Pain and depression
Iris, Is there a support group for people who have your disease? I
think it would be good for you to go to a local one where you can have a
physical support group. I listen to you and my heart goes out to you
because of your emotional pain. It is not easy to deal with more than
one problem at a time. I have been there and I needed professional
help. I could not deal with all the stuff on my plate. It took a year
of help for me to see the light at the end of the tunnel. So many of us
find ourselves in that tunnel with no light. It is not easy to face
diabetes let alone add new problems. Financial ones are hard because
that in immediate….I have been there and almost lost it all. It is
hard to go from a 2 family income down to one for three years and have
all the bills and 2 kids to help. I thought I should just end it and
they could have my insurance money since I was the problem. Bad
thinking!!!!!!!
Then with the loss of my sight I thought that it was the end of the
world. But you know it wasn’t. I belong to an uplifting local support
group which I do facilitate but the people are great. We hardly ever
deal with our blindness as a problem but look at what we can do and how
it can be accomplished. We look to the positive ness of the situation.
Think about it…you have problems but you are alive and have a great guy
who loves you. You have 2 cats which are your constant complanions. You
have great local friends and a family on the web. You CAN walk down
those stairs and be independent you are not in a CHAIR…you have pain
but it just proves you are alive and have the work that the Lord has
prepared for you so get it DONE!!!!
You have started this cyber family and enjoy your skills in
toastmaster…you are a good person who has a big light at the end of the
tunnel and should be proud of it. LIFT that head up high and look for a
temp. job that you can do whether it be paid or volunteer. You have a
lot to offer and sitting in the house dwelling on the things that are
difficult for you is not the best for you. Call your church and see if
they can get you some food. Call your local food shelf and see if they
can help you. Go to your friend’s home and have a good meal and social
visit. Also don’t be proud if food is offered take a doggie bag. We had
lots of them the last 3 years. I hope that you understand that I feel
your pain and those of the others of the group but I believe with my
whole heart that the Lord is not done with us yet that we have a job to
do so take the bull by the horns and do what is needed to survive. We
are one big family and we share each others pain and worries but we also
do not what pity. We need a kick in the …. to get out there and
fight. I think you have so much to offer and I am always here for you.
Put a smile on your face and give John a big hug, pet the cats, and put
that foot forward. Keep in touch and keep the faith…hugs..Becki