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  My mother had a stroke

  by acsot in

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  haven't been on the forum much lately, been running back and forth to the hospital.

  she's getting better now and will probably be able to regain use of her arm and leg, but it's been exhausting and nerve-wracking.

  i was fortunately there when it happened so got her to the hospital right away.. anybody have experience with this type of thing?

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  nowisee

  i am so sorry about your mom, ascot. i have had a number of people close to me to have had strokes.

  father-in-law - recovered quite quickly (had several tia's)

  best friend's husband, had what should have been routine open-heart surgery to repair mitral valve, had stroke on operating table. he is a young person. lost some function on right side, speech seems to be permanently affected (but he is understandable - just struggles for correct word or pronunciation at times) he can't work anymore (was car salesman - you know how important speech is to them!) but he functions well and happily on disability, living the fine life boating as much as he can.

  older (84 yrs) friend - her speech also somewhat impaired, not too bad though. she has weakened but could be from just old age.

  another friend began suddenly to see double. someone we both knew was reading a book, "healing ourselves" (oriental macrobiotic approach) .. and recommended a god-awful tasting tea to him. he really resisted trying this tea but kept seeing double. was just about to try this awful brew when his vision cleared up. we all wondered what his conclusion would have been if he had tried the tea right before his vision cleared.....

  anyway, all have had some effects, but all now after initial phases, live relatively normal lives. i pray that this will also be case with you mom.

  best wishes, nowisee
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  Hi

  by Mystery in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  first i want to thank robyn for answering my email regarding the forum.

  i was having (technical) problems becomeing a member.

  someone on "meet-up" posted the site and i have not been able to stop logging on to it.

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  nowisee

  hi, mystery,

  i've been here about a month - at first here every possible opportunity....i am settling down a bit, but i expect to see your name here a lot .....at least for a while...

  our stories are similar in many ways... i too am married to a wonderful man who was never jw, who also finds it hard to understand why after 27 years that life experience seems to follow me around...

  ah, but this forum is very cathartic...wonderful to talk to people who know where you're coming from...

  hope it is as great an experience for you as it has been for me.

  welcome.

  nowisee
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  This Iraqi deserves a medal!

  by LuckyLucy in

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  this story just came out about how jessica lynch was rescued.mohammed said he walked six miles out of the town center before he came across some marines.. .

  http://www.msnbc.com/news/895233.asp?0cl=cr&cp1=1

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  nowisee

  God bless Mohammed.
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  Your most powerful spiritual saying is?????

  by anti-absolutist in

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  2. friends

  we all go through times of stress and sad times.

  what is a simple, yet profound saying that you have reminded yourself of to make these troubling times easier?

  you don't have to believe in a literal god, just that there are higher thoughts within us that we all are able to draw from.. the one that has worked the best for me is: .

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  nowisee

  adrift....welcome....

  how weird to enter my post and then backtrack to see yours just before mine.... - perhaps we should credit the author, wm shakespeare.

  happy journeys, nowisee
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  Your most powerful spiritual saying is?????

  by anti-absolutist in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  we all go through times of stress and sad times.

  what is a simple, yet profound saying that you have reminded yourself of to make these troubling times easier?

  you don't have to believe in a literal god, just that there are higher thoughts within us that we all are able to draw from.. the one that has worked the best for me is: .

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  nowisee

  now the bereans were more noble-minded than the thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the scriptures every day to see if what paul said was true....acts 17:ll

  to thine own self be true and it must follow as night follows day, that thou canst not then be false to any man....

  perfect love casts fear aside....

  love bears all things, hopes all things, endures all things.....love never fails.....
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  Thank You!

  by AGuest in

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  to all whom it may concern:.

  may you have peace!

  very recently, some responses were directed to me from several sources that were quite kind.

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  nowisee

  hi again, glad you're back.
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  What Was The Final Straw That Made You Leave The Organisation?

  by SpannerintheWorks in

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  as a faithful and zealous witness, nothing can question your faith.

  but one day, something does!

  you begin to have doubts.

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  nowisee

  well...in the 10 years prior to leaving there were doctrinal issues, there were marital issues, there were sexual issues, there were issues of conduct, there were personality conflicts...

  but when i finally left it really was a straw.

  where i live in the northeast us temperatures in wintertime could easily reach 5-l0 degrees below zero. it was the 1970's, when even jw women were wearing (if not miniskirts) very short skirts. one day i went to the po and told him i was absolutely freezing everytime i went out in service and would it be alright if i wore slacks or a pantsuit to keep warm. (pantsuits at that time were accepted office attire for females). he said he thought it would be ok, but that wts had not ok'd such attire for females. i told him i would write a letter which i subsequently did and brought it to him to get his permission to send to brooklyn. he absolutely panicked and said i could not send such letter, saying, "what will they think of me??" it was then that i realized that local body of elders were just pharisees, binding up unscriptural burdens on the flock.

  pretty soon after that i was gone.

  it was the last straw.
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  Babylon the Great is NOT false religion.

  by proplog2 in

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  this is the short argument against the watchtower interpretation of babylon the great.

  (btg) .

  ) the watchtower claims that babylon the great is the world empire of false religion (wefr).

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  nowisee

  s h i v e r s
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  I actually feel relieved

  by StinkyPantz in

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  my parents just stopped by to invite my to the memorial.

  what's the big deal?

  well, i haven't talk to my father since i got df'd 2 years ago and i haven't spoken to my mother in 8 months.

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  nowisee

  i'm really sorry, stinkypantz. no matter what, family is family, and the actions of your parents must hurt. you must be having all kinds of mixed feelings. we're here to support you.

  love, nowisee
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  what to do about the memorial?

  by free will in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i've recently stopped attending meetings, due to being disillusioned with the truth.

  but, i am confused on how to commemorate the memorial.

  i don't want to go to the hall.

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  nowisee

  many christians feel now that the invitation to partake goes out to all of us. if you know of a bible-based church you might want to go there and share.

  however, it seems like your journey away from jws has only just begun. if that is the case i would just stay home, read the gospel accounts, pray, observe it quietly on your own.