I'm truly sorry for you loss. I lost my father just over a year ago. Just yesterday I saw a little elderly gentleman in a parking lot that made me think of him and it at first made me feel sad....then I thought about how much happier that I imagine him being now and how he was smiling over me....and then I felt better.
Just keep in mind that there are many here, whom while you may never have met us, who care and send our love and compassion.
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i wanted to say hello and introduce myself.
i am probably one of the longest lurkers here ever.
i've been lurking for almost three years now, and i enjoy reading a lot of the posts.
Welcome to the Board!!
I am also from Central IL! I have sent you a PM.
~"Alana"
we just arrived last friday and now we are evacuating at 2 pm.
a crazy life we have.
bryan
I was thinking about you all on my way to work this morning, as I was listening to the news! And then I was wondering about my trip that I may be making down there in a month.....hope everything goes well and everyone on this board down there is safe! I don't want New Orleans to blow away......I want somewhere to visit next month!!! :-)
please share your opinions and experiences here, including cost and side effects both good and bad.
a description of your experience would be great.
Boy, do I feel "old" and "out-dated"......I had RK surgery about 11 years ago. I worked for the eye surgeon, so I actually was able to get the procedure for free......and I truly trusted him, as he was a perfectionist. I was down in Houston and he learned the procedure from the pioneers in RK surgery. At that time the laser surgeries were not yet FDA approved. I didn't miss any work and LOVE not having the glasses or contacts anymore, although I know that I may need glasses as I age, for the unrelated changes in your eyes as you age. After the surgery my vision was 20/15 and 20/20......however, I got a papercut on my eye (yeah, I know.....dumb, isn't it? I didn't blink fast enough, I guess) and so my vision is not a sharp anymore in that eye. :-( My night driving isn't good, but it wasn't good before that, so I don't think the surgery made that much difference. Now, with the laser options, I'm sure it's much better. Just be sure you check references and know the reputation of the surgeon....you only have one set of eyes.
~"Alana"
you know how when you look up something on the internet and it sparks your interest to look at something else, and then you click a link, etc.????
well, that happened to me and i ended up finding this information on a site regarding tiny tim and how his daughter didn't attend his funeral......(i don't even know what i originally looked up that lead me to this topic!!!
lol).....i asked miss sue about miss vicky and their daughter tulip.
You know how when you look up something on the internet and it sparks your interest to look at something else, and then you click a link, etc.???? Well, that happened to me and I ended up finding this information on a site regarding Tiny Tim and how his daughter didn't attend his funeral......(I don't even know what I originally looked up that lead me to this topic!!! LOL).....
I asked Miss Sue about Miss Vicky and their daughter Tulip. Miss Sue responds, "Tulip is a Jehovah’s Witness and they are not allowed to set foot in a church of another denomination, so she could not come to the funeral itself. However, she and her husband, her kids and her mother-in-law did come to Minneapolis at that time, and attended the dinner we gave after the funeral."
I hadn't heard this one before......just thought I'd share......
"Alana"
i thought i might post a link to a test web page i have thrown up on my unfinished (no time to finish it) web site.
some of the old timers on the board have seen some of my commercial work that i have posted from time to time (the 3d image of caged headed watchtower robots) and a very few have seen some of my fine art pieces that have been either published or seen at my home.
this temporary web page is up for a few friends to see the start of this new series and for a few collectors of my art who wanted to see that i am doing fine art again (after an 8 year layoff) so they can get the hell off my back.. before clicking on the link please understand that the first pieces of this new series, that i have put five examples up of, are nudes.
Very beautiful work.....I loved it! Do you have more out there to see??
i just got back from the doctor yesterday after discovering that my angina and valvular regurgitation from mitral valve prolapse are getting worse, and the angina lasting longer, and getting more intense.
i was on calan-(verapamil), but have now been switched to atenolol and nitro.
i was prescribed the nitro before, but never used it, as i was afraid to take it.
I have been taking atenolol for several years (25mg daily) to slow down my heart rate. I didn't think I was having any side effects from this medication or any of the several others I am taking. However, I did the Google search suggested by Undaunted Danny and the side effects mentioned for atenolol explain some of the peculiar events I've experienced (almost fainting, drowsiness and others). You never know what you'll learn about on this Forum.FM
Wow....I think I need to look up the side effects for this med, as I've been taking atenolol for several years now, primarily to prevent migraines, but my doc increased my dosage just a couple of weeks ago, due to my blood pressure increasing and having palpitations. I have been more drowsy lately, among other things, so I want to see if maybe it can be a side effect. I usually check my meds online, but since I've been on it for a long time, I never thought to look it up as a possible cause. You are so right, you just don't know what you'll learn here!!!! I'm so thankful for you all..... "Alana"
.. and it might not seem important to anyone else.
i just put the best cat in the world to sleep this morning, and i feel like a murderer.
he had cat aids, and he was so sick this last year.
I don't think it's at all shallow, and I don't think there's any heirarchy of suffering. Otherwise we could never grieve at all because there's always someone worse off.
I agree 100% with what Myauntfranny stated.
There is nothing shallow or silly about what you posted. It was full of love and caring for a part of your family and a part of your life. I love animals and my two spoiled rotten dogs are part of my life and family and I know that I will be a basketcase when their time comes. You were kind in putting your cat to sleep, definitely not a murderer, and caring for him as you did. It sounds like you able to give each other true love in life....which is more than some people/animals get to experience.
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yeah!.
it looks like we are going to new orleans.
tranfer is in about one week.
Hey, I may be down in the "Big Easy" in mid-October!! My fiancee is going for a conference. Last time he went I tagged along and enjoyed the French Quarter and other sites.....it was 2 years ago....on Halloween....now that was a FUN Halloween on Bourbon Street!!!!
Maybe a meet up is in order..... :-)
"Alana"
came to my door this morning.
seems they want to clean up the books or somesuch.
they said that they had some serious "accusations" against me, and would be having an elders meeting (...."uh..uh...it's a judicial meeting" ) this wednesday evening.
I had sent a certified letter to my previous P.O. and body of elders, based upon information from DocBob....his information was wonderful! I realize that each situation is different, but in my situation, using some of his language, quotes from the 'Elders' Manual', and the threat of legal action if any negative announcement is made about myself to either the congregation or members of the congregation seemed to have settled down the elders....and that has been about 6 years ago and they have left me alone. (however, my father was also ill and used to be high and mighty in the Circuit, so I thought that they might have left me alone out of respect for him and so that I, as his only child, could assist him in his illness....however, since his passing last year, I keep one eye looking over my shoulder waiting for them to come back....)
I wouldn't DA, as that just acknowledges their 'rules'. If they don't want me, then that's their decision, not mine.
It is just a shame that they feel that they have to "do something" at all. My dad had a Bible Study once (who was a bit slow to begin with) whose wife was very opposed. Finally, after several years of studying and attending meetings....and maybe being baptized, I'm not sure.....he decided to no longer attend. He wouldn't say why and he just wanted to be left alone. My dad kept ranting about how he needed to write a letter to DA himself..yadda yadda yadda. I finally told him that it was none of his business why that man wanted to stop attending and that it was rude for him to keep calling him and trying to get him to put anything in writing. My dad was mad at me, but I made it clear that I thought it was stupid to chase the poor, henpecked man down.
~"Alana"
