kathryn z

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Well I admire your perseverance and doing a bit at a time. I have learned to do

these type of projects in that manner also. I put in a rock garden 2 yrs ago, a

bit at a time. I hope it benefits it's purpose. Take good care as to not overdo.

Hugs,

Zimmy wrote:

Whole bunches of people are reporting flares...

I've had a couple of very busy days. I'm putting in a French drain

on the side of my house where it's really soggy, and making a

stepping-stone path. Understand, my " excavation " is being done

pretty much a tablespoon at a time. ;D ;D It's pretty pathetic - a

normal person could have done this task on a Saturday afternoon after

a full week of work. But I persevered and now the drain is done. I

still have a lot of work to do - I have to shave off some more earth

and make sure the pathway is the right width, then put down the sand

and stuff and the stone. I've been pushing - worked several hours

yesterday, as opposed to my usual 2 hours on good days. But it's not

done yet. And it's going to rain today, which will cause the dirt

that I carefully raked around yesterday to wash back down onto the

pathway and become MUD. :::: sigh :::: I'm also very tired, my arms

have gone numb, and I'm in a flare which I've been trying to deny

since yesterday afternoon. I took 1/2 valium before bed, but woke up

at 4 am (it only works for 4 hours) and I think, especially with the

rain and thunderstorms moving in today, that I need to take a day off

and rest if I don't want to land in bed.

It'll be interesting to see if the drain works: if the rain water

actually drains into the drain instead of just sitting there. If it

doesn't, I'm going to be *very* upset.

Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and cooler. I guess I'll just

shovel the mud out tomorrow. ;D

Oh well, back to bed for me. The work will be there tomorrow.

Today, I shall wallow in Jane Austen. ;D

Z (what, I think I've suddenly become a civil

engineer??!? ;D ;D)

1. While it is wonderful to share our experiences with everyone on the list as

to what treatments do and don't work for us, pls always check with your dr. Some

treatments are dangerous when given along with other meds as well as to certain

health conditions or just dangerous in general.

2. If you are in a difficult situation (doesn't matter what it is) pls don't be

afraid to ask for help. It is the first step to trying to make that situation

better.

3. To unsubscribe the e-mail is:

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4. Also, it is not uncommon for more than one member to be feeling bad at the

same time when it comes to flares and b/c of that potentially take something

another member says the wrong way. And that includes the things that one member

may find funny (even if it's laughing at fibro itself) even though we who deal

with illness whether one such as fibro or multiple illnesses try to keep a sense

of humor.

5. Pls let's be gentle with each other, and if you are having a bad day pls let

us know so that we can do our best to offer our support.

Have a nice day everyone.