Changes, How do we make them?

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Loveslife
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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by Loveslife » Fri Mar 11, 2011 6:44 pm

No, not me. I'm an open book now.

What happened with ... hmm...Dr. K.? Well, sadly, you don't know the whole story. I'll tell you the short version. We made up.
Occasionally I'll send him a face book message and believe it or not, he always responds. Truthfully, I wish he was still my doctor, but I needed someone close by. I think he knew that before even I did.

What happened with...hmm..Lizzie? Lizzie is always with me. (this is making me cry, literally) I don't have ... how do you say in english..shizophrenia (sp) but from a very young age, I learned to divide my brain. Half of me was here, and half of me was there, so to speak. I named my other half Lizzie. Lizzie has been gone for quite some time, but I have found that in times of tremendous stress, I still call upon her.

What happened with....I'm just guessing...The reason I went to LTT in the first place? We are all healing in our own way.
This is a topic that is still too painful for me, because I feel I could have prevented the most recent and most devastating death.
(you know who I'm referring to if you use that smart noggin of yours)

Since LTT, I have learned that my cousin lost millions and millions of dollars to the same sort of scheme. I also learned that my uncle, my father's very, very, very close brother, was a child abuser sexually. It was in their family. Which is MY family. If I go there, I will need Lizzie, so I won't. I feel ....... blank towards my cousin, for many reasons. It is a long story, and I actually read about it in the paper. I also don't believe certain parts of her story. (she was trying to raise money for a home for sexually abused children, so she invested every penny with this schemer.) I don't believe that. She was trying to raise money to go to the moon. Literally. She also flies fighter bomber jets. She is an interesting woman. She had a life long affair with my father. My cousin did.
There. I said it. I just figured all of this out in the last year.

What ever happened with.....my mother. Nothing. No change. She is still the same. With Brooke: we are hoping for the best. A long term lock down facility mandated by the courts. With Julie. She's A OK.

With my dearest stepson...I have let him go for now. He is demanding an apology for my "childish ways" (dropping him on facebook and telling him "love" holds a family together, not a "cabin")

The cabin in California has been sold to the bank, but my youngest stepson is in the process of buying it. Very Cool for him.

Another stepson is quite ill, but nothing we can do about it with an enabling wife.

What will happen with my DH? I don't know. We have a mountain of debt and I will see to it that we make every last payment. Who knew that it would be me that would have to find the strength to save this family.

I'm only starting part two of my life, and I am quite happy, Tina. :) Quite happy indeed.

Please don't leave here. I get panicky if I think you are going to leave. Or R. Thankfully, R is my facebook friend. Now, if I can only convince you. Marilyn is too BTW, and she misses you and worries about you. I will email her again tomorrow. I haven't heard from her in quite some time, and it was Marilyn who literally saved my life after I left LTT in shame.

Well, all's well that ends well. For now.

Love,
J.

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by Loveslife » Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:18 pm

PS

Goodnight Moon. This song brings me to my knees in tears every time I listen to it.

For Tina.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wg7d-Tb1MJk

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by tina martin » Fri Mar 11, 2011 8:56 pm

You relate a Greek tragedy, I think, with the terrible death right in there. Do I remember you coming to some peace with your mother? That would seem important. Nice about Dr. K's friendliness. You have so much to get over and deal with. You are the heroine here, rising to the occasion as few could.

I'm not going anywhere until the genes catch up with me. When they do, I'll deal with them my way. I won't follow brother's path of doctoring, tons of medication, tests and more tests, hospitals and numerous rehabs....all leading to what?

What can I say about FB that won't get me locked up somewhere? I can't even be reasonable about my aversion nor explain it. So we'll turn to Goodnight Moon. The old machine here actually cooperated and I heard it. A new, touching experience. Yes to all of it. Thank you, J for sharing it. Do you want to put it in any context (not necessary, of course) re its singer, the tune, or the lyrics? It can stand on its own.

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by Loveslife » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:04 pm

Re: Goodnight Moon. The title. It pertains to my father and always makes me cry. He represents the moon to me, and the fact that my cousin was on a wait list to actually travel to the moon with Richard Branson's what ever it was called just about did me in.
So, Goodnight, moon. :(

PPS
Did I tell you how much I love you today?

PPS
I forgot to mention that I have this gross lesion in my spine, and I'm supposed to go back and have it monitored every 6 months because the hematologist/oncologist is concerned it is a myeloma. A smoldering one. I will go, but I don't feel like it yet.
(Your post re: doctors reminded me of my denial in this regard)

Have a nice night. I'm praying for the people in Japan. Can you imagine that a train is completely missing? It just vanished into thin air.

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by Loveslife » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:09 pm

PPPS
Tina, You are made of excellent stock. Strong genes. You will not suffer the same fate as your brother. I'm sure of it.
Tomorrow, go out and buy some pretty flowers and put them on your table and think of spring. That is what I am going to do.
:)

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by Loveslife » Fri Mar 11, 2011 9:11 pm

PPPPS
Don't buy roses. They are a waste of money. A spring bouquet of wild flowers with purple lupine. Heavenly.
OK, no more silliness from me tonight. I promise.

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by tina martin » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:29 pm

Oh, Lord, a myeloma. I am so bad with doctors. Half the time I think, "What do they know?" But do have it checked. The disaster in Japan is absolutely horrific. Truly unimaginable. A quake of that magnitude for 2 minutes. Unheard of. Knew Goodnight Moon had to have special meaning. Your father, such a figure in your life. You love me, I love you, Love is the ultimate force. How could K & GB not have put it in there? I'm moving it to No. 1. The genes are there, but what I have big time is WILL (and so do you).

I love wild flowers and know purple lupine. Have a little primrose plant on the table which I'm thoroughly enjoying. It drinks water from the bottom up, grows new leaves and new little flowers. What I'm waiting for are hyacinths, any color, to permeate the air. Saw the first lonely crocus today.

Goodnight Moon. Have a peaceful, restful night. I know I will thanks to our posts. Wonder if they'll throw us out.

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by Loveslife » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:41 pm

I think that K and GB meant for love to be woven throughout their book. It is the common thread. Love.
You really should go to your library and get the book. I would send you mine, but it is all high lighted etc.

Well, Goodnight, parting is such sweet sorrow......

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by Loveslife » Fri Mar 11, 2011 10:44 pm

PPPPPS
I have African Violets that drink from the bottom up. Imagine that.
OK, now R. and P. will have to come and break this up...

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Re: Changes, How do we make them?

Post by tina martin » Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:41 am

Never understood African Violets. Always died. Did not know about upward drinking. So am thrilled with primrose. Of course I'll get the book if for no other reason than the picture of the two of them on the back cover. There currently is a back-up of books here. Do want to detect that love theme you perceive.

Yes, where are P & R and anyone else for that matter? We are open to everyone, about anything. This is another thing I finally found in a book by Carl Jung I'm reading. Book is good for napping, but here and there are other rewards. He says the symptoms (anxiety, depression, phobias, etc.) are never the problem alone. We must look at the WHOLE person. This is what I believe, but today we just don't have time and patience and energy for it. There was an article to this effect in the Times this week. The program here supplanted by group help on the site is probably about as good as it gets.

P & R are likely busy with productive activities. He is out hunting in quad to provide for family; she is helping siblings, children, and grandchildren. I will fit in laundry to really spice up the day. Son and/or daughter will call with their cheery voices. I wait and wait around for them. Whom do they want? DAD. "Where is Dad? What is he doing? How is Dad? What's new with Dad?" I'm the one with all the degrees, they want Dad.

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