FW: [CFSupport] Don't assume

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Hope you all enjoy too.

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& Shana Reif

To: 'Cystic-L' ; CF Support

Group <mailto:cf_4_christians > ; 'Concoll'

Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 11:40 AM

Subject: [CFSupport] Don't assume

A friend of mine fwd'd this to me. Thought you all might appreciate it.

Shana 29wcf

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Don't assume

This is an article from Ann Landers my friend shared with me about a

woman with MS. I am going to substite CF in it's place as I feel it is

applicable.

DON'T ASSUME

Don't assume that because I look well that I feel well. Looks can be

very deceiving. Many days I look great but feel terrible.

Don't say, " I know how you feel. " No one knows how anyone else feels.

We all have varying thresholds of pain, and pain cannot be measured.

Do'nt tell me about your Aunt with so and so disease or ailment and how

she managed in spite of it. I am doing the best I can.

'Don't tell me, " It could be worse. " I don't need to be reminded.

Don't decide what I am capable of doing. Allow me to make those

decisions. There may be times I 'm wrong, but I'll know soon enough.

Don't be upset that you cannot ease my problems. It won't do any good

for both of us to be miserable.

Don't ask me how I feel unless you really want to know. You meay hear a

lot more than you are prepared to listen to.

Don't assume because I did a certain activity yesterday that I can do it

today.

Don't tell me about the latest fad cure. If there is a legtimate

treatment, my doctor will let me know.

Do realize that I am angry and frustrated with the disease, not with

you.

Do let me know that you are available to help me when I ask.

do offer me lots of encouragement.

Do understand why I cancel plans at the last minute. I never know from

one day to the next how I will feel.

Do continue to invite me to activities. Just because I am not able to

bike along with the gang dose not mean, I can't meet you for the picnic

at the end of the trail. Plase let me decide.. THanks.

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