Two years ago...big changes that brought me to Houston.
Month 2 of 2012...big changes impacted professional life dramatically.
Two months ago...big changes personally.
Hour 2 of day 2 of this work week...more big changes professionally.
Two hours ago...a reminder from a friend that big changes keep moving us on to the next great thing.


I feel lucky.

Looks like I've got some major changes ahead of me again with a diagnosis of Fibromyalgia to add to my Lupus.

I went manic two years ago and divorced my husband of 16 years. Today would have been our 18th anniversary. Yes, I called him several times crying. I had the live in boyfriend from hell here in Cali for a year. I ran off to Texas with someone I barely knew. Big lesson, the grass on the other side of the fence ONLY LOOKS greener. And there is always a worse situation you can get into. I am lucky to be alive. Today I started that new clinical trial and it's going well so far. I am excited to see where it ends up. I have never moved so many times in the past few months as I have since the condo flooded in December and my grandmother died. I know someone said "That which does not kill us makes us stronger". I never did like that quote. I like "The failure is not in falling down. The failure is in not getting back up". And to quote the song, "I get knocked down but I get up again. You're never gonna keep me down".

Sorry to hear that Ruth. That just bites azz seriously. There are no Hallmark cards for that sucky of a situation.

What you described in your post, Teadipper, is the biggest single solitary complain by Jewish men.

Jewish women don't go down, and if they do, they get right up again.

Gentiles don't have any idea how much Jewish men suffer. The Talmud, by the way, neither condones, nor prohibits this, so I don't know why the concerted and obligatory equivocal and unanimous agreement in this nation-religion by their women to be so much against the practice.

Ruth, my heart goes out to you.

Unless you need a heart transplant, in which case this offer is not valid. This is a lifetime guarantee --- expiry date is the date of my expiration, from which point on you or anyone else on the forums is welcome to my heart or other organs or to reasonable facsimiles thereof.

This is a first-come first-served situation, no returns will be accepted, and no rain cheques shall be issued.

That is awful! Just one is bad enough. There is a book called 'Adrenal fatigue' that people are swearing by for fibro.

Broke off a negative friendship that I have had since I was 7 years old. Changed churches and began writing poetry again. I thought that part of me had died and I am so relieved it has not. All good things.

SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH don't remind me, I am pretending it's not happening, that I can just stay here in the warm.

Thanks, Terri. It's going to mean some more lifestyle changes for me, but I'm getting used to that. I'll survive.

I'm glad to see you are doing better.

Well, dang, toots.
Bet it explains a lot of your pain though.
Better to know it, to face it.
We will give you mingle massages upon request.
All you have to do is show up :-)

Sorry to read this Ruth, but keep your spirits up, which you seem to be doing and here is a link to more info from the NHS in the UK, and there are comments at the bottom from people who have the same condition, but obviosuly consult your gp as well

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Fibromyalgia/Pages/Treatment.aspx

Thanks.

Yeah, it does explain a lot and knowing why helps.

Thank you.

Thank you! I'm learning that I am too patient and too nice. Sometimes I need a kick start to get my voice heard.

I'm sorry, I thought you said personnel changes.

Just a bit of background music for y'all

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNFHo6EffGA

Big change for me is not having anouther person to take care of in my life. Not a lot of fun spoiling myself but suppose I will find a way to stay busy.

Well... I begun having changes in my life since las year in November... and I think I´m just in the middle of it... trying to forget the bad things that hurt me 6 months ago, I´m slowly moving on.... and I´ve decided to cut down on bread!!! 5 days and counting! :-)

I still have to change so many things, emotionally and physically, (of course by my own choice!!!) I hope I achieve my goals

This father's day, my baby and I will do a walk about town, knowing full well the mother is in a crack infested part of another town. On Monday, if she remembers, she'll call cps and ask for a visit, at which point they'll say no and recommend a rehab. I have the change in life I wanted. I get to be a father and a mother as needed. Life goes on, one dream fulfilled. Everywhere we go, she's the star, I'm the comic relief and we have a good time, with or without the mother. Even better news today. The Mayor of this town likes my ideas, added me as a friend on facebook and it sounds like we'll be working on a few things together for the community. Who really could ask for much more?