Re: Group Members-Chelsea

[Guest guest]

chelsea wrote:

> dear Bennie,

>

> I can only speak for myself, but i hope you will continue to post, i enjoy

reading your messages and look forward to hearing what you have to say, it's

always valuable and i appreciate the time and effort you put into your

communications, you obviously care a great deal about the well-being of the

folks on this group. I've found the information you've shared to be valuable,

interesting and well-researched and the links you've shared have been very

helpful to me.

Chelsea,

Thank You. E-mail is so in personable and hard to know how things will be

received. This group is a God-send (just an expression, please no one take

offense, don't have time to research another word) for me and I don't know if

members understand I am bed bound a huge portion of my time (not by choice)and

research is what I used to in the military, medical, and education field and I

enjoy doing it for myself so I can be empowered against the mean Pain monster

and pass it along

I have lumbar pain so when someone talks about C-Spine pain, I cannot address

that except I do have a bulged C-5 disc and if I lay wrong my rt arm goes numb.

I only have had migraines at allergy times and they hurt so I cannot someone who

fights them more than this, and the list goes on. But there are members that

will have a similar experience and it is just as important if not more than mine

that will share and I learn from them.

If I share something and you don't like it, delete it. I genially care for

people, I was raised that way and my life work has been a caregiver. I am not

smarter, better, or more beautiful (humorous, not beautiful) but my heart is in

the right place as the members of this have been and still are and the stories

you share make me feel that you understand what I am going through. I have

learned so much from so many, especially how to spell a lot correctly (Love You,

Lyndi).

I have appreciated the humor most hold onto even in the worst of times and the

off topics, I have enjoyed so much, as I have learned the variety of members we

have that contribute to our communities via internet, work, or however to

maintain their purpose in life. I have many of time stated " I am worth more dead

than alive " and then looked in the hurt in my husband's eyes and know he needs

me. He gets up at 5 am to support us when he has a brain cyst that he could

drop over dead anytime and I just know that if I can do anything, I can let him

and my son, and my dogs and the CAT of course, the CAT, family, internet friends

and what physical friends I have left that they are important and loved.

Chelsea and another person e mailed me ( I cannot share her name as I do not

have her permission) and stated the same thing and I do want to be here but

please know I am approachable but be gentle with me as I do have feelings also

and do it privately, I will validate your issues and apologize.

I do want to apologize to Ellen as she gave me some very valuable information on

the Dephin(sp) and my friend does take this and needs to and she is giving

the information to her Doctor to see if it is appropriate for her. There are so

many new medications for Bi Polar disorder and I am glad as Lithium has terrible

side effects for my friend and she is on a new medication and the difference is

like night and day. Thank you Ellen.

Chelsea, you are a very kind person and I appreciate you saying that and as I

told you privately, you made my day when you e-mailed me and you did not have to

do this publicly but glad you did to let the new people know I am a pussycat not

a tiger. I think that is one thing we can always do no matter who we are and we

forget as pain robs us simple thoughts but that is to edify one another and I

appreciate the members of the group and respect the journeys in pain.Bennie

The moderators here do a great job and when we are in pain we may perceive or

write things that are not really that way. It is part of being normal and being

human, and so is being kind as Chelsea was. Hugs back at to you.

Bennie