KATHY IN IL.

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hey cindy, i used to have alot of pain like that. but i found my " cocktail "

for the moment and have been out trying to enjoy life this year, it gets by so

quick. i am a widow. my son is 21 and lives elsewhere so i really have no

choice but to do it myself. i have been blessed to be able to hold down a part

time job at a chiropractic clinic( i get a treatment almost every week) for

over

a year now and 5 months at the job before that. i still have my rough times,

but i have been trying to jump while i can ( so to speak!!) wow!! speaking of

jobs..... i gotta work tomorrow.

kathy in il

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATHY !

WOW ! WOW ! WOW ! I THINK YOU MUST REALLY BE AN AMAZING PERSON OR

NO ONE WOULD HAVE GIVEN YOU A BIG BIG BIG HUGE HUGE HUGE BASH LIKE

THAT, KATHY....HOW DID YOU KEEP FROM CRYING FROM ALL THE EXCITEMENT

AND EVERYONE'S HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE ?! IT SOUNDED LIKE FUN ! WHAT A

WAY TO GET A BIRTHDAY !

MY BIRTHDAY IS NOV. 30 1959 AND MY HUSBAND'S BIRTHDAY IS NOV. 30

1949 ! IT IS CRAZY AND WE FELT WHEN WE WERE DATING 26 YEARS AGO

THAT WE " WERE MEANT TO BE. " WE WERE ! BUT OUR BIRTHDAY HAS ALWAYS

BEEN LOW KEY.... I AM JUST THRILLED FOR YOU, HOW NICE KATHY. AND I

WON'T EVEN ASK HOW OLD YOU WERE .....YOU ARE WORKING ? HOW ON EARTH

CAN YOU SHOVEL SNOW, IT IS HEAVY AND HARD HARD WORK ? WHAT A GAL !!!

MY RA IS SO BAD I WON'T EVEN GO INTO IT AND I HAVE PERIPHERAL

NEUROPATHY IN MY FEET. THAT IS SEVERE SEVERE PAIN AND THEY SWELL,

AND YOU CAN NOT STAND AT ALL. I HAVE A WHEEL CHAIR AND I GET AROUND

IN THAT, I HAVE A PAIR OF THONG SANDALS, AND A FUZZY PAIR OF

SLIPPERS, I CAN NOT WEAR SHOES FOR THE PAIN...I USED TO LIVE IN HIGH

HEELS, I WENT IN A SNOW BLIZZARD IN FEBRUARY TO GIVE BIRTH TO MY SON

IN HIGH HEELS ! NOW, WHEN I GET UP IN THE MORNING, I CAN'T EVEN

TOUCH THE CARPET WITH ME FEET WITHOUT WANTING TO SCREAM FROM THE

NERVE DAMAGE FIRING, ICE PICK PAIN. ( BUT I HAVE TO GO POTTY !)

WHAT A DAY ! ALL MY YOUNG FINALLY GROWN CHILDREN AND HUSBAND AROUND

THE DINING ROOM TABLE. I SAT IN MY WHEELCHAIR TAKING IT ALL IN, I

DIDN'T BARELY EAT A BITE, WATCHING AND LISTENING TO THEM TELL

STORIES ABOUT THEIR CHILD HOOD, AND ALL THE CRAP THEY DID THAT I

DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, THEY LOVE THE EXPRESSION ON MY FACE OF HORROR

THAT THEY DID THINGS I DID NOT EVEN KNOW ABOUT....THAT'S WHAT

HAPPENS AT HOLIDAY DINNERS, IT IS SAFE TO TELL ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE

NAUGHTY AND I DIDN'T KNOW. BUT IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING WITH ALL

OF THEM.

I MAY BE ONLY 44 (STILL) BUT I WAS BLESSED WITH WONDERFUL, AND A

LOVING FAMILY, EVEN IF THEY DO WEAR ME OUT AND MAKE ME LAUGH SO HARD

I GET A STOMACH ACHE. HAVING MY DISABILITIES HAS MADE ME SEE WHAT I

REALLY HAVE ! I AM SO THANKFUL.

I AM THANKFUL TOO, THAT I CAN COME TO A PLACE LIKE THIS AND GET

HELP AND SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU KATHY THAT UNDERSTAND AND HAVE

QUICK COMPASSION AND WILL SEE ME THROUGH A FLARE OR OTHER HARD

TIMES. SO KATHY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING !

MAY WE ALWAYS HELP EACH OTHER !

SINCERELY, CINDI