A BIG Thank you to everyone

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It is so wonderful to have a group of friends with whom we share so many things that others can never share. Although we share mostly woes, fears, aches and pains, we share on a different level than others. We vent. We complain. We cry. We express ourselves to each other in ways that others can't. We can all honestly say, "I know what you mean and how you feel", because we all are on the same playing field. Sunday night, my DH was playing on the computer when a very harsh spasm hit my shoulders and back. I was in tears it hurt so bad. DH had no idea what to do or say. Then he said the right thing. "I'm so sorry. I have no right to complain about my aches and pains when you are in such terrible pain." This he said with tears in his eyes. He told me he was sorry he came home and complained about work when all I could do was lay in bed because of the fatigue or

fibro pain. Then he told me he loved me and told me to ask for anything I needed and to never hold back and hide the way I feel. Needless to say I was shocked! Some of you know what our story is and this was such a 180 degree turn around for him. And I could see in his eyes how sincere he was. So I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has ever listened to me vent, complain, belly ache, and whine about our MonSter. Sometimes I'm mad and you listen. Some days I'm really low and still you listen. Some of you, and you know who you are, can make me laugh so hard my stomach hurts! Still others can say just what I need to hear to make it through another day. I consider each and every one of you my family. My very special family! And no that does not mean I think you rode the little school bus and licked the windows! I just felt the

need to tell all of you that I am thinking of you every day. If I don't know you and have never spoken to you, please don't take that personally as you are still a member of this family. I will get to you one of the days when I remember who you are........or forget who you are and have to start all over! Ok, just needed to say these things. I'm done now! Tammy, Tx

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You made me teary again, Tammy.

You do give a lot. I'm slowly fading here in thought ability, so it won't come out the way I'd want. But, you are absolutely a great support and wonderful friend. )

Love,

Challis

A BIG Thank you to everyone

If I didn't welcome you to the group.....WELCOME! !! I post in spurts. I may go 3 or 4 days not posting, just reading. Then I'll have a typing spurt and can't shut up! LOL I felt so alone when I was Dx'd in March of 06. I went looking through the Yahoo groups and thought I would give a few a try. Needless to say, this is the only one that I am still a member of. I was so welcomed that the other groups looked pityful! I have asked my share of questions. I have vented my share of bad days. But the group has always stood behind me, even when my life was in shambles and it had nothing to do with my MS. This group inspired me to search out my local NMSS chapter and I did. Now I have people in my area that I talked to all the time. Even went to an MS camp last Oct and had an awsome time! I owe a lot to this group for the support they've given me and I would hope that I

am doing for someone else what Challis and her mom and the rest of bunch have done for me. I have never met any member in person, but I would love to meet each and everyone of them. Ok, I know a few don't even live in the states, but I would be willing to travel!! LOLOne Smart Cookie <onesmartcookie77@ yahoo.com> wrote:

Tammy:I am definitely a newbie in this neighborhood. And still learning everyone's names. Those who post most often and whom I see most often, I can remember...everyone else, not yet. So it may seem a tad questionable to say this, Tammy, but I did want to mention that your recent post was just beautiful. I had been told since day one last year that finding a support group would be the very best thing I could do and I had been very hesitant to even try to find one. Then I went to one. And then I came to THIS one, and in doing so I found the absolutely perfect group of people to vent to and ask questions of and cheer

for, etc. And I thank you all for being so kind and open and bearing with my learning curve - about ALL of it. Love you all already Tammy in Texas <tamatha_txyahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

It is so wonderful to have a group of friends with whom we share so many things that others can never share. Although we share mostly woes, fears, aches and pains, we share on a different level than others. We vent. We complain. We cry. We express ourselves to each other in ways that others can't. We can all honestly say, "I know what you mean and how you feel", because we all are on the same playing field.

Sunday night, my DH was playing on the computer when a very harsh spasm hit my shoulders and back. I was in tears it hurt so bad. DH had no idea what to do or say. Then he said the right thing. "I'm so sorry. I have no right to complain about my aches and pains when you are in such terrible pain." This he said with tears in his eyes. He told me he was sorry he came home and complained about work when all I could do was lay in bed because of the fatigue or fibro pain. Then he told me he loved me and told me to ask for anything I needed and to never hold back and hide the way I feel. Needless to say I was shocked! Some of you know what our story is and this was such a 180 degree turn around for him. And I could see in his eyes how sincere he was.

So I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has ever listened to me vent, complain, belly ache, and whine about our MonSter. Sometimes I'm mad and you listen. Some days I'm really low and still you listen. Some of you, and you know who you are, can make me laugh so hard my stomach hurts! Still others can say just what I need to hear to make it through another day.

I consider each and every one of you my family. My very special family! And no that does not mean I think you rode the little school bus and licked the windows! I just felt the need to tell all of you that I am thinking of you every day. If I don't know you and have never spoken to you, please don't take that personally as you are still a member of this family. I will get to you one of the days when I remember who you are........or forget who you are and have to start all over!

Ok, just needed to say these things. I'm done now!

Tammy, Tx

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