I updated on the thread about my mom. It isn't good everyone. They think she had a seizure but she is so angry and abusive verbally we are at a loss. :-(

Sandy, :hug: I saw your update. prayers have been sent for all of you.

Vonn, sometimes the fun outweighs the hurt the next day. Glad you had fun yesterday. :)

TK, hope you enjoy all the family visiting. :)

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Just sitting here getting ready for work. Emotionally I have been better since I made this decision. Getting ideas in my head of things I can do and become a part of to keep me from being a hermit. :)

Plus I can concentrate on what's really important to me without worrying about all the energy lost at work. I think that's the best part. :)

sorry about your mom, Sandy ... it's hard - I can't imagine .. .prayers are with you and your family ...

Yes, Jenn .. it was all worth it ... and I'm feeling so much better about moving out of the tin-condo and having a nice place to breathe...

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finally was able to get into my storage unit ... alot of cr*p to go thru and sort tho ... not bad .. just a pain ... but my girls made it okay - can't wait to set them up in their new pad!!

see - I can't have a dog or cat .. so, I have mannequins ... one is Roxanne and the other is Kathleen (Roxy & Kat) ... and really bring 'class' anywhere they are!! I can dress them in cool clothes ... like playing with dolls, but only life-size ... have I lost my mind, you ask?? nah - been that way a long time, now I have a dx to rely on! hee hee

Vonn - You're playing with life-size Barbies. LOL. I am glad you were able to get to the storage unit. Hopefully the weather will become warmer so that you can have a storage unit sale.:D

Fin - No you don't want to become a hermit. Finding something that will work for you and that you are interested in is 1/2 the battle. I seriously try and do get out at least once a day. I would go nuts staying home all day. This exacerbation is coming to an end (or I am hoping). But while I was down it drove me crazy!

Sandy, I am sorry to hear of the set back, with mom, as you know yourself, jim and your Mother are deep in debs and my prayers and thoughts., any chance its an infection from the surgery? or inflamation, that may be causing undo pressure on her brain?, we have one kid who has fever related seizures, and that was my first thought, fever related, hang in there sandy,

Vonn glad you are doing better that white stuff melting up north yet?

everyone else i hope your day has gone well and your evening also goes well too

Fin hang in there it was a rough decision for me jan of 2007, it pained me and worried me, i was 45 and had been working since i was 13 - 14 age, full time since i was 16 so it was a huge change, lately been thinking of something i can do from the home for employement was gonna check into medical transcripting, just a thought as far as to keep from going bonkers,

peace

Tricia .. these 'girls' are anatomically correct too ... makes me look like the odd-duck ... after I get moved and settled down - I'll get a pix of the 3 of us to share! LOL

I too have to get out of here every so often ... and at times, I feel like I run around in circles inside when I can't get out - or it's TOO cold outside!

glad that I made everyone giggle today ... that's my goal ... and I'm happy!

well, yesterday is still working on me - already pooped out .. and I haven't done much ...

in my last week of classes - finals start this week ... should get As in both this time .. but all depends on the final exam ... LOL

Frank ... yes - most of the white stuff is either evaporated or in the creek! but our lake (white potato lake) ... hasn't 'pulled out' yet .. but it's melted in the middle!

Hi everyone! Well it is two o'clock in the morning here, and I cannot sleep so I thought I would get the computer for awhile. I have to get up at 5 so I really should be in bed. So if there are alot if mistakes here blame it on the ambien.;) I have been doing ok this week, but the hug has been really bothering my ribs and back.

I went to a book reading yesterday by Lee Martin. He is an alumni of my university and he was reading from his new novel. I have read one of his previous books (they are fiction), the Bright Forever, and thought it was good. It is set in a small town in Indiana. It is a murder mystery. His newest book is is in southern Illinois.

Sandy -- I hope you all can figure out the situation with your month. It sounds as if she could use an anti anxiety med or something too.

Vonn -- Good luck with your finals. What kind of degree are you working on?

Fiin -- I think you will want to find something to do -- volunteering or hobbies. Otherwise, if you have always worked you may get bored or lonely.

TK -- Hi! I leave at 5:45 fpr my drive to St. Louis. It should be interesting. I have never actually seen a ms specialist. They sent me a 6 page questionaire to fill out for my appointment. I will try to let you know how it went tomorrow. Since it is just viewed as a consultation, I am not sure what to expect.

Frank, Sarah, Kay and anyone else I missed -- :Wave-Hello:
Hope everyone is sound asleep. I am goint to try to go back to bed.

howdy howdy howdy:Wave-Hello:

its 3 am and i cant sleep:trampoline:

barb hope you were able to get some rest :Yawn:b4 5 am strikes

vonn glad to hear its melting up north, and am glad to see ya posting again:hug:

:Ponder:curious if i could ask something that may come out wrong, but such is life

I come from a big Irish family and have cousins and such all over the country, problem is every time someone comes into Chicago area the family still around here has a wing ding and I have to come I almost feel like some side show freak, my god do they think i am gonna die by next Monday or am I being over sensitive about the whole MS deer in the headlight looks i get from family? can anyone else relate, and I don't mean to take family for granted, I understand I should be, and I am, grateful for family friends and the love they have for me, its just, I don't know almost like everyone wants to make sure they see me or say bye b4 i get worse or as far as I can tell they all think ms is a death sentence, well like I said this may not sound cool or right but its 3 something in the morning, and cant sleep so thought ide annoy y'all with that query:Trapeze 2:

hope everyones day is a splendid one:Head-Spin:

Frank, can totally relate on the family thing. :hug: My brother is usually a laid back sort of person. But for the past two years, Christmas time has become an ultimatium - Either go there or he's packing his family and coming here!

He doesn't usually do that sort of thing. I know it comes from his love and worry about me. The whole "big brother watching out for little sis" mentality.:rolleyes:

Barb, Sorry to hear the hug was keeping you awake last night. Hope you got some rest. :hug:

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Good morning all. Back with my usual morning cup of coffee.

There was a small shake early this morning here in central ohio. found out it was an earthquake centered in Illinois. Hoping and praying all our midwest buddies are ok. Hope Sandy checks in later today.

Got some stuff done in the yard last night. LOL, I was getting tired of the "wait a minute" plants being overgrown. Those are the ones that have thorns that grab your clothes and make you wait a minute as you untangle yourself.

Vonn - I'd love to see the pics. What a hoot that would be. Please post some when you get a chance. Good luck on your finals! You'll do fine.

Barb - Wishing you the best of luck today! I am sorry the hug kept you up last night. I can totally related to that. Please let us know how it went today at the MS clinic.

Frank - You may feel different about all of this now that it is not 3 a.m. LOL. I am fortunate that my family is not that way. The giggle with me at my blunders - cog stuff. The physical stuff - I just see concern. No one really says a lot. My one sister and I laugh at some of the stupid things I do, like forgetting where I was sitting at the table or asking the same question twice, etc. Besides, us Irish do have good senses of humor. You can help your family by getting them to laugh about some of this, the funnier parts.

Fin - That is so sweet of your brother. You are fortunate to have that. (You too Frank). I heard about the quake also. YIKES! An earthquake is the only natural "disaster" type thing I have not been through. Oh, wait a minute, I get that vertigo that makes it seem like the earth is moving underneath me. LOL.

Hi everyone else! Hope you are doing well.

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Follow up neuro appt today. Keeping my fingers crossed I am healing up just fine.

Hope everyone has a nice day and all you midwesterns are save and sound.