Re: to Marti from Della

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Hi,Marti

Thank you so much for your letter about yourself.It helps a lot knowing that

they are other people just like us. We all face different monsters and stress

from our families,It helps me just be able to share my feelings, I love to make

people smile because it keeps me going at the same time. I have learned a lot

from life. I to lived with an alcoholic for 24 years. My ex was the alcoholic

and the father of my four children 2girls and 2 boys. MY oldest son has ceberal

palsy very very mild. I stayed with my ex that long because he was in the army ,

which meant free medical for us and Jerry. All my kids are grown and have

families of their own. My 2boys live in Florida they are the oldest of the kids,

my oldest daughter lives in sville, Tenn. Her husband was killed in Iraq in

June 2006. She has 3 small children, they are doing fine. My youngest daughter

is stationed at FT. Bliss. TX she will be going to Kuwait in 2 weeks. She has 2

boys which one is the

one I have here with me. Isaiah has lived with me since he was 4 years old . He

left for 6 months last year to try to be with Mom in Texas, She was in an

accident and had to be hospitalized and plus got orders to leave for Kuwait and

that threw Isaiah in to a tailspin and He came back to me. Now I had to restart

all of his treatment and programs up all over again. I think we have better

doctors this time around.Isaiah is afarid that something is going to happen to

his Mom since his uncle david was killed.I left my 2nd husband in Nov. 2007.It

just wasnt working he was a very negative person and he had hit me once that was

once to many, he wouldnot get help, he didnt drink or do drugs.so that is how

come I now have Mom thru the week and Isaiah all the time, I am the only stable

person in that childs life, who has never left him and always been here for

him.Now that I am not working this gives me something to do, I,ve been thinking

about volunteering just

havent decided where to volunteer at.

I have live in Germany 9 years . I was in augsburg for 4.5 years,. then ft.

, ga for 2 years then back to nuermburg, germany for 4.5 years. then my

ex got out of the army back home to nc. my ex left in1995. I then went to

Botswana, Africa for almost 2 years as a teacher in a church school. that was

an awesome experience, I would love to go back to Africa. then back to nc and

havent been anywhere else. I was working full time at a fast food resturant

50-60 hours a week then a second job 30-45 hrs a week. I just kept myself busy

not thinking or taking care of myself untill may 2007 then all started to slow

down for me and I have to do better for myself.I hope you have a great day, keep

smiling even when it s hard as a smile always helps those around you. My prayers

and thought are with you. Della

Welcome Teri

Hey Teri - Welcome to the group. Thanks for speaking up. I had one of

those kind of accidents, too. Traffic had come to a complete stop on the

freeway due to construction. The kid that hit me had fell asleep at the

wheel, so he was cruising around 60 MPH. This was back in Oct. of 2002. I

was fortunate that his car was a little thing, and I was in our minivan. I

had whiplash and a real banged-up knee from hitting the dash. But this

didn't cause my FM as I was officially diagnosed in 1998 and believe I've

had symptoms since childhood. I hope you find comfort belonging to a group

of people who know and truly understand what you go through. Take care.

Jeanne in WI

Hey, new one here. Actually I have been lurking for a couple of weeks.. I

felt too lousy to even jump in and say hello. WOW, I do know exactly how

you feel. I arrived in this condition from an auto accident.. Some young man

used the back of my car to stop is car..abruptly I might say. I look fine

other than a closed head injury, herniated disks and a really bad back now!

To make matters worse this FM set in and has taken up permanent residence

had to ½ my neck fused together, my thyroid then developed nodules (too many

x-rays or possibly from the surgery) my gall bladder came out this spring.

I am on more meds than I can remember to list and am seeing a pain

management doctor. Oh did forget to mention I will be seeing an

endocrinologist in a couple of weeks or as soon as I can get an appointment

because the doctor keeps

having to increase my thyroid medication.. I guess they might yank that out

too depending on what they find again.

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