped out from crying and my eyes burning when Dad died.  I figured the burning was from so many tears. Family visiting during that time from out of state was very th... Thu, 01 May 2008 12:34:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/924473  I had played the tape of my Dad singing Happy Birthday several times for family. It seems like he is right there with me and that he is still alive when I hear his voice. I had choked up a few times and today I told my friend Patti to listen to it in her car after we met for lunch. I just coul... Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:26:13 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/911710  I was getting ready for the Annual Meeting for someone on my caseload. Typically, I am typing on the laptop as I am running the meeting. Trying to catch what is said. Today, I had decided that I would tape record it. I discovered looking through the 4 mini- tape cassettes that one was labeled ... Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:23:54 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/902802  Today is Sandra's birthday who passed away 3 1/2 years ago. Her friends and myself will have a late lunch with her mother and step-father at a Mexican restaurant today and then go to the cementary. Her sons are now 17 and 9 years old. It's surprising how much the boys ha... Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:42:06 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/880553 Denton got 7 inches of snow yesterday. The commute from Ft. Worth wasn't too bad. It's those other drivers...isn't that what they all say. I moved to Missouri when I was 17 and learned how to drive in the snow. The way that these people here in Texas drive in the snow is dumb...they act ... Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:54:45 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/809471 The Memorial Service went well and was uplighting. Those who spoke at the podium really added something special to the Service. It was so fun to hear new stories that captured his unique personality. J.Peacock was an entertainer in his daily life and the world was his stage. It was good for the... Sat, 09 Feb 2008 22:31:26 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/808173 Today is the day. Trying to get mementos together to display at James Peacock's Memorial Service. I hope that alot of people show up. If James was here in person, he would be working the crowd. He is fun-loving, boisterous and a real ham. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:30:47 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/800378   http://james-peacock.celebration-of.com/Looking at pictures of James Peacock and reminiscing. A picture will jog this little mini-movie in my head. His Memorial Service is in a few days. I know a few cousins are coming. His parents and 2 brothers had passed on some years back. Though he ... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:48:15 +0100 http://dailystrength.org/people/69100/journal/776565   http://james-peacock.celebration-of.com/A developmentally delayed client that use to live with me a few years ago, had passed away a few days after Christmas. His name was James Peacock not to be confused with the current James H. that currently lives with me. I was his caseworker starti... Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:55:13 +0100