Acceptance

[Guest guest]

Al, I appreciate and respect your opinion. However, for me personally,

acceptance has truly helped me with CMT more than any Drs. pills, shoes,

herbs,psychics, and other things.In spite of CMT I have a nice life and

am a happy person. CMT is a genetically inheritied neuromuscular

disease. And I have it. I am 47 too and at my age I really don't think I

personally want to be 'cured'. I do not look at myself as 'sick,

malformed, or ill'. And when it comes time for me to leave this life, so

be it. I have done wonderous things in spite of CMT and hope to continue

this until I am beamed up to fly with the angels.

Gretchen

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 20/07/00 10:08:41 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time,

liliwigg@... writes:

<< o be 'cured'. I do not look at myself as 'sick,

malformed, or ill'. And when it comes time for me to leave this life, so

be it. I have done wonderous things in spite of CMT and hope to continue

this until I am beamed up to fly with the angels.

Gretchen

>>

I agree. For me but for my kids another story. I hope they don't think as

themselves as sick either.

[Guest guest]

Dear Vicki,

You already answered your question. Here's some support to go along

with the answer:

{{{{{{{BIG HUGS TO VICKI}}}}}}}

What you are already doing to maintain your health is nothing short

of fantastic. Don't beat yourself; love yourself. I recall Arthur

's line in one of his plays (I forget which one) to the effect

that we have to learn to take our life in our lap, much as a

misshapen, deformed baby, and learn to love it. Did you get WLS to

reach a goal weight or to get healthy again? You sound healthy now,

both mentally and physically. Isn't that enough? LIVE!

Best,

Steve

At 5:53 PM +0000 11/3/02, vli1127 wrote:

>I have been thinking about accepting where I am today and wondering

>if I should quit trying to beat myself for not getting to a " goal " wt.

>... I already exercise everyday. I walk

>for 60 minutes at a pretty good pace 3.5-4mph every other day and on

>opposite days do aerobic tapes with wt training 45-60 min. I drink 2-

>3 protein shakes per day and 2 meals with occasional snacks that

>sometimes lead to grazing. Granted I could/should give up grazing

>snack or at least sit down to eat them, but anyway, I am happy with

>where I am at.

>

>Therefore, why should I keep beating myself up and trying to lose

>more wt and accept that this may be it and stop the head insanity.