My Christmas Letter (WARNING: Long post)
 

Hello all, dear friends,

Im not very good expressing myself… and Im not good writing... but I really wanted to share my thoughts and reflections with you these days...

2008 was the worst year in my life... it is incredible but, sadly, 2006 and 2007 were magnific... so, when I felt I “had everything” in my life, I “lost” everything... all of a sudden... Bad news, health problems... all that gave me more health problems... and that’s why I started taking lyrica... oh that sweet medicine many of you know too... Thank to that sweet pill, in early 2009, I started to search in the internet for its side effects... and, guess what... I found you !! that’s the way I found this wonderful site... The site that soon after would be my favourite place to be...

I told you I wasnt good writing, and I was just about to start rambling, but, what I wanted with this letter was to express you all my gratitude for have been here all this 2009 with me...

Right when I thought 2009 was going to be as hard as 2008, I found you.. and you rescued me more than once... you helped more than once... you listened me... you cheered me up... you prayed for me... you even helped me to believe in God again and to keep the faith...

My life will never be the same... it will never be the way it used to be... no Christmas dinner or New year’s eve will be as easy as they used to be... now I have complications... health issues that make my life harder.... that make my mood worse... more difficult... but I know one thing... I can always come here, and will find a friend who will make me feel fine again... no matter if it is 24th december, 25th, 31st... I can log in here, to this beautiful site and there will be someone to listen, to pray with me and for me...

If you ask me what I will thank 2009 for, I will definetely answer NEURO TALK COMMUNITIES.... Thank you for exist... Im full of fear, it’s all tears now for me, but... I see a light... I see hope and that’s because I can read all the post you have written to me... and I have understood life is full of ups and dows and that is thank you to you...

So, yeah, before rambling... MERRY CHRISTMAS DEAR ALL !!! I really pray and wish 2010 will be a great and amazing year for all of you and yours.

We will share more things, sweet stories, venting... whine... lol, anything... and cheers for that !

Thank you very much for everything and know that I will always be here for you all.

One more thing before leaving... I will paste this message in 3 forums here... hate to triplicate my post, but Im not sure all my friends here visit the same forums and, wanted to thank all of them...

Love,
Majo.

Dear Majo,
Merry Christmas to you and yours. http://bestsmileys.com/christmas4/11.gif

This is so beautiful.
You are sweet.

M.

Dear Mari.... :hug: :hug: :hug:

Im having a nasty night in all aspects... Im depressed as an idiot, plus, I got the flu and my throat hurts like hell... It's like the fifth time in 3 months I get the flu/throat infection... I definetely think my immune system is broken... So, yeah, what was I saying ? Oh yes ! That now that Im feeling terribly, without being able to sleep, I come here and find your post... Oh lord... That snoopy definetely have made my night !!! Thank you from my heart. :hug:

Dear Majo, :hug: :hug: :hug:
I'm glad you like the Snoopy.
I hope that you feel better.
Maybe you can find some people to be around. Have you been hanging around yourself and letting the mood get you down? Sometimes being with others helps me.

M.

Dear Mari and Di, I really hope you can feel how much I appreciate you and how much I love you.
My cyber friends are my best family. I love you and thank you so much. Thank you for being part of my life.

Di, I will run to do those gargles NOW ! this pain is killing ! hum, just when I thought fibromyalgia pain was the devil, he strikes my throat... :rolleyes:

Blessings to you !

Oh yes.. I totally agree with Di ,
the warm and salty gargles, it really does help to get the crud out of the throat and sinuses too.

my dd has enlarged tonsils and gets problems with those, her Dr also suggested those gargles many times a day.

If you have any vitamin C that are chewable you can slowly suck on them and the vit c will help to sooth the throat in between the gargles.
Oh and hot tea with honey & lemon:)
:grouphug:

Aw, thank you dear Jo !! :hug:

Did the gargles... I think i definetely killed bacteria !! I just cant breathe now !

Argh, and why during Christmas !!! :mad:

Dear Majo,

http://bestsmileys.com/christmas5/20.gif

'Hoping you get some rest to recover.
Also hoping you feel peace.

M.

