Guest guest Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 --- Rose wrote: > > Re: checking in - from > Joan > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- pickstands@... wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > In a message dated 4/9/2005 11:15:59 P.M. > Eastern > > > > Standard Time, > > > > belltown_mac@... writes: > > > > > > > > Recently i have read several others posts > > > > concerning how our friends have > > > > deserted us. It > > > > amazes me that people aren't more sympathtic > to our > > > > situation. We didnt > > > > chose to get sick > > > > and you would think that our friends could be > there > > > > to help/ be supportive. > > > > I was a social > > > > worker for 19 years before i stopped working > and > > > > several times helped > > > > friends get services > > > > they needed- but have yet had anyone offer to > help > > > > me- > > > > I was in a long term relationship(10 years) > with > > > > someone who died suddenly > > > > of a heart > > > > attack in Oct 2003. It has been hard dealing > with > > > > that on top of my > > > > illness-This person > > > > was a nurse and very supportive of me in > dealing > > > > with Sarc. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay, Matt ... pain or not, this deserves > another > > > > post .... > > > > > > > > Oh, , how sooooo very sorry (great, > great > > > > understatement!) I am at > > > > your loss!!!!! Feel hugs from the group and > me!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > Regarding the unhelpful friends ... well, I > was > > > > thinking about this > > > > (actually, crying about it) just yesterday > .... ya > > > > know, if we had cancer (which I > > > > actually would have preferred over this, and > no, I > > > > am not going to apologize > > > > for saying that!!), anyway, we would have > most, if > > > > not ALL, of our friends here > > > > at our homes not being able to do enough! Not > one > > > > friend has even called to > > > > ask if I needed help with cleaning (which I > need > > > > desperately) ... a simple > > > > vacuum would make me feel better. > > > > > > > > Ah well, what's the old saying, ce'la vi > > > > (...help with the spelling > > > > please!). > > > > > > > > , I guess all your friends are > " Sleeping in > > > > Seattle " ... sorry, > > > > corny--I know--but couldn't resist. > > > > > > > > Very awake in NJ and wishing I were asleep!, > > > > Joan > > > > Dear Joan- You are right- I think if we had > cancer > > > our friends would be more understanding- with > Sarcoid > > > they dont understand it and therefor i think are > > > afraid that they can get it from us. Joan,i will > make > > > a deal with you. When i am having one of my good > days > > > i will gladly come over to your house and vacuum > for > > > you.. By the way where in Jersey do you live- I > am a > > > geography nut and spend a lot of time looking at > maps. > > > Take care and i hope you are hjaving a good > day- Matt > > > in Seattle > > > > " I believe that friends are quiet angels who > lift > > > > us to our feet when our > > > > wings have trouble remembering how to fly. " > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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