Originally Posted by hope4thebest

Dear friends,
I try to read the boards for a few brief moments but have not posted, as my 97 year old mother has been very ill with pneumonia..E.R. Paramedics, in the hospital. The reality of working full time, and my mother, now incapacitated, and needing full time care for now, is raining down on me...tryin' to hang on!
I've had very little sleep in the last 10 days..my brother came up to help but he has to go home in about 10 days..

I have an appt. next Monday, at Stanford Pain Center that I have been waiting a long time for, that I cannot miss...(W.C. finally approved it, only after a lot of letter writing, phone calls, etc.. )
everything, once again, is changing.

In skimming over the inspiring posts about favorite places,
I wanted to share my love for the ocean, it's source of comfort, many memories, and recollections of hiking along it's shores and coastal mountains with the waves glinting in the sun.

I can only hike in my mind (new sport...mind-hiking and mind-waling!) as the RSD is in my legs (and now possibley in shoulder, arm and jaw..
One night in RSD pain, (we all have those nights!) and trying to do deep breathing, I listened to a C.D. of ocean waves, and wrote a few lines in the middle of the night...


We receive comfort and inspiration from many sources, from Nature and from Spirit; it is uplifting to read and be bolstered by everyone's experience.
I think about all of you everyday..and you are my sources of inspiration.
Take good care, friends...I hope you are having some good moments and/or days of comfort! talk to you soon..

Much love,
hope4thebest