Guest guest Posted October 15, 2011 Report Share Posted October 15, 2011 Oh , How AWFUL a thing to have happened to you!! and in the assistance you were trying to give, too. I do applaud you for taking action to help!! and sure wish this hadn’t happened And yes, it must be so extra awful that the man who did this was not really called to pay. This is a very long time to have endured these problems. You do sound like someone who is helpful even from home. I hope you are receiving sufficient to have housing, food, medical and all. Are you living with someone who can be sure you are OK? I know it’s hard to keep going on when things look so bleak. For much less important reasons I sometimes think similarly. It’s way easier to tell someone else that they are important and all that than it is to convince ourselves, it seems. I guess you do have to do some grieving at the losses you are suffering. easy to say... even after TWELVE years. oh dear! I hope you will look at some other ways in which you can be of service, maybe even on the Internet? or maybe writing? I don’t know but do they have jobs where you can do the job, but have a Personal Care Assistant be along, just in case you are needed? I can’t even imagine how scary it would be to feel so vulnerable outside. It would be way less fuh to have someone along all the time, but that would be the safest I guess. I am amazed at one of my friends who is totally blind – and yet he even flies around the country. Granted he is at least awake and moving, not on the ground in a seizure. Are there support setups for folks with seizure problems? Maybe you could start one, if there isn’t? even while you explore your needs and try to figure how to resolve them. and then write a book, which would help other folks to whom it happens? Maybe some veterans are in the same situation? anyway I do hope you can find a way to make life seem more worthwhile again!! You sound like a great guy! and I hope you tell that to yourself often. What happened to you was NOT fair! It was and is awful. But somewhere, I think and believe, there must be a way for you. You know, at least one chance in a thousand?? That way when something doesn’t pan out, that’s just one of the 999 ways that don’t work. and when the despair lets up a bit again, you can maybe try again? I don’t know much about the medical part. I think I’ve seen that sometimes they can do surgery that stops the seizures, or at least cuts them down, but I don’t know how widely that’s available. Maybe if you can keep going, eventually a medical help might become available? But I don’t know if that’s a good thing to hope for or not... ‘tis late here and I need to get to bed. Do know the folks on this list are caring, though often silent in their own predicaments. Do keep us informed! best, Jean From: paul2rutherford4coventry Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 4:41 PM To: BeingSick Subject: Im so low Hi,I never thought that I would be seeking help and advice from a site like this, but things are so low at the moment, I just dont know what else to do. Twelve years ago I was assaulted by a drunk when I went to the assistance of a woman he was assaulting and had my head slammed in the car door. Epilepsy, Anxiety and Depression followed and finding a job without being able to drive, and because of the number and frequency of seizures has made things even harder. Even voluntary work seems impossible in case I have a seizure while working with other people. I am frightened to go out on my own at night in case I get mugged again during a seizure, and now suffer from a series of other problems from diabetes, blood pressure, to hardening of the arteries. How could this thug who was fined £100 paid £25 and went to prison for two weeks have such an impact on my life. With all the medical problems that I have now, I just dont see any point in carrying on anymore. Is this the norm for how I should be feeling?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Hi again (boy am I talkative today!) and even before coffee <weak grin> How do you feel about telling us in more detail, ? I’d for one like to hear if you want to tell. I’ll try real hard just to LISTEN this time. As folks here already know, I too often keep hunting for ‘options’ when sometimes all we want to do, right at the moment, is to share what’s been happening and how it makes us feel. Jean From: paul2rutherford4coventry Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2011 4:41 PM To: BeingSick Subject: Im so low Hi,I never thought that I would be seeking help and advice from a site like this, but things are so low at the moment, I just dont know what else to do. Twelve years ago I was assaulted by a drunk when I went to the assistance of a woman he was assaulting and had my head slammed in the car door. Epilepsy, Anxiety and Depression followed and finding a job without being able to drive, and because of the number and frequency of seizures has made things even harder. Even voluntary work seems impossible in case I have a seizure while working with other people. I am frightened to go out on my own at night in case I get mugged again during a seizure, and now suffer from a series of other problems from diabetes, blood pressure, to hardening of the arteries. How could this thug who was fined £100 paid £25 and went to prison for two weeks have such an impact on my life. With all the medical problems that I have now, I just dont see any point in carrying on anymore. Is this the norm for how I should be feeling?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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