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  Kristi may not make it through surgery.

  by Frannie Banannie in

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  i just got the news a little while ago.

  kristi, the ms patient i've been taking care of went to the er this morning with a perforated colon and peritonitis....her bp was waaaay down and the docs have her in surgery right now, but they've told her parents it doesn't look good for kristi to make it thru this.. i was with her yesterday.

  she had started the morning throwing up and her mom was there because kristi was impacted and she was trying to remedy the situation.

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  I'm very sorry to hear this sad news Frannie. I hope Kristi pulls through. My thoughts and prayers are with her.

  (((((((Frannie))))) (((((((Kristi)))))))

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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #119

  by ozziepost in

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  well, it's certainly been an eventful week!

  i hope this weekend is a time of resting and recharging the batteries.

  so, let's settle down with a relaxing drink (especially a shiraz!

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  Hello Ozzie,

  I hope you and your wife are doing OK.

  Here's my answers.

  1. Family study - I didn't have children- if I did I wouldn't have had time with working my *#% off trying to support the Family.

  2. Daily text with the family -Hated reading the Text, and hated when they did it at the assemblies.

  3. Pre-study on public transport - I always read the newspaper.

  4. Street witnessing - I did this but hated it. I hated the look I got from people who were rightly annoyed at me shoving garbage in their faces.

  5. Backroom meetings! - I hated the ones I was involved in before I moved to the South. That's why I vowed never to get into one again, which is why Tink and I are out, we refused to go into a "back room" lynching.

  6. Shepherding calls- I hated the time I had to wait while listening to these guys, until we got to the refreshments we always served. I never went on Shepparding calls. I was always sick...LOL

  7. Offerimg a subscription - I never offered them. I never took money for the mags either, unless I was with the CO.

  8. Hall cleaning - This I did whenever it was our turn. I didn't want to leave someone with the burden of doing it all themselves. I hated it when the B.S. conducter never showed however!

  9. Reading the secondary articles - I never read the main ones.

  10. Brother/Sister Zealous - Did not like to talk to these people. Had all the answers. Never had any problems. Jehovah always blessed them.

  11. Other (please detail)- Calling on people who wrote into the Cong. or told someone at the door they didn't want JW's at their door anymore, to try and find out if they felt the same way. I used to hope that they moved and someone else lived there.

  This was a good one this week. Thanks Ozzie. Hope you have a Great week!

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  What Aggravates You The Most About People???

  by minimus in

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  I hate saying hello to someone and have them walk right by not even looking at you. This happens to me alot where I work. I also hate someone who interupts another person who is talking. I hate not getting a thank you for doing something kind, like holding the door for someone or picking something up that they dropped.

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  I lost her.

  by Fleur in

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  my beautiful, sweet, loving, kind grandmother passed away today.one of the only three people in my life who ever loved me unconditionally.

  at the end they tell me she was not struggling, but for weeks before that, she did.

  she suffered, horribly.

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  ((((((Fluer))))))

  I am very sorry for the loss of your Grandmother. My thoughts are with you.

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  I dread the day!

  by CC Ryder in

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  i stopped in to see my parents yesterday.

  my mother is not a jw, my father is.

  my father is 81 and told me he stepped down as an elder recently.

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  Thanks Valis. I've been thinking about something like that. I just have a bad temper and low tolerance for those knuckleheads. My Dad has been real level headed and kind to Tink and I during our exit and over these past few years. I don't want to say too much, I'm still fearful a snoop may read these posts and cause him some grief.

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  I dread the day!

  by CC Ryder in

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  i stopped in to see my parents yesterday.

  my mother is not a jw, my father is.

  my father is 81 and told me he stepped down as an elder recently.

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  Hi Mulan! My father had been trying to step down for the past 3 or 4 years. His health has been failing slightly and his eye sight is not good. Much like that friend you mentioned, his fellow Elders wouldn't let him take a break. I held my temper back though.

  I'm glad they finally let him have break. Thanks for the reply Mulan, it's nice to hear from you again. I am just returning these past weeks to try and post more often.

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  I dread the day!

  by CC Ryder in

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  i stopped in to see my parents yesterday.

  my mother is not a jw, my father is.

  my father is 81 and told me he stepped down as an elder recently.

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  I stopped in to see my parents yesterday. My mother is not a JW, my father is. My father is 81 and told me he stepped down as an Elder recently. I was calm until he mentioned that the CO was there at the time and they met with him and read him scriptures that was intended to encourage him, and "to not worry about leaving all that work that has to be done behind, that Jehovah knows you have done more than your share" BS. I almost lost it when he said that. Why can't they just say, " You deserve a rest Brother, you've done very well, enjoy yourself and take a break".

  I dread the day he passes away and I have to deal with those insensitive, brainwashed, self-righteous people! I think I owe it to him to honor his wishes to be cremated and have a memorial talk at the KH. I just don't know if I can go through it without punching somebody in the mouth! I know the day is approaching. I have been trying to prepare myself for it, I just dread it.

  Tink and I went through it with her Mom and her Uncle, but it will be different when it's my Father. I'll be directly involved then.

  Anyone have any suggestions?

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  I just realized that I put this post under the wrong topic. Please accept my apollogy. (editted to ad this comment)
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  What do you do when you cant sleep?

  by pr_capone in

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  i have been sick for the past few days and i havent been sleeping right until last night.

  i took a few tylenol pm and they knocked me right out.

  i slept most of today and now that its night time again i cant sleep.. so my question to you is, when you cant sleep... what do you do to finally go to sleep?.

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  I usually sleep good. Every now and then however, I have trouble getting to sleep. What helps me is too think back to the past and remenisce over something in my past that I really enjoyed. I try to remember all the details and actually try to put myself back there. I usually fall asleep in minutes, actyally it seems like minutes, but I don't really know. I just fade off to sleep.

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  Ozzie's Weekend Poll #118

  by ozziepost in

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  so the countdown continures to the election and it'll soon be over.

  "thank goodness" some might say, eh??.

  anyway, on a more personal level, how's the week been for you?

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  Hi Ozzie, I hope you had a great weekend.

  This was one thing that irked me to no end. I was impatient and went looking after 1/2 hour. I don't know if anyone else did this or not, but in my Cong. we had "reminders" that if you got into a lengthy conversation, you still needed to be mindful of the others in the group, and leave off with, "why don't I answer that on my next (intrusion) visit". I would even remind people I knew that did that regularly before we got to the territory, I still had to go get them...LOL. I felt like going home many times, but never did. The people I was usually with liked sports, so we talked sports, until the 1/2 hour was up that is..LOL.

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  Been away, I'm back.

  by CC Ryder in

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  hey everyone.

  i have been away from the forum for awhile.

  gosh, i guess it has been a real long while.

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  Wow, thank you all for a real nice welcome back!!! Tink has had a rough time for the past 8 months or so with her health. She suffered with pain starting in her back then after a few months with that, the pain spread into her right arm and down to her fingers. Then finally to her right leg and toes. All the while she underwent Tests up the wazoo. Two months ago she got the results of an MRI she had on her neck (finally one of the doctors figured out the source) and that revealed a severely herniated disc in her 6th and 7th vertibrea in her neck. She had surgery this past tuesday and is recovering. They removed the disc, put a bone graft in, and a steel plate with 4-screws, to fuse it together. She'll have fun at airports from now on...LOL. She is one tough cookie. I'm taking real good care of her. Spoiling her rotten (As if I didn't before...LOL)

  I really appreciate you all welcoming my return!!

  I'll keep you posted on Tink's progress. She say's Hey to all Y'all.

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