Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Welcome aboard this cruise to a cure for MS, Carol, love, n Rojas, diagnosed at 19, still here ar 69. I cannot enlarge the type on this old computer; new one is here and due to be installed soon--maybe I can then! Intro Hi all, I just joined the group and I am looking forward to getting to know you. Lets see.. a little about me .. I was dxed in 94 with RR MS and then in 2004 I went to secondary progressive . In 2004 I lost most of my sight due to the MS and I am now legally blind. I only know of 2 other people who have lost sight permenantly due to the MS. I am single. No pets at the moment but in August I will be getting a doberman to train as a guide/ mobility assist dog. Hobbies I like to read, play on the computer, I make my own soap, and other bath and body products. I am on the phone alot with friends. thats it for now talk to you all later Carol No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release Date: 6/30/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 30, 2006 Report Share Posted June 30, 2006 Hi Carol welcome to the group I was wondering are you able to read the messages from the group ok or is that hard for you? You are right I have never met anyone that their MS caused them to go blind. I also have type 1 diabetes and I have had some trouble with my eyes and when I see the Eye doc I always want to be sure which one is causing my trouble. Mine is always my diabetes. Even after told that I still wonder? Bill Carol Neumann wrote: Hi all, I just joined the group and I am looking forward to getting to know you. Lets see.. a little about me .. I was dxed in 94 with RR MS and then in 2004 I went to secondary progressive . In 2004 I lost most of my sight due to the MS and I am now legally blind. I only know of 2 other people who have lost sight permenantly due to the MS. I am single. No pets at the moment but in August I will be getting a doberman to train as a guide/ mobility assist dog. Hobbies I like to read, play on the computer, I make my own soap, and other bath and body products. I am on the phone alot with friends. thats it for now talk to you all later Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Carol- Have I welcomed you to the group yet? If not I am so sorry. I haven't been here in quite awhile. But, let me go ahead and welcome you now. I hope you find that this group is not only entertaining, but knowledgeable as well. You're sure to meet great friends and get alot of support from everyone. Nice to meet you. I hope we get a chance to correspond soon. Blessed be.... http://mscopgirl.blogspot.com http://360.yahoo.com/vallee45 -- Intro Hi all, I just joined the group and I am looking forward to getting to know you. Lets see.. a little about me .. I was dxed in 94 with RR MS and then in 2004 I went to secondary progressive . In 2004 I lost most of my sight due to the MS and I am now legally blind. I only know of 2 other people who have lost sight permenantly due to the MS. I am single. No pets at the moment but in August I will be getting a doberman to train as a guide/ mobility assist dog. Hobbies I like to read, play on the computer, I make my own soap, and other bath and body products. I am on the phone alot with friends. thats it for now talk to you all later Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 > > hey yall im new to the group. im and im 26 yrs.old yall have > a good day > Hi - Welcome, although I'm sorry for the pain that brought you here. Tell us a little bit about yourself when you get a chance. Cheryl in AZ Moderator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2007 Report Share Posted June 27, 2007 > > I see a neurologist who deals only with my migraines, Hi Louise; This is Sandy-Holland, just a short hint. If your headaches are not under control yet ask the Dr. if you can try Topamax. Since my Dr. switched me to that I've only had ONE migrain in 6 months. Before I had them every week. Hope you enjoy this group and post to others when you can offer support. Thanks Sandy-Holland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2007 Report Share Posted June 29, 2007 Sandy-Holland wrote: just a short hint. If your headaches are not under control yet ask the Dr. if you can try Topamax. Thank you for the welcome, Sandy. I've been taking Topamax for years with good results too! Yipee for at least one pain source under fairly good control. Louise ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Wow, do I hear you. Yep, been there. Glad you're here and look forward to having you around. > > Hello all. I am a 42 y/o daughter of a 70 y/o untreated, never > officially diagnosed borderline. I just returned from visiting her > this w/e and having gotten caught up into her madness. I have > gotten much better over the years of not " taking the