Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Jeannette, We all feel like this at times. I know I did after my last little hospital stay. It's very difficult to stay positive when you see your health slipping away from you. We all have to rely on one another to help us get through the bad times. It sounds like this is one of the worse for you. HANG IN THERE. IT WILL GET BETTER. I also get very blue when I pull out the 10 bottles of pills I take. (Next week it will be 11). Go to REHAB. They work wonders. Keep positive. We are all here for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2001 Report Share Posted December 15, 2001 Jeanette, the fact that you can even write this note shows that you ARE getting better! My son (the one who died at age 20 in 1996) was a passenger in a VW bug when it had an auto accident that left him "deficient" on his left side. He was 16 1/2 years old when that happened. He could not walk, use his left side at all....AND, he was left handed. This was terrible. He had to learn how to feed himself. He could get his left hand to mouth level, but could not figure out HOW to get it to his mouth. It was horrible, but he recovered. Now, I realize that he had youth on his side, but I have another friend who is in her 70's who had a severe stroke also. She is doing quite well now, and is living alone since being widowed recently. It IS possible to regain some of what was lost. BUT most importatly, it IS important that you cry...for crying helps get rid of all of those horrible toxins that build up inside our bodies. Oh Jeanette, I am NOT in your shoes, but I AM on your cheering team! Have faith that you can get through this. Like grief, what you are going through is very hard. You are grieving what you want in life...AND you are grieving what you have lost. It is OK to cry. You don't have to be strong....but it is important that depression doesn't grip you and drag you down that horrible road. That, to me is the fight you must fight. For if depression wins, then you lose. Cry...let it out....it is OK....debby [ ] Now pneumonia Hi everyone, Just wanted to check in to let you all no what is happening since my stroke 4 weeks ago. Unfortunatly the stroke took all my left side,leg,arm,voice and some sight in both eyes i have just been told i can't drive anymore. I am now surrounded by wheelchairs, walking stick and lots of other aids and am still waiting to go to rehab. My doctors do not seem to think its going to get much better than it is.To really cap the lot i was rushed to hospital with sirens and flashing blue light on Friday having pains in my chest it seems i now have pneumonia on top of enerything else. Please dont think badly of me but is this now my life, friends come to visit me and they just sit and cry I WANT TO CRY but i keep being told to be strong that i will get over this BUT I DONT WANT TO its just to hard i had so much life left to live now its gone all in 4 weeks. I look at all the different tablets i have to take (19 ) and i dont want to take anymore, or do i take them all what a choice. I know i am feeling sorry for myself and that i wont do anything i am to much of a coward But i am so scared what is going to happen next I physicaly cant do anything or see most of what is going on. I am just going to hang on till i go to rehab its got to get better. I am so sorry to burden you all with this I was going to delete it but changed my mind Pleaseforgive my Jeanette UK AIH 1998 cirrosis 2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2001 Report Share Posted December 16, 2001 Jeanette, I just wanted you to know I was listening, and I've got you in my thoughts and prayers. Take care and cry and vent when you need to!! Bethanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2001 Report Share Posted December 16, 2001 Jeanette, Prayers coming your way. I have emailed you personally too. Joanna in WA state AIH 8/01 > > Hi everyone, Just wanted to check in to let you all no what is happening since my stroke 4 weeks ago. Unfortunatly the stroke took all my left side,leg,arm,voice and some sight in both eyes i have just been told i can't drive anymore. I am now surrounded by wheelchairs, walking stick and lots of other aids and am still waiting to go to rehab. My doctors do not seem to think its going to get much better than it is.To really cap the lot i was rushed to hospital with sirens and flashing blue light on Friday having pains in my chest it seems i now have pneumonia on top of enerything else. Please dont think badly of me but is this now my life, friends come to visit me and they just sit and cry I WANT TO CRY but i keep being told to be strong that i will get over this BUT I DONT WANT TO its just to hard i had so much life left to live now its gone all in 4 weeks. I look at all the different tablets i have to take (19 ) and i dont want to take anymore, or do i take them all what a choice. I know i am feeling sorry for myself and that i wont do anything i am to much of a coward But i am so scared what is going to happen next I physicaly cant do anything or see most of what is going on. I am just going to hang on till i go to rehab its got to get better. I am so sorry to burden you all with this I was going to delete it but changed my mind Pleaseforgive my Jeanette UK > > AIH 1998 cirrosis 2001 > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 16, 2001 Report Share Posted December 16, 2001 Hi! I know what you're going through is hard on you and it's hard on your friends and family. You have to believe it will get better and hang in there. Sometimes so many things happen to us, we feel out of control, so relax, give it up and leave it up to the people who know what they are doing, and PRAY!!! I thing the stress we do to ourselves by worrying, is really hard on our bodies too. Find something that makes you laugh as hard as you can. And God Bless you --- joanna98632 <tygrelily17@...> wrote: > Jeanette, > > Prayers coming your way. I have emailed you > personally too. > > Joanna in WA state > AIH 8/01 > > > > > > > Hi everyone, Just wanted to check in to let you > all no what is > happening since my stroke 4 weeks ago. Unfortunatly > the stroke took > all my left side,leg,arm,voice and some sight in > both eyes i have > just been told i can't drive anymore. I am now > surrounded by > wheelchairs, walking stick and lots of other aids > and am still > waiting to go to rehab. My doctors do not seem to > think its going to > get much better than it is.To really cap the lot i > was rushed to > hospital with sirens and flashing blue light on > Friday having pains > in my chest it seems i now have pneumonia on top of > enerything else. > Please dont think badly of me but is this now my > life, friends come > to visit me and they just sit and cry I WANT TO CRY > but i keep being > told to be strong that i will get over this BUT I > DONT WANT TO its > just to hard i had so much life left to live now its > gone all in 4 > weeks. I look at all the different tablets i have to > take (19 ) and i > dont want to take anymore, or do i take them all > what a choice. I > know i am feeling sorry for myself and that i wont > do anything i am > to much of a coward But i am so scared what is > going to happen next > I physicaly cant do anything or see most of what is > going on. I am > just going to hang on till i go to rehab its got to > get better. I am > so sorry to burden you all with this I was going to > delete it but > changed my mind Pleaseforgive my Jeanette UK > > > > AIH 1998 cirrosis 2001 > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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