[jcherry]

How in the world are you two doing? I haven't been to this forum in so many years I didn't think I would ever find it.. LOL

So how is everything? Any new treatments on your RSD?

Ada, I miss our phone calls that we use to do frequently. How in the world are you doing?

Josie, I bet those kids are grown now.. Did you ever remarry? Not me.. So far I have remained SMART.. LOL I recently ended a 2 1/2 yr. relationship, and am so glad I did..

It is so good to see familiar names on here, and glad that some weren't seen..LOL Does Dana still come on here? I saw Deb's name on the other RSD forum. I thought they were both the same but I had to re-register here.

Well, I hope to hear from you all soon..

Love,
Janet

[dreambeliever128]

Oh my Goodness,

I just about fell out of my chair when I saw your name girl. I did try to call you several times a year or so ago but couldn't get you. My phone no. is still the same. I always have time to talk to friends.

I went off of here for a year or so due to depression and Bill has become very ill so that's been a worry also.

You are very smart not to marry again. I always said, Once burned, twice shy. My sister is getting married this month for the 3rd time. I am just praying she is doing better then she did the first 2 times but that doesn't usually happen. It's a pattern that is hard to break.

How's your family doing? How are you doing? How is the RSD? Fill us in, I'm sure Jose is waiting to hear everything about you too.

Again, I am so good to see your face, I mean name. LOL

Ada

[jcherry]

Ada,
I am so glad to hear back from you. I will have to give you a call so we can catch up.. I hate to hear about Bill's health. I guess he isn't able to do the antiques, and I know he has to hate that. I just moved about a month ago and bought several antiques for my kitchen. I finally found a hoosier cabinet that I love.

I knew the last time I talked to you, you were having a lot of trouble with depression, which is easy to get with RSD and all of the other medical problems. I did try to call you several times but never had any luck and I know how it is when you are depressed, you just really don't want to even answer the phone.

I sure hope your sister gets it right this time..LOL I just haven't really had the desire to get married again. I have dated several people and when they get to mentioning marriage, well it's time to go..LOL

My boys are grown and both live about 2 hours away. They are both in college and my oldest one will graduate in December, or at least I think he is suppose to graduate in December, and if not then in May. He took some time off last year because he was getting "burned out"..LOL This is his 5th year..LOL I told him it sounded to me like he was going to be a professional student..LOL

As for my RSD it is still here.. I broke one of my toes on my RSD foot about a month ago and that was horrible. Back in March I fractured my RSD foot AGAIN, and that as pure hell.. My Dr recently moved to other things and so I had to use a new Dr a few weeks ago and she is great. She wanted to do a liver profile because I had never had one done, so they called me Friday before last and I never called them back, because when they call re: test results they aren't good. Then they sent me a letter that I got last week, telling me I needed to call ASAP. So I called then Thursday and had to go in Friday for more test so now it's just wait and see what they show up. So far the way they talk it isn't a good thing, but I have to remain positive.

Again, it is so good to hear back from you.. I have mised all of you so much. I have rambled enough for now..LOL

I hope to talk to you soon.

Love Ya,
Janet

[dreambeliever128]

Janet,
I am glad you are back. It sounds like you are having a rough time. It seems like when we are injured we keep hurting that injury.

Bill is still doing better then I am. He is like the energizer bunny. He's setting here right now with his oxygen on watching Monday night football and just got back from a 3 day hunting trip with the boys. They kept a good eye on him though.

We are just taking it one day at a time. My Dr. is worried sick over him and he's had several talks with me about him and is trying to help us both get things in order. He was in ICU Christmas day last year and it was scarey.

We still collect antiques. I still do my cobalt blue and Disney for the boys. I think we have over 3000 pieces of Disney. I buy those walmart crates and fill them up. The boys will have them when they grow up. I said if they don't want their collection they can sell them and help pay their way through college. I have to get 2 of everything.

I redid my kitchen in blue. I have the blue onion pattern curtains and have blue onion dishes along with the England dishes, Staffordshire.

I just started pulling myself up again about 2 months ago and getting back to trying to do something around the house. I never leave it accept for Dr. appts. I have missed several of them in the past few months. This last bout of depression has lasted about 2 years. The first one lasted about 6 so I did better this time. I have a lot of support. I still have a great Dr. that treats Bill and I like family. He's been taking care of us for over 16 years so it's been a blessing for us.

I am hoping my sister does better this time too Janet. She calls me almost everyday. Her kids are having trouble accepting this guy.

I just got off of IM with Claudia. She and I had to catch up and I did miss all of you and I do hope I can hang in this time.

Give me a call anytime. I would love to catch up with you.

Ada

[jcherry]

Ada, I am so glad to see you back up and at it again. I hope you remain able to keep in contact. You know it just seems better when you have support from people that inderstand how you feel because they feel the same way. It is so hard for anyone that doesn't have RSD to understand what we go through, not to mention the other illnesses that most of us suffer from as well.

I am glad that Bill was able to get out and go hunting with the boys. At least he isn't just giving up the things he loves to do.

