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Thank you for your interview, Randy (my brother was Randall, too, and we called him Randy) - those who select the people to participate in Spotlight certainly have a knack for choosing Connect participants who inspire us all. I enjoyed reading your responses to Rosemary's questions. Those of us who have been interviewed share your statements for the Meaningful Moments and Surprise questions, our empathy and the desire help others seems to be a sixth sense. We have learned things about other medical challenges from Spotlight "honorees" that are not related to our particular reason for being a part of Connect. It's clear that we all show courage and perseverance to live our best lives while managing what our bodies medical science sends our way. By the way, my husband used to fly fish in the Battenkill (Vermont) and has enjoyed fly fishing in Yellowstone and near Bozeman, Montana, it's a way of meditating.

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@walkinggirl Thank you for this outpouring of support for my first steps again. you boosted my spirit with your post, i needed it today, This past Saturday i had an extremely major anxiety attack two days ago and my daughter was able to help sit me in a recliner and help me back off on the pressure end of it just by having me do breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth like easy pace and it helps. that and a cold rag on the forehead and 30 minuets later a different person. like it didn't happen. love it when family can help me find a solution to some of my events. Again thank you

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Its a big to do for me right now and still finding ways to meditate without being able to go fishing and its so close to my location. you made my day better thank you.