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You are a good kid!
posted by
Whacky
on May 3, 2006 at 2:27 PM
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Hi LovelyLadyM......I think you are courageous and strong....
And I think people sometimes fear what little they know about something. Knowledge is power. And here's to the lovely state of Maine....ha ha...
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on May 3, 2006 at 1:44 PM
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Hugs to you too, SF...I have another friend with Chrone's Disease, and I can't imagine how incredibly painful that must be. I hope one day, a cure will be found for you.
I do my best not to make assuptions about others, but I won't sit here and tell you that I'm not guilty of that...I think we all are, to a point. It just saddens me that some people choose to see us as different on somehow inferior to themselves simply because we must live with conditions which are not of our choosing and beyond our control.
Still, I'm grateful for this life...No matter what it may hold for me now or later on...I've learned many lessons from these types of people and although some of them were extremely painful, I'm grateful to have been given the opportunity to learn them.
It's very nice to meet you, by the way!! God bless you...
posted by
lovelyladymonk
on May 3, 2006 at 11:53 AM
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lovelyladymonk
You've
got that right. People do ask questions but don't want to hear the answers. I just don't ask questions because really it's none of my business and I feel like I'm prying into their lives.
posted by
8-ball
on May 3, 2006 at 9:47 AM
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Yeah, Assumptions can hurt...
I also have a genetic thing, it's called Chron's Disease. At it's worest, it is very socially unacceptable. When mine blew up, and came to head, almost 30 years ago, I could not even go out in public for any length of time. I walked around in severe pain, gagging, throwing up, all kinds of gastric symptoms that you don't want to have to endure in public and then those lovely places that denied this handicap access to their bathrooms.... You don't want to do that to some one who can not control their body and it's functions. It's cruel and could cause them some bad problems. but my disability is a hidden one. If I do not tell people they do not know, and a lot of people, including the medical profession, don't really know what it really is, or what it means to live with it. But I tell people my disease is like diabetes in this way. I have to learn everything I can about it, I have to do my best to take good care of me, and I have to be open about it, because I do not want it, or a secret of it, to rule my life. Good luck. I'm glad God loves us no matter what. And we are here for a reason, just as much as anyone else. We have our purpose also. Being different is part of the human condition! Hugs, SFTreat
posted by
sftreat
on May 3, 2006 at 8:21 AM
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