I hope you have a great day and hope to talk to you soon.

Love ya,
Janet

[Joselita]

Janet..
Wow! Talk about a Blast from the Past! Sheesh...I had given up seeing/hearing from you ..well...ever again.

So..it sounds like you are doing good. Last I heard from you, you were almost an official globe trotter, jetting off to Alaska (!!) and what not, and doing all sorts of things. But Gee.....that was....ages ago. You still had one boy in high school, at least. Although, I am thinking that maybe both still were? Or, that your oldest had just graduated? I think that was it...your oldest had just graduated...and was starting college. I think? Sheesh...like I said..it has been a long while ago. I do remember that they were playing basketball. Or, at least one of them was really super big into that. Did they (he) keep on with that?

No...I have never gotten remarried. I never have really been in the market to remarry, even while I was dating Bubba. Even though he and I dated for so long. I guess that is why we lasted for so long; neither one of us wanted to get married...so there was no pressure there. But, I just had enough of the Good Ol' Redneck Boyz, and Bubba was the stereotype for a Good Ol' Boy if there ever was one! ROFL. I still talk to him and Twin...so it is all good.

Yes...my kids are all big and almost grown now. Meghan graduated high school last year. She is going to school at the community college this year. She decided that she wanted to go into cosmetology. It will take her two years to get certified. She is also taking some transferable core classes, "just to keep her options open in the future" as she told me. Whatever, just as long as she does SOMETHING.

Jay will graduate this year. He is in all AP Classes, and is being courted by many different schools. I swear, the boy gets more mail than I do! He has pretty much narrowed down the his options, though. Or, so I had heard....that could be different this week. You know how it goes with teenage boys. All he knows for sure is that he wants to go into either physics or aerospace engineering, and to wind up being a pilot in the Air Force. No lofty expectations for him at all, huh? ROFL

I am still getting over the shock of logging on and seeing you popped up on here! Like I said...I surely didn't expect that at all. I remember when you and that Mike fella got together and got that Faces of RSD website going. It was sad that it shut down. What ever happened to him? He is another one that just kinda disappeared and was never heard from again. It is good to hear that you have heard from Sam Yamin within the past year or so...because it has been a Looooooong time sine he has posted anywhere. I, like so many others that knew him, have feared the worst....for so very long. I wish that he would come back and visit, and let us all know how he is doing, too. Just like I wish that Vic would get his scrawny butt here already! Oh well...if wishes were horses and all of that.

Anyway...I am about to freeze my not so scrawny butt off here. We are actually warmer than we have been being, but it is very dark and deary out and the sun hasn't been out all day long. You know how it feels on those dark, damp cold days? I am chilled to the bone, and nothing for it, so I am literally shivering right now. Time to go and draw a hot bath, before the kids get home (Meghan had her short day of classes today, and got out early to boot, so she made it home by 10, but had to go to work from 12 - 4. Jay had school and then band practice, and should be getting home between 4:30 and 5) and all holy hell breaks loose around here. Good thing that Meghan and I voted this morning!

It is good to see you. There is lots of catching up to do. Lots of folks that aren't around anymore...and lots that are...and lots of new ones for you to get to know. And, a whole new place to get to do it in. How do you like this new home of ours?

Talk to you later....I really have to get up from here and try to warm up.

((Hugs))
Jose

[jcherry]

Hey Josie.. I do like the new board.. It seems like there are really a lot of good folks here and a lot less stress than on the "old Old board"..LOL I think when I was on that board my oldest had just graduated and started to college and my youngest was still in school.. Both of them were big into basketball and am so glad those days are over..It was getting really hard to go to all of the games, but I did it.. You know how it is when you have active kids...you have to push yourself to go to their functions.. Those were the days!!!!

I bet you are so proud of Jay.. Sounds like him and Meghan are doing really well. Meghan will be happy with Cosmetology. You know I have been a hairdresser for 24 years now, but of course had to give it up full time when I got RSD. I miss it so much, but still have clients that just won't let me quit. LOL There is a lot of money to be made in that business as well, so I think she'll be glad..

So you still talk to bubba huh? The last time I talked to you , you was dating twin, and he was going through one heck of a mess..LOL You sound like me, you don't have the desire to say "I Do" again..LOL I guess if I found just that right persson, that after a few years I might get married again, but no time in my near future.. I love doing my own thing, coming and going as I please and not having to listen to anyone gripe about it..LOL

I did go to Alaska and had a wonderful time. I really do want to go back and would like to maybe in the spring.. My friend that lives there is coming in for Christmas, or right after so at least I will get to see him soon.

Well I know how it is to have to get up from the pc after a short while.. Since I am at one all day at work I just don't get on it at night, but now that I have found you all again, I just might have to try to get on when Dana and some of the others are on as well.. I miss all of our IM chats we used to have half of the night.LOL I laughed so much back in those days that my side would be killing me. You always made me laugh regardless of how depresed I was or how bad I felt..

I've missed you a lot..

Love Ya,
Janet