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  • About Me

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    bells

    Female, 51
    philadelphia, PA, USA
    Member since July 15, 2007

    • About Me

      hi i'm ahome maker well i have a job at i baby sit. i have 4 children 3 grown and one 17 year old a husband i still walk like to walk i'm a christian and i love the Jesus he is my trusted friend at this time i enjoy swimming it helps me with the pain in my legs family don't understand so i write in my journey and understand i'm the only one going through this so i make the best of this situation and move on oh yea i have a passion for prayer so ipray all the time, for others i know with this.

      hi i'm ahome maker well i have a job at i baby sit. i have 4 children 3 grown and one 17 year old a husband i still walk like to walk i'm a christian and i love the Jesus he is my trusted friend at this time i enjoy swimming it helps me with the pain in my legs family don't understand so i write in my journey and understand i'm the only one going through this so i make the best of this situation and move on oh yea i have a passion for prayer so ipray all the time, for others i know with this.

    • Interests

      well i enjoy reading and crochet and walking when i can writing in my journel, poetry i enjoy going to chruch, praying tslking to the Lord he is my best freind.

      well i enjoy reading and crochet and walking when i can writing in my journel, poetry i enjoy going to

  • Recent Activity

    November 15

    • bells commented on their journal entry IT'S NOT ABOUT ME! 5:36pm

      well i'm back and no it is not easy but i'm getting better i've lost43 pounds since eddie's dealth…  
  • Journal

    • IT'S NOT ABOUT ME!

      Mood March 8, 2009 10:20pm

      Sunday this day i had a plan the word went forth and i was blessed when I go to church the people of God give me so much love oh yea I get lots of …

    • love thy self

      Mood January 9, 2009 4:43pm

      i think of this life and have found out  that the bad time really do work for your good even if u find alone hey learn to love self so …

    • what a journel !

      Mood October 27, 2008 9:10pm

      once i get pass wonder if i can do something or not it always works when i do the thing what ever it may be today was slow but nice monday's for …

    • sleep where is it

      Mood September 29, 2008 12:19am

      well today i rode my bike for 30 minutes i wanted to go out to ride but my darling husband would not help me bring it up well that will be the last …
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    • Hug

      From TapTapOzzy July 15

      Hi bells how's Philly...

    • Little Love

      From lovesJesus June 22

      Me again...just trying to see what's up on your side of the world.... (((HUGS)))

    • Hug

      From Tacklems June 15

      When it hurts to look back,and your scared to look ahead,you can look beside you,and your best friend will be there,

    • Little Love

      From lovesJesus June 6

      Hi bells!! I thought we were going to stay in touch more this time!! :o) How are things going for you? (((HUGS)))

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      From merylou May 20

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  • Goals

    Progress

    75 %

    Goal End Date is Jan 31, 08 662 days ago.
    Current Weight (Lbs)
    214
  • Support Groups

    • Close Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
      Type: Primary Progressive MS

      i was diognosed with m.s. 1990 after my fourth child, i had symtoms in the early 80's but they drs. could not find out what was going on then 6 months after my daughter was born they said it was m.s. then i thought not knowing that m.s. was i thought i was going to die. then i got depressed and wanted to die well family could not help then drs drugs for my mind they called me depressesd now i'm free but don't sleep long. not sure wher im at emotionally ms is getting worse. thank u .

      Treatments

      Baclofen Working / Worked
      copaxone dr took me off now knew dr wants to put me back on it but hasn't yet
      Copaxone Not Working
      nothing just took the drug n was told by a nurse that i may not feel better but i started swimming that worked so thats whati do
      Baclofen Working / Worked
      it helps alittle but always in pain.
      Prayer Working / Worked
      Hi prayer is the reason iam still here someone praying for me it's my best friend at times ipray not only for self but for others going through this illness it gives me hope to know someone greater then me is hearing and answering my prayers but its not in my time it's in God's time
    • Close Chronic Pain

      the best thing i ca encouage u to focous on something else i have had ms for over 17 years n pain 17years i trust JESUS n i focus on other things i pray for others n i will be praying for u keep active n try holistic approach i exercise n i swim i write in ajournel i like to write poems about different things i have to go through besides the pain in my legs and feet i have others who pray for me n i realize in spite of what iam going through their is someone going through worst then me i cry.

      Treatments

      Prayer Working / Worked
      well this pain is chocking my legs sometimes stabbing sometimes sqeezing real hard,then sometime i get so knumb i feel nothing thats what i can remember at this time. thanjk you
    • Open Obesity

      Hi everyone my name Bella yes I have struggled all my life with my weight started as high as 280 i'm 5'7 and yes it is too much weight on my knees i stopped chinese food went down to 260 oh dealing with m.s. that hindered my running this weight off so now i cut portion size down advice from a nurse she said not more then the palm of the hand, then i find out one of the medicines i take for pain n sleep put weight on so i stopped that now i'm 224 oh yea i drink lots of water 64 water

      Treatments

      Cycling Somewhat Helpful
    • Open Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      Hi i was was so depressed that i felt it was no hope and i decedied the pain from m.s. was to much for me to bear i felt so i tfied to kill self well God felt differently he saved me and i still get sad so i write about it i even write poetry hey now withGod's help i deal with those sad times and i've found exercise and trying new things like now i'm going to try my hand at painting pictures so deal with those lonely times wrte about there is someone feeling the same way you do find a church.

    • Open Healthy Sex

      bells hasn’t entered any details for this support group.
    • Open Seasonal Affective Disorder

      hi my story is m.s. for 18 yrs. i have a husband who doesn't understand this illness love people and encouraging other but these days i've been working on encourageing myself i'm a christian and i read i can do that i go through insommia so its late and that's oh yea i have 4 children 3 adults 1 18 yr old really no support there everyone is in their own world thanks

    • Open Bereavement

      well there not much i can say at this time my eddie died at home on the coach watching t.v. oh man i stayed in the kitchen eating lunch oh man he was not sick at the time of his death i'm trying to accept that eddie had to die young January 11, 2009 . he had 4 chiildren 3 adults and 1 teenager 5 grandchildren one asked me why can't pop-pop come back ii told he is working for Jesus now

      Treatments

      Crying Working / Worked
      Keeping Busy Working / Worked
      Prayer Working / Worked
      Reading Working / Worked
      Remembering Working / Worked
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
      Talking Working / Worked
      Time Working / Worked
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