Moving to the new year
December 29, 2008 11:14pm
Had a great Christmas with my family. Loved spending it with my parents, other family members, and jack and Georgia. It went away so fast but it was …
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About Me
snackman
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About Me
50, legally blind, college educated with work history in blindness rehab. Now working in vending. Was married to beautiful woman who was also blind with other healt problems as result of years of type 1 diabetes.
50, legally blind, college educated with work history in blindness rehab. Now working in vending. Was married to beautiful woman who was also blind with other healt problems as result of years of type 1 diabetes.
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Interests
Cooking, music, wine, relaxing and spending time with close friends.
Cooking, music, wine, relaxing and spending time with close friends.
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Journal
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Merry Christmas
December 25, 2008 7:52pm
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and hoping the day has gone as well as possible. My Christmas has been good. Much better than last year and no …
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Wedding Anniversary
December 23, 2008 1:05am
Today, well I guess it is yesterday now, was Mary and my anniversary. We wanted to get married on the Saturday before Christmas and that year it fell …
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Christmas reflections
December 21, 2008 9:48pm
Christmas is nearly here. It seemst to have come up so quickly this year. In a lot of ways it don't seem time. Somehow I've missed the …
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Christmas
December 17, 2008 11:59pm
Can't believe tomorrow will be one week until Christmas day again. This month is passing by so quickly. Two years ago today was the last time …
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Hugbook
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Hi, How are you doing?
Moment of Peace
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2009!
Santa
Have the best possible Christmas!!!
Present
sending you big hugs and hopes for a good christmas..you have such a wonderful attitude, you'll do great. wishing for peace in our hearts for the new year
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I was out at a support group meeting so missed your call. Hope you have a great trip. Merry Christmas Mike! Love and hugs...
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Support Groups
Close Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Partner/SpouseMy wife Mary had numerous health problems resulting from years of diabetes including heart and circulatory. She had surgery in August '06 for what appeared to be a brain anneurysm. As it turned out we could have forgone the surgery and now I wish we had. This was followed by a stroke in Oct. While in rehab for the stroke she contracted an infection and died of heart failure on Christmas day. God how I miss her.
Treatments
- Crying Somewhat Helpful
- Occasions of crying, anxiety, fear of future without her.
- Grief Counseling Working / Worked
- Just finished six session grief group counseling program through local hospice. Very helpful but for me the program wasn't long enough. I wish it could have been longer.
- Prayer Somewhat Helpful
- Trying to understand why events of past six months happened and God's plan in taking her so early in life. Trying to find peace in losing someone who so much loved life.
- Psychotherapy Considering
- Would rather use support group of others who know what I am going through personally rather than a therapist who learned it in a book.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Thank God for my closest friends. They are truley helping me to get through this horrible time.
Close Diabetes Type 1
My wife had Type 1 Diabetes since age 7. She died on Christmas day '06 at 49. She missed her 50'th birthday by 60 days (2/23). While she didn't live exactly as she should form diabetes care, she enjoyed life. Complications from the disease eventually took her away.
Treatments
- Lantus Working / Worked
- Her endocrinologist and us honed it in pretty well and it worked pretty well for the most part.
Open Widows & Widowers
My wife Mary died on Christmas day from long standing complications from diabetes. She had brain srgery in August, a stroke in October, and complications while in rehab during December. She was only 49. I can't believe she is gone. I know I will go on but it hasn't been three months yet and its hard to do.
Treatments
- DailyStrength Working / Worked
- Thank God for my friends on DS. Hate they are going through this too but need their support to get through it. We help each other.
- Grief Counseling Working / Worked
- Went through initial grief group twice and it was helpful but not long enough. Planning to go through single sessions on the holidays. Wish they offered advanced group for people who went through the first group, got some time behind them, and are now dealing with getting on with your life issues.
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Thank God for family and close friends. I couldn't have gotten this far without them.
