tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post9150164518233138892..comments2024-02-20T23:25:45.464-05:00Comments on Top Notch Material: How are you Really Doing? Paigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15549262497849174908noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-53184015109453485322015-05-04T03:33:35.420-04:002015-05-04T03:33:35.420-04:00I agree that a lot of people go with the "BS&...I agree that a lot of people go with the "BS" answer because they think other people might be dealing with problems that a lot worse than their own and so they think their problems are too trivial to bring up. I think being willing to listen and letting someone vent is a good idea, it's hard to keep everything bottled up inside. <br /><br />I'm really sorry to hear about what Sue M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-75160544172308748682015-05-03T20:39:32.222-04:002015-05-03T20:39:32.222-04:00I do not know you but coming across your blog entr...I do not know you but coming across your blog entry, please know that you are in my prayers! God is so good even through the difficult times. Even when it seems that he is nowhere to be found or he isn't answering our prayers fast enough, he is always with us. His timing isn't always our timing and it's tough. It's brave of you to express how you feel and what your family is goingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165869905514014067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-33252320761218176402015-05-03T20:14:29.408-04:002015-05-03T20:14:29.408-04:00It is so sad to hear of any stories with issues as...It is so sad to hear of any stories with issues as this. I would love for happiness and healing to find you all Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218011456969132698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-79395283406865310062015-05-03T18:49:37.690-04:002015-05-03T18:49:37.690-04:00I work with people with chronic illnesses and it i...I work with people with chronic illnesses and it is hard to see them suffering.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901482246090536731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-13622972684269383732015-05-03T18:24:27.607-04:002015-05-03T18:24:27.607-04:00I DO AS WELL HAVE CHRONIC ILLNESS I TAKE 13 DIFFER...I DO AS WELL HAVE CHRONIC ILLNESS I TAKE 13 DIFFERENT PILLS,4 INHEALERS,1 ASTMA PILL,OXYGEN AT NIGHT AND STILL DO NOT QUALIFY FOR SSI, I HAVE DEPRESSION BYPOLAR ASTMA,EMPHAYZMA,COPD,RAYNAUIDS,MIRGRAINS,ARTHRITUS,BURSITUS,+ A FEW <br /> BUT WHEN PEOPLE ASK HOE ARE YOU THEY REALLY DON'T WANT TO HEAR ALL THAT DO THEY SO WE KEEP OUR ANSWERS SHORT AND SWEET LIKE I'M GOOD OR I'M OK OR 'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589446823875553000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-20832758956480657852015-05-03T17:41:31.016-04:002015-05-03T17:41:31.016-04:00I too have a chronic illness. I understand exactl...I too have a chronic illness. I understand exactly how you feel. I'm on oxygen so it's pretty obvious to people. Due to my illness comes depression and anxiety. My husband sometimes acts like it is a pain to just help me put my oxygen in the car if I do in fact go anywhere. I could go on and on. What I really hate is when my husband is on the phone with somebody and they ask how I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611514819588607461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-6324916993476872002015-05-03T12:27:29.577-04:002015-05-03T12:27:29.577-04:00I've been suffering from chronic pain for two ...I've been suffering from chronic pain for two years now, with no diagnosis and no relief in sight. I totally sympathize with you. People ask "How are you doing?" and you just suck it up and say "Fine" when you really want to just tell them the whole truth but you know that they don't really want to hear it. I feel so alone sometimes, like nobody understands what I'Kim Hamptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749340598239450801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5787321621765340673.post-26792024476770701852015-05-02T22:55:01.980-04:002015-05-02T22:55:01.980-04:00I have a friend who deals with chronic illness and...I have a friend who deals with chronic illness and pain. She is my greatest best friend in the entire world and I still don't quite grasp her day to day life and what she deals with... and I know the ugly truth of it all. I wish I could take it all away from her. She suffered for years on dialysis after her first kidney transplant failed. She only suffered because doctors mis-read her Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14717624834731869815noreply@blogger.com