I'm sorry to hear you are suffering so much. I do understand about the loneliness part.

Hi Andrea, thanks,
I live with my elderly father, and care for him, so I'm busy enough during the day. But evenings are so quiet and lonely. :(
It sounds like you have had your share as well? I hope things are getting better for you, now. Thanks for being someone 'out there', tonight!
:)

I too understand the loneliness you guys live with. I live with it too. I have been bedridden for 6 years due to my illness and I rarely see others besides my family that I live with. It can certainly be tough. I hope you guys can find some joy and happiness soon to break this cycle that feels neverending.

I'm sorry for you're being alone. Like you, I keep busy during the day so the loneliness doesn;t bother me, but the evenings can be tough. I know just being here on DS has brought a lot of comfort to me. Sure it would be great to have a close friend to talk to face-to-face, but I find great comfort just chatting or posting message on here. I hope being on DS can help ease a tiny bit your lonliness.

Hi Matt and GetFuzzy!
I'm happy you replied, even though I'm sorry you are both going through a similar situation. I used to think I could get 'out' of my aloneness, whenever i wanted to, but it seems to be the way my life has been going, these past years with dad.
Matt, good to know you! I'm sorry you are dealing with an illness, and it sounds like you have a lot more to deal with than I. I admire your attitude, and hope you don't mind, but I looked at your profile, and I think a video diary would be a great thing. Have you started one yet? You'd probably get some wonderful responses and could help others, as well. If there are some sad cases that need to be insulting, you can always disable comments. JMO! =]
GetFuzzy, thanks, I do come in here, and often write in the Addison's group, but I hadn't come here in a while, because I feel like I'll just be depressing! But sometimes you just need to reach out, and express how you feel. You guys have helped, already, though as you say, someone near would be great! I often ask myself, how did I manage to get into this predicament!
Thank you again, all of you guys, and have a good coming week, I hope! :))

Judith, I haven't started my video diaries yet, but I have been putting a lot of thought into them. I am trying to decide how I want to start them and what I want to talk about in the first one. I worry my videos will be boring though and not attract many people. I'm not a very interesting person lol.

Hmm, I'll bet you have a lot you want to say...just be real! Maybe make some notes, like a rough guidline of things to cover? I was also thinking of doing some vids about Addison's, but I need a better camera, first.
Are you able to get out at all, like to the Dr's, etc.?

The only way for me to get out of the house is by ambulance and that's only if there is something wrong with me that needs to be treated in a hospital. Other than that, I have a nurse practitioner that will come to my house if I need something minor. As for getting out of my house just for fun or recreation, the last time that happened was September of 09.