Re: Information offer from Delores

[Guest guest]

Delores,

Thanks for your offer to give information about diet. I enjoyed your

little message about absorption and the timing and the way you must take

certain vitamins/minerals. I must caution you, however. Don't get either

Jeanne Ann or me started, or you will be too busy to do anything except

answer questions.

I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in IN and have worked at a large

State Mental for 281/2 years with some teaching time at IU at Kokomo IN

and private practice in my home town. If you have any questions, I will

try to answer them. ly, I think your information is much more

important than mine.

Welcome to this great support group. There are several people here with

expertise in many areas. I'm certain you will enjoy being part of the

group.

Mike Gray.

[Guest guest]

Dear Mike,

Thank you for your warm welcome..I really appreciate it, sincerely.

Don't worry about overwhelming me with questions--I'm glad to help as much

as possible. I guess my choice of profession is indicative of my desire to

improve the lives of others. Since I've lost my patient population when I

stopped working in 1995, I've often felt empty, unnecessary to the planet,

and generally useless. God has always sent me another mission, just as I've

approached " rock bottom " . I guess He still has work for me to do. The best

place to bury your sorrows is in a barrel of good deeds to others.

I attended some excellent bereavement sessions in the area. You'll have to

admit that losing your good health is the same as the death of a loved one.

In this case, the former healthy " you " has died. The anger, denial,

acceptance, etc. of loss of health certainly parallel Kubler-Ross's stages

of death and dying. Your support of the newly diagnosed, or not so newly

diagnosed who make the circular trip back to grief when confronted with

other losses, cannot be minimized. It's bad enough to feel that your body

has betrayed you. We still suffer the social stigma of depression and

mental illness, which often prevents us from seeking the help we need. I'm

sure you could expound on this ad infinitum.

Please, please don't hesitate to ask for my input. I'm just following my

newest assignment from the Big Guy (or Big Gal).

I'm pleased as punch to be part of such a wonderful group.

Dolores (notice that's not Delores)

Re: Information offer from Delores

> Delores,

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> Thanks for your offer to give information about diet. I enjoyed your

> little message about absorption and the timing and the way you must take

> certain vitamins/minerals. I must caution you, however. Don't get either

> Jeanne Ann or me started, or you will be too busy to do anything except

> answer questions.

>

> I'm a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in IN and have worked at a large

> State Mental for 281/2 years with some teaching time at IU at Kokomo IN

> and private practice in my home town. If you have any questions, I will

> try to answer them. ly, I think your information is much more

> important than mine.

>

> Welcome to this great support group. There are several people here with

> expertise in many areas. I'm certain you will enjoy being part of the

> group.

>

> Mike Gray.

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