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All too true Ann. It is a life-line to most of us.

Am off to bed, need an early night. Sleep well everyone.

Eileen xx

Joy thank you for that x

Eileen you go to Ireland. I'm sure you would all love it. Never been myself but know many who have been and love it there. xx

No news from Elaine. Hope all is okay xx

Been to visit Dad, He is off oxygen now, but still
very frail. Hospital have asked for his wheelchair to be taken, so they might have plans to get him out of bed. Mum was told today he has had a slight heart attack. (Don't know when). Dad couldn't remember who had been to see him this afternoon. He knew someone had been. It was my Mum and my sister.

I was nearly rushed to hospital today from work.


I broke a nail and it was bleeding !!!!
I'm okay now though :o))

Hi Wendy ~~~~~ has your son moved or has he changed his mind? xx

Ann thanks for pm x

Liz thanks for pm x

Jeanie thanks for pm x

Caz mate, thinking of you. x

Gail down under, love to you x

Don't stay away xxxx

Joyce x Deanna x Betty x

Jules x Sue x Carolina x

Kathy x Angela x I know I haven't mentioned you all but I just can't think tonight. Give me a nudge if I missed you !! xx


Just has a pm from Dave, so that reminded me of him, Ben and of course Rach xxxx

Note Egyptian Goddess has changed name now to Ancient Egyptian Sphinx.

i count my blessing
when i read your replys
ignore the negative posts
you have good support from each other
WELL DONE GIRLS
keep it up
and dont ever be afraid to post xxx


WELL DONE CAROLE !!!!!!

for bringing people together
to help and support each other
i bet this thread has done more good
the medical profession ever did xxx

I second that Joy, well done Carole and all who help support each other.
Lizxx

Hi everyone, had to crawl back in my cocoon for a while. When I was working 99% of my clients were lovely, but it is the 1% that you remember, it is an unfortunate fact of life that that very small % can disrupt so quickly.

Like Y/Caz, I am feeling very vulnerable just now and needed you all more than normal, I know I need to open up to people more and stand up for myself as well.

The Egyptian person does not walk in our shoes, does not know the full extent of our lives, does not realise that we feel others pain and suffering even more because of our own problems. We do not sit around feeling sorry for ourselves all the time either. There is also so much more that we do not share with everyone. Instead do so via PM and E-mail.

This thread has been a great source of inspiration and comfort for me, people being able to share their problems and offer support.

If this person reads this thread again, I will not give your sad sad life any joy by leaving and will continue posting. My reaction yesterday was very knee jerk reaction. How dare someone try to come between friends.

I will get over my things in my own time. St John's Wort? What a laugh, do you think we havn't tried these things before having to resort to heavy duty meds.

Sorry for kicking up a fuss, but was in a bad space at the time, and really needed to post when I spotted EG's comment.


Carole, I do know how hard it is when parents are not well, as you know. We do become the parent and reverse rolls though dont we.

Extra hugs for all and a very gentle one for Y/Caz.

I will be back, with a vengeance.

Gail

Thank you to all you lovely people. I also feel it is like family on here. We tell of our downs, but the ups
are something we enjoy seeing happening to our friends on here. We have been so lucky to have found each other.

Thank you to each and every one of you for the help we share xxxx

How sad to see that Egyptian Goddess has decided to adopt the "pull yourself together" attitude that is so prevalent in society today - the last thing on earth a depressed person wants to hear

As has been said, this thread has been more help to people than many GPs and professionals and given the opportunity to people to unburden themselves to people in similar situations

morning everyone thought id just pop in while i have time hope you all well ive really missed you all on here having a chat and supporting each other but do think of you all ,all the time and how things are going for you all i do hope alls well hugs to those that need one ,well as for us im still running round trying to sort out this mess about refuring hubby to hospital for fluid on lugs someone somewhere has messed up ,doc rang last night again he said he needs to see cardio docter and as we going there next thursday for a echo and a appiontment with heart surgion in two weks we should leave it till then he still wants him to go for a xray on friday though i do hope they no what they are doing ,hubby himself is not to bad it only grips him when he is walking he gets out of breath and some pain so we take it slowly id like to thank everyone for asking after us ,as for me well im coping as best i can i still have my down days and try to sit on my own and have a cry when it all gets to much but then have to try to pull myself together witch is hard i still shake inside thats the worst bit i think body wont relax but hey im still here so i must be ok b..y anx i hate it hugs to all xxxx catch up with you all soon elaine xx

Good morning all :O))


(((HUGS))) all round i think


i put up a thread last week when i was feeling overwhelmed by depression (luckily only a 24 hours spat) - but i felt that bad i sat and thought what was the point of my being on this earth !!

have never had thoughts like that before and it fair gave me a jolt i can tell you

and yes you guessed it ........... some ignorant and insensitive soul came onto my thread and told me to pull myself together !!!

i wonder - had i been just that little bit more 'fragile', how she would have felt to read bad news of my demise the next day ????

not helpful some people .....................


Anyway St Johns Wort did diddly squat for me lol



On a more cheery note - i am all excited cos i booked myself a ticket last night to go and see the Tutankhamun exhibition at the O2 end of the month - my lifetime ambition :O)))

Hi Mc Anne, you are welcome to join us any time. If ever you feel low again, you can always PM any one of us.

I had a day like that yesterday, also felt like I am a burden to my loved ones, nearly tipped over the edge. I am glad I did no now.

OH, I wish I was coming with you the the exhibition, I did get to see a small one when they were in OZ and that was amazing. Please let us know what it was like.

Elaine , I hope your tests go well, and you get hubby sorted. We do worry about them even when unwell ourselves. Please be kind to yourself. I will be thinking of you and OH. Let us know how you get on at the doctors.

Gail

Good morning everyone from an extremely wet Gloucester.

Message from Gill. please, if you are on Anti depressants do not take St John's Wort it reacts badly with some of them. Please check with Doctor or pharmacist first.

Do you think people who keep changing their names have a personality problem? Or is that a generalisation too????

Ann
Glos

Gail, so good t see you back on here in fighting form. I guess Egyptian whatever she is at the moment aka Julie wont come back on here, probably read and say nothing.

Elaine, I hope they sort your poor hubby out eventually, what a mess they seem to have made of his appointments. not wonder you are in a state.

Anita, Please tell us all about the exhibition when you go, lovely to achieve an ambition and something to look forward to.

Ann
Glos

Ann, they trying to hide behind a mask. Drop a bit of venom and move on. Notice there a few, very few on the boards that do this. But have decided they are not worth it.

We miss Gill, and her wisdom.

Hugs to all

Gail

Edited.

PS, I am feeling very sorry for myself today.

DO NOT LAUGH

I have a boil on my bum.

Any home cures welcome.

Did try St John's Wort it did not work.

Gail

oh Gail - poor you

Ann XX

Gail, snap!!!! But mine has been there a week or so and is not going, annoying rather than painful and not quite where I sit. How shall I put it? More in a valley!!!!

Hot bath seems to help!


Ann
Glos

morning everyone can't stop on a roll hope you all have a good day
love and hugs
Rachxxx

Ann in glos, I have not had one since I was a kid. I have started taking vitamin C and multi vitamins, and it comes up ten days after starting. So do I need them or not.

So do I put a bandage on it? Maybe a bandaid? A St John's Wort poultice? Maybe have it lanced? Do not know.

Have you been treating yours? HELP!!!!

Gail

been trying to ignore mine, not too painful and hoping it will disappear. Not in a place where I could reach to put a dressing on and the air certainly doesn't get to it!!!! Might go to Drs if I still have it next week.

Ann
Glos