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Tuesday November 24, 2009

Positive Stories

  • Friday, February 29, 2008

    Friday, February 29, 2008 | A Positive story

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  • I'm so Proud, I could bust!

    Monday, July 14, 2008 | A Positive story

     I just had to drop by and share my news with everyone.
    Remember Izzy the Leader Dog puppy I was raising for Leader Dogs for the Blind? Well, she has graduated not as a Leader Dog, but  as a Breeder Dog, yup she is what they call a Leader Dog Mom. They sent me her picture just like it will hang on the wall of Fame at Leader Dog's in Rochester Michigan. She was so healthy and so sweet...

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    7 Comments

  • Hard times...regular folks are amazing

    Thursday, September 18, 2008 | A Positive story

    As I watch our stock market tumbling I find myself feeling cynical, how did these folks get us IN to this mess!  I then remember one of the the coolest coolest things about my job....THE PEOPLE...I get inspired all over again and I have to think we will all be ok.  When I do talks in schools or community groups I tell kids about the long haul medicine entails&nb...

    4 Recommendations

    23 Comments

  • Success =)

    Monday, November 3, 2008 | A Positive story

     The las two day have been great, im FINALLY comfortable in my new niebourhood =) Yesterday i went & got my hair cut, then walk down a long street iv never walked down before, wich lead me to a grocery store that i had never been in, so i decided to go in & pick up some things for dinner, i was  ALONE, this is HUGE for me!!!! Came home & made a great big dinner. Today i went...

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  • Tracking my thoughts

    Saturday, November 8, 2008 | A Positive story

    My son Brandon is a wonderful writer. Sometimes I am not so sure he is hangling what is going on with me. He has been very good and we do not but heads tooooo much and hope we do not. I am not sure he is dealing with what is going on the best. I have told him what I have a few weeks ago and he was upset of course but he seemed to have adjust to it as time has gone on. I think I have wrote before ...

    1 Recommendation

    9 Comments

  • feeling ok but doc has been on to me !!!

    Tuesday, December 9, 2008 | A Positive story

    The days seem to be flying past just now, I couldnt believe it was so long since I came into DS..OH!  ...  I am going to get panic stricken fairly soon as have done no Christmas stuff yet!!
    But I suddenly realised the other day that other than the house and mums flat I have no other responsibilities!! 
    This is just stunning, after about 23 years of pretty full on care for first my f...

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    6 Comments

  • Thank you

    Friday, January 16, 2009 | A Positive story

    Let me start by thankin you all for your unbelievable awesome support the last 2weeks, im still blown away by it. Its been a rough 2 weeks, but you all made me feel....well....GOOD! =) AND you made yesterday....be possible. Iv come SO far in the past yr, its amazing, the last 2 weeks i thought i went backwards in time...lost all my accomplishments & confidence, well i havent =) Yeterday prove...

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  • "It's good to just be me, even if they still question..mmm"

    Saturday, February 28, 2009 | A Positive story

    Sometimes, we are going or have gone through many serious times that probably others may question or have questioned our behaviors.  I have questioned many of my own then and perhaps at those moments that arise.   Sometimes, dealing with what we may call our own identity crisis or trauma's, can be, well .... (you know...) a downer ...!
    Though, as I age though this journey a...

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    5 Comments

  • wow im writing a journal

    Sunday, March 15, 2009 | A Positive story

    Well i haven't written a journal in a long time, cuz well... lets just say iv been in medication hell, and we will leave it there. But I just had to share today, cuz it was a big step forward for me, I went to Our St. Patties Day parade ALONE!!! Mind you I had my own spot, I got to stand on the roof of my man works! The parade went RIGHT under me, a great view!!! And because of my exposure th...

    1 Recommendation

    7 Comments

  • NEW GOAL

    Monday, March 30, 2009 | A Positive story

    OK its time for me to work on me! I startes a new goal today, to get in shape, eat better, walk or workout atleast 3 times a week. Im gonna need help & encouragement, lots of encouragement. I NEED to do this me for me & only me. I NEED to FEEL better, somthing
    has to give.
    Wish me luck, im gonna need it!

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