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I stay in my home for months at a time.
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@tom1970 Dear Tom, I have no medical training and know of no way to help you, but I read your post and just want to express my sympathy with all you have had to go through and send you support for being in such a s**t situation. I have Bipolar Disoder and ALS, but fortunately have an excellent support team. I don't want this to sound as if I am insensitive or some kind of nutter, but it is important for me to focus on one thing a day which makes me appreciate the world outside illness. It is early winter here in Australia, the days are crisp and chilly and the trees have lost most of their leaves. I am writing this at 9.30am, and looking forward to a hot cup of coffee before I start to deal with my issues. I know you are in a terrible situation, but try not to let illnesses define your life. "You" are still there inside everything, try to value and be kind to "You". Sending you warm wshes, @ellu
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@ellu Dear Ellu,
Thank you so much for your deeply kind words and for sharing a bit of your own journey with me. It takes a special kind of strength to reach out and lift someone else up when you are navigating so much yourself. A hot cup of coffee on a winter morning sounds comforting. I now have a Folgers Coffee commercial jingle playing over and over in my head, but that's okay, it's a good tune! I apologize, many times I pull out my dad's joke book to help me and hopefully make others smile. You are Very Blessed to have an excellent support team.
I hope you don't mind, I put your name on my prayer list.
Thank you again and please care of yourself. May God Bless & Protect you. Tom