Our Nannie
July 30, 2009 8:13pm
Our Nannie passed on today. Thank you to you all for your kind thoughts as Nannie has been sick. It hurts terribly to lose her. She'll live in …
ElaineF 
3:06pm, January 17, 2009
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About Me
ElaineF
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About Me
I'm married to a great guy (seven years). I adore our three cats, reading (everything!), browsing bookshops (especially dusty used bookshops), knitting, writing, cooking for and entertaining our friends, and singing/playing/listening to American roots music -- especially old folk ballads and bluegrass.
I'm married to a great guy (seven years). I adore our three cats, reading (everything!), browsing bookshops (especially dusty used bookshops), knitting, writing, cooking for and entertaining our friends, and singing/playing/listening to American roots music -- especially old folk ballads and bluegrass.
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Interests
Learning about the world and everyone and everything in it, Victorian history/lit/culture, American folk culture, my awesome cats, women's issues, and folk/bluegrass/American roots music, to start.
Learning about the world and everyone and everything in it, Victorian history/lit/culture, American folk
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hi jen, thanks so much its been a very difficult week. doesnt seem real keep expecting to hear from him its really hard
but thank you again
love
deb
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Hi Jen, Thanks for your support! & the soup~ :) Glad you checked in........hugs & lots of love, Jess
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Jen, Thanks for the hug and all, hope you got that email I sent depessing as it was! Ive had a few get lost on DS lately! take care & Big HUGS, Love, Jess
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Hi Hope you have a good week. I know dealing with AD is difficult, but hang in there. Many hugs to you. Christine
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Hi Jen:
Hope your day is going well. My ankle is not as sore as it was - probably all the TLC its getting is helping it.
Sounds like you are having an interesting day. What discipline are you interning in? Hope your meeting with your Group went well.
I will catch up with you later.
Lots of hugs.
Love
Lindsay
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Close Alzheimer's Disease
My mother-in-law, who moved in with my husband and I six months ago, has been diagnosed with AD for several years now. Her decline has been very gradual and seems to plateau for long periods of time. Still, there are challenges and I get scared about her future with this illness and our future as her caregivers.
Close Pre-menstrual Syndrome (PMS)
After years of suffering PMS that only got worse over time, I was recently diagnosed with PMDD. Along the way, I was misdiagnosed with Bipolar II. I can't take oral contraceptives to help with my symptoms -- I've tried them and had a terribly agitated, almost psychotic response to them. I hate this monthly see-saw, but am thankful my new medication is helping.
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) DepressionI had my first episode of severe depression in 1997. I have had long periods of stability on medication, but have struggled with a major depression for the last year and a half. I recently changed medications and am having great results with Citalopram. I should also note that my depression has a significant hormonal component and is related to PMDD.
Treatments
- Celexa Working / Worked
- I began Citalopram in April 2008 and have had a wonderful result.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Working / Worked
- Following my first depressive episode, I spent several months in cognitive therapy. It saved my life. I still try to employ some of its techniques in my daily life.
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- I've been in weekly psychotherapy for about two years now. It's very helpful.
- Writing Working / Worked
- I have found journaling and communicating with friends on DS to be wonderfully therapeutic.
Open Pet Bereavement
We lost our 12-year-old cat, Nannie, to alimentary lymphoma on July 30, 2009. I am missing her so very, very much.
