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diaraptor
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I'm the married mother of three grown children and also have three grandchildren. After three degrees and thirty years of teaching special education, I'm retiring due to the complications of sarcoidosis and psoriatic arthritis, but I'm beginning to believe that sarcoidosis may be the root of my many health concerns including lots of pain and depression. I don't have friends outside of work and now that's gone. I need support and this looked like a good site.
I'm the married mother of three grown children and also have three grandchildren. After three degrees and thirty years of teaching special education, I'm retiring due to the complications of sarcoidosis and psoriatic arthritis, but I'm beginning to believe that sarcoidosis may be the root of my many health concerns including lots of pain and depression. I don't have friends outside of work and now that's gone. I need support and this looked like a good site.
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One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore". No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say"I love you."
So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage.....And old cars... And children with bad habits and report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.
Some things we keep -- like a best friend who moved away or a sister-in-law after divorce. There are just some things that make us happy, no matter what.
Life is important, like people we know who are special.. And so, we keep them close!
I received this from someone who thought I was a 'keeper'! Then I sent it to the people I think of in the same way.... Now it's your turn to send this to all those people who are "keepers" in your life, including the person who sent it, if you feel that way. Suppose one morning you never wake up, do all your friends know you love them?
I was thinking...I could die today, tomorrow or next week, and I wondered if I had any wounds needing to be healed, friendships that needed rekindling or three words needing to be said.
Let every one of your friends know you love them. Even if you think they don't love you back, you would be amazed at what those three little words and a smile J can do. And just in case I'm gone tomorrow.
I LOVE YA!!!
Live today because tomorrow is not promised..-
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A little known fact.....
The first testicular guard "Cup" was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974.
It took 100 years for men to realize that the brain is also important. 
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How have you been? Haven't seen you doing anything lately.
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A cop stops a car for traveling faster than the posted speed limit. He asks the man his name. "Fred," he replies. "Fred what?" the officer asks. "Just Fred," the man responds. The officer is in a good mood, doesn't smell alcohol, and thinks he might just give the fellow a break and write him out a warning instead of a ticket. So the officer then presses him for the last name. The man tells him that he used to have a last name but lost it. The officer thinks that he has a nut case on his hands but plays along with it. "Tell me, Fred, how did you lose your last name?" The man replies, "It's a long story, so stay with me. "I was born Fred Dingaling. I know -- a funny last name. The kids used to tease me all the time. So I stayed to myself, studied hard, and got good grades. When I got older I realized that I wanted to be a doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency, and finally got my degree, so I was Fred Dingaling, MD. "After a while I got bored being a doctor, so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry was my dream! Got all the way through school, got my degree, so then I was Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS "Got bored doing dentistry, so I started fooling around with my assistant and she gave me VD. So now I was Fred Dingaling, MD, DDS, with VD. Well, the ADA found out about the VD, so they took away my DDS. Then I was Fred Dingaling, MD with VD. Then the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving me as Fred Dingaling with VD. Then the VD took away my Dingaling, so now I am just Fred." The officer walked away in tears, laughing.
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Just checking in to see how you are doing. Hugs to ya Deb
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Close Sarcoidosis
Ten years ago the sarcoidosis started in my lungs and I have alot of scarring there. Now it has returned with a vengeance in my skin and muscles, especially in my legs. I can't be on my feet for more than a couple of hours a day, much less time if it's a concrete floor. I'm trying to renew my interests in crafts and drawing/painting, but it takes forever to get things done now. Having lived this long, I have an entire list of health problems...probably because I burned the candle at both ends with family, church and school. Now I look back and wonder how it all got done. It must have more to do with divine providence than I thought possible.