bait " , but she > got me good this w/e. I got into a huge argument with her, which as > usual went from topic to topic, blaming my sister and I for all > kinds of things, then crying and playing the pity game. She > rebuffed my efforts to go get her some groceries. I had not been > planning on visiting her for the holidays at all, but then I felt > guilty and decided to go. Also, her little dog (who used to be my > dog) was dying and needed to be euthanized. I took the dog to the > vet Monday morning, and of course got not credit for this. (I was > glad to do it, but all she did was question me about it afterwards, > accusingly - Did you stay with her??? YOu didn't just drop her off, > did you???) She SO MEAN. She's so angry and bitter. It's so hard > to summarize it all, but she was very abusive, mentally and > physically to my sister and I, and our father. My dad took it all > for years, until his death last Jan at 78. He was like her personal > slave. He did everything for her - all the household chores, > completely raised my sister and I, all the while she criticized and > bitched. Driving back to NC from WV this w/e, I realized that I've > been thru this same exact cycle before, and I feel like I'm too old > to deal with it anymore. But I feel sorry for her. She is really > alone now, and it is all her fault. > > Joanna in NC > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Welcome. I can understand how you feel. It is okay to feel sorry for her. Now what about yourself? Do you feel sorry for you? Feeling sorry for her does not mean you have to accept her abusive behavior. (Wow - what a radical thought!) Stick around, read the posts. Post whenever you want to. You will learn alot about how to deal with your BP parent. Sylvia > > Hello all. I am a 42 y/o daughter of a 70 y/o untreated, never > officially diagnosed borderline. I just returned from visiting her > this w/e and having gotten caught up into her madness. I have > gotten much better over the years of not " taking the bait " , but she > got me good this w/e. I got into a huge argument with her, which as > usual went from topic to topic, blaming my sister and I for all > kinds of things, then crying and playing the pity game. She > rebuffed my efforts to go get her some groceries. I had not been > planning on visiting her for the holidays at all, but then I felt > guilty and decided to go. Also, her little dog (who used to be my > dog) was dying and needed to be euthanized. I took the dog to the > vet Monday morning, and of course got not credit for this. (I was > glad to do it, but all she did was question me about it afterwards, > accusingly - Did you stay with her??? YOu didn't just drop her off, > did you???) She SO MEAN. She's so angry and bitter. It's so hard > to summarize it all, but she was very abusive, mentally and > physically to my sister and I, and our father. My dad took it all > for years, until his death last Jan at 78. He was like her personal > slave. He did everything for her - all the household chores, > completely raised my sister and I, all the while she criticized and > bitched. Driving back to NC from WV this w/e, I realized that I've > been thru this same exact cycle before, and I feel like I'm too old > to deal with it anymore. But I feel sorry for her. She is really > alone now, and it is all her fault. > > Joanna in NC > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Yes, it's sad to see what she's gotten herself into. And it would be easier to forgive and go help her IF she were remorseful and had changed -- sometime the passing of years softens people, but apparently not your mother. I'd feel sorry for her like I'd feel sorry for a lifelong chain smoker who's been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. It's sad, but they are the ones who brought themselves to that point. It's good you're recognizing that you've done things for her out of guilt. But you have no guilt to feel in this -- your mother has constructed this life, and continues to mistreat you. It's just a fact of life that there are people in the world who will end their lives on a sad, lonely note -- and unless you want to be gobbled up by her continued abuse, you'll have to leave her to her fate. I'm sure she's counting on your feelings of guilt and obligation that will insure her continued freedom to abuse you. Perhaps you would be doing her a favor by demonstrating that those days are over, and perhaps the end of her life would be the time to start treating you with some respect. If she thinks you won't put up with her tirades anymore, she might straighten up out of fear of being REALLY alone. But she shouldn't be your focus in all of this -- YOU should be your focus now. -Kyla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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