Blue, try to gargle with Betadine liquid - 50-50 betadine-water. My experience has it better than salt water. An anti-allergy perhaps to open your breathing channels. I find Allegra 120 works well. I don't know if you can get it there or if you need a prescription to get it. I like it because it doesn't cause drowsiness. Eucalyptus oil helps temporarily.
There are more specific anti-allergies, but you will need to find out what you get there.
Get well soon. I hope you are well enough to enjoy Chritmas.
:hug:

(((Mari))) snoopy again !!! I've always liked it, but now I love him !!! :) he is so funny... And he is like me, when he is tired, he needs his space and to leep ! :)

Oh dear Isis, I will ask at the pharmacy for the med you mentioned... You can't imagine how bad I'm feeling !!! Seriously, never felt this bad before... :(

team
 

Dear Majo,
You have access to medical care if I am right.
Make it a priority to get a professional team on your side.
It is nice to have a team
Imagine how the top athletes, actors, musicians have a group of people watching out for them: setting up appointments, hiring experts for them, giving them constant emotional support, . . .
This is what those of us with emotional disorders need to: a team of experts.
Fine your team. http://bestsmileys.com/talking/9.gif

M.

Hi Blue, I'm sorry to find you sick.

I was just wondering, have you had your tonsils removed? If not maybe that is the problem. My friend was getting the cold/flu multiple times a year, but last year she got her tonsils taken out and this year she only had one cold, it she said it was much less unpleasent then before.

The after-surgery recovery is pretty tough, especialy for adults, but the quality of life deffinately goes up afterwards.

Of course, this is only relevent if you still have you're tonsils. If not sorry for the waste of a post . :o

I hope you feel better soon sweetheart. :hug:

:hug: :hug: :hug:

How are you?

Aw ((((((((((Dear Friends)))))))))

I have missed you tons !!! I have been thinking about you all these days without internet and feeling nasty so I couldnt log in in my mini-screen phone... :mad:

Ok, I got some signal right now, so, thought I should use it while it lasts...

You are so right dear Mari... I definetely need a team... I will start working on that this january... :hug:

and :eek: yes ! I have tonsils.... :rolleyes:

Uff, how did you guys spent Christmas !? Mine was... not bad... but I cant say it was good... It was... hum... boring in a way that I was feeling so mad listening to what my father, aunts and uncle in law had to say...

I was feeling so sick... my cousins were listening to music that I cant stand... and the rest of the family... gosh... they started to talk about suicide :mad: They know anything about it... Im sure... They hurt me like hell... I dont care if they dont know how I feel... I dont care if they dont know Im sick, but I hate when people make statements like they knew everybody in this planet... they generalize... they... argh... you know...
I couldnt contain myself and even when I wanted to open my mouth, I suddenly said: "I love how all you are talking like psychiatrists.... I didnt know you had studied that much"...
They, of course, felt offended and started to say things like "oh... yeah... we cant talk about anything or what !?"
Grrr... the rest of the dinner I could only ignore them... I felt so lonely.

I have always loved animals.... I cant talk with them for ages... and Im sure they listen me and understand me... they make me feel so well... and not only big pets, but I can talk to a tiny butterfly... :rolleyes:
Right so, I went to "talk" to my cousin's golden lab... he is so funny... I stayed most of the Christmas Eve with him... making him curls ! haha not to mention all the family looked at me like "ugh ? she is so crazy and werid..." I wanted to shout, yes, IM... and Im so proud of being different to all you !!!!!!!!! :mad:

Oh dear... At 3:00 am we came back home and I couldnt stop crying while I was praying... I actually thank God for being sick as it has make me more... hum... consious of many things... and, it has make me enjoy more more thing and... to try to understand people reactions before just judging...

Oh well, I have writen a lot :o

Hope your eve was better than mine ! :hug:

internet is back up
 

Dear Majo,

My Christmas was quiet since I don't celebrate it.
My relatives live far away and spread out. Sometimes I miss them -- other times I can see how it might be annoying to be around them.

I would have found the dog and hung out with the dog too. Dogs can let you listen and be happy to be with you.


Here is your team working together for you: http://bestsmileys.com/music2/17.gif

EEww. . . . did they really discuss suicide as if it was a topic for conversation? I hate when people act knowledgeable about tricky subjects . . . especially (HELLO) on a holiday.

The good things are that 1) you survived and 2) it is over until you have to see them again.


Feel better soon.


M.

hi blue, sorry you had to endure that christmas stuff. Do you really have to go next time...you were sick and should have stayed home in bed.
maybe next time. glad that you had a nice doggie to play with.
they are very comforting!
good to hear from you thanks for checking in with us.
((((((HUGS))))))
bizi

Mari !!! Lovely team !! I definetely hope to get one like that in january !! :D :) :hug:

You are so right Bizi... I should had stayed... My mom actually offered me to stay... silly me, I thought I was going to feel better if I visited my family than if I stayed alone.. oh well :o

Hugs for everyody in this forum !