Re: Digest Number 2453

[Guest guest]

Wow! You are all so wonderful. I really want to write

a longer reply, but 2 out of 3 are home from school

and hubby's on the way,

But thanks for ALL the info on diabetes from way down

south in Tallahassee FL, where the snakes say good

morning through the window and the banana spiders

greet the children from their new webs slong the

sidewalks on the way to school! I love it here.

Honest! We chose to live here over NJ where we both

grew up. We got rid of the outside stresses, and now

must deal with the inner ones.

I started on a diabetic diet last week, and seem to

have lost weight (broken scale, but my pants fit much

better), and the excersize bike in my bedroom works

just fine when you take the clothes off!!

Y'all take care,

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[Guest guest]

My twin girls are going to be 8 this year, so I've

been thinking about feminine hygiene more. Any of you

out there have any tips or ideas to share about

teaching hygiene and menstruation concepts to girls

with moderate autism?

Thanks for any info...

--- Autism_in_Girls wrote:

> There are 17 messages in this issue.

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> Topics in this digest:

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> 1. Re: stress

> From: Esther

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> 2. Health/Weight Loss

> From: Esther

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> 3. who will be there for me?

> From: Esther

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> 4. RE: stress

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> 5. Re: who will be there for me?

> From: Esther

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> 6. Atlanta

> From: Esther

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> 7. Ester!

> From: Candis Firchau

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> 8. Re: stress

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> 9. Re: who will be there for me?

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> 10. Re: Atlanta

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> 11. Re: stress-

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> 12. Re: Atlanta

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> 13. Re: stress-

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> 14. RE: Atlanta

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> 15. RE: who will be there for me?

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> 16. Re: stress-

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> 17. RE: Re: Atlanta

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> Message: 1

> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:00:06 -0800 (PST)

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> Subject: Re: stress

>

> Hey , I'm with you a hundred percent. Try

> having

> that moody husband have to be on steriods so that he

> can live and see what that does! (scarcasm) He

> scared

> me so much, I told the doctors they can never give

> him

> steriods again. They listened. He is now on

> remacaid,

> but sometimes I think it makes him worse health

> wise.

> It may make his crohn's better, but is the trade off

> really worth it? I have no idea, but I am supportive

> of him. Maybe we can both book a trip, to Disney

> not my favorite thing either, but just to get away.

> We''l just run off for three days and see what

> happens

> (scarcasm again)! If only I had money. Money may not

> be everything, but it could sure help sometimes, at

> least to lessen the stress a little and have one

> less

> thing to worry about. Honestly If I could find

> somebody that I could trust enough, I would go with

> you in a heartbeat, but I don't think that will be

> happening any time soon. I so hear you though. My

> husband has arthritis too. They said that the

> steroids

> he was on for 1 1/2 years induced it, and he has

> Crohn's Arthritis. So hard. He is always tired and

> cranky. Last night I had finally had enough so I

> took

> some advise from off this site and I called up a

> lady

> from my church and said I have to get out now, I

> need

> a sitter. I took my cell phone and explained things

> to

> her and I met my husband from work and we went out

> to

> dinner and went and got some diapers and groceries

> without the kids. It was only 3 hours, but I slept

> so

> much better last night and my hubby slept so well

> that

> he didn't wake up to his alarm clock and was a half

> an

> hour late to work. Amazing what a little (3hrs) less

> stress will do for you.

> Another thing that I had been so worried about was

> my

> dad. He is coming to visit on Tuesday without my mom

> and he made the flight plans without asking me

> first.

> He was very abusive growing up and he knows how I

> feel

> about him and yet he just wrote a pitty story

> telling

> why I need to come to the airport and see him on his

> 5

> hour layover. He wants me to bring my children as he

> has only ever met the oldest one and he knows how I

> feel about that as well. The only reason that I am

> even negotiating anything is that my 19 year old

> brother is leaving on a mission to Australia and he

> will be there too. He is such a good and sweet kid

> and

> takes all the crap that my dad gives him and I

> really

> miss him. I haven't seen him in three years and

> won't

> see him again for another 2 or more. So I want to

> see

> him. My dad is also bringing my 14 year old brother

> and I haven't seen him since he was 5 foot tall, hes

> now 6'1 " and sounds and looks like a man instead of

> a

> little boy.

> Anyhow, I told my dad that I am not bringing my

> children, I don't want him having a relationship

> with

> them until he changes. But I couldn't get a sitter.

> I

> had already asked the only three people I trust for

> that long and they were all busy. So last night when

> I

> got home, she said my kids were wonderful and she'd

> like to help me out again. I can't afford to pay her

> on Tuesday, so I offered to switch her and watch her

> kids and we talked about it a while and decided to

> do

> kid swapping nights at least once every other week.

> And she can watch my kids on Tuesday, so that I can

> see my brothers.

> Thanks so much everyone for your taking the time to

> really respond instead of just saying, the phrase we

> talked about. " God won't give you more than you can

> bare " . Thank you it really has helped and I told my

> hubby to read them too. He did and it has helped him

> too. He appologized for some things and we had a

> great

> heart to heart talk last night at dinner. Thanks

> all.Esther

>

> --- McKinless wrote:

>

> > Esther!!!!

> > You sound like my life! My husband is disabled and

> > in

> > constant pain with gout, arthritis and asthma, and

> > is

> > very little help with our 3 kids. I recently found

> > out

> > that (probably due to stress) I have high blood

> > pressure and am borderline diabetic. I have to

> lose

> > 10-20 lbs. in 3 months or I'll have to take

> > medication

> > to regulate my levels. Losing weight is not the

> > easiest thing in the world, especially when I am

> > taking care of the rest of the family. My

> husband's

> > ailments make him VERY cranky, so not only do I

> have

> > to take care of poopoo painting and tantrums and

> > homework and packing lunches and laundry AND

> > providing

> > an interactive healthy learning environment, I

> have

> > to

> > tiptoe around his mood swings and anger at the

> > world,......

> > And so now I'm paying the price with my health.

> > Stress, stress, stress. I need a weekend away,

> > alone,

> > anywhere....I'd even go to Disney. I hate Disney.

> > Yours in stress,

> >

> >

> >

> >

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