Journal Entry for July 23, 2008
July 23, 2008 10:34am
I missed rehab yesterday as I had to go to the wound clinic. It seems the wound on my butt is no longer infected but is almost two inches …
GarrettK’s Profile
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About Me
I'm a bacholar and presently disabled. I've been a teacher, family/child, marriage counselor (private practice), program developer/director.
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GarrettK gave sadave46 a Hug 1:31pm
Thanks, I was on for a sec. then off. I'm waiting for a call from a home nurse to come and change my…
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GarrettK gave kate46 a Prayer 11:32am
Thank you for the lovely reassuring hug. Hope you have a wonderful Saturday.…
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GarrettK commented on kate46’s journal entry Journal Entry for July 25, 2008 11:30am
Oh, almost for got, the naked nuns and "blind" put me in stitches: hilarous.…
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GarrettK commented on kate46’s journal entry Journal Entry for July 25, 2008 11:29am
There seems to be some progress here. Keep fighting for your rights, and yes, such fights are exhausting.…
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Journal Entry for July 20, 2008
July 20, 2008 7:02pm
It has been a remarkable Sunday of reading, social interaction at the park and the sound of silence as I trekked down the trail. Usually I go …
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More from John-Rodger
July 19, 2008 6:23pm
The following is from “The Rest of Your Life.” Finding Repose in the Beloved: John-Roger’s use of the word …
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Journal Entry for July 17, 2008
July 17, 2008 12:17pm
I had great session with Bob, yesterday. Last, Tuesday I saw my doctor and the infection lingers, a stubborn monstrosity that refuses to heal, …
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Journal Entry for July 16, 2008
July 16, 2008 1:24pm
I had a remarkable day yesterday. I surprised Nurse Mary by doing 8 pounds in each hand through our entire sequence of exercises ,15 times …
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Hugbook
High Five
hi my darlin twinny just dropping off a glitter hug all the way from Bonnie Scotland ....xxxxxxxxxxxxx ps hope the irish in you is behaving ...lol
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Morning friend...saw you on line and thought I'd say hi and wish you a good day
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Sometimes we do not feel like we want to feel Sometimes we do not achieve what we want to achieve Sometimes things that happen do not make sense Sometimes life leads us in directions that are beyond our control It is at these times, most of all that we need someone who will quietly understand us and be there to support us I want you to know that I am here for you in every way and remember that though things may be difficult now tomorrow is a new day
Flower
Heres hoping your butt soon feels better !! lol, the things we write about. Hope you nurse is a cutey , love to you , jen xxx
Flower
Flowers, have a good night.
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Support Groups
Close Prostate Cancer
I had my prostate removed in April '05. During surgery, it was discovered that the cancer had migrated into the nymph nodes. It is not curable. For the past three years I have been receiving hormone shots every three months and a casodex pill a day.
Treatments
- Casodex Working / Worked
- The casodex has a side effect akin to a woman in menopause; namely, hot and cold flashes. Megestrol (1/2 a pill in the a.m./p.m.)has corrected that nuisance for me.
- Hormone Replacement Therapy Working / Worked
- Ive lost most of the hair on my chest and legs, my brest have enlarged a little and my hips have widen a bit. The cancer has been in remission since I started this treament almost 3 years ago.
- Prostatectomy Working / Worked
- It was painful for a couple of weeks and I had to wear diapers for severl months before I had bladder control again.
Close Sexual Abuse
My biological parents exploited me in child prostition and pornograph between the ages of 4 and 8. There was also incest between my father, brother, sister and me. I'm 62 and just started to address this issue three years ago; it's a bit scary, especially in this format.
Open Hearing Loss & Deafness
Type: Sensorineural (Profound)I was born severly to profoundly deaf. I had a wonderful speech therapist who worked with me for ten years, between the ages 8 and 18. My adoptive mother also spent countless hours patiently working on my speech. I've worn aids since I was 8 and began to talk when I was 11. I learned American Sign Language when I attended Galludet College for the deaf (now a university)in 1966; I was 21. I communicate equally well with the hearing and people who are deaf.
Treatments
- Hearing Aids Working / Worked
- Without aids, I don't hear anything. They help me considerably.
- Lip Reading Working / Worked
- I'm totally dependent upon lip reading for verbal communicaiton. I'd be lost without it.
- Sign Language Working / Worked
- Sign Languae is definately and easier mode of communication. It is also a beatiful language. I use ASL interpreters for certain situations..
Open Sex / Pornography Addiction
I joined this community so I could share and support others. I've been in recovery from sexual addiction for a number of years. I don't know how many one night stands I had during my promiscuous hippie days and 8 woman have lived with me over the years. I've been sexually addicted since age 6. It's no great mystery why, see my sexual abuse. I can't handle pornography it causes PTSD attacks.
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