Thank you for the prayers,dear Rainbow. Home is where the heart is. so I figure it can be anywhere there is an open sharing of hearts.

Pamela, It's probably much to long to post here. A friend wrote it for me and I edited it to hand in with the sample program I drew up.

About the proceedure-it went smooth as i invoked Quan Yin and felt the room filled with lighthearted energy. I had a follow up today and the doc said the bleeding is worse in some spots and less in others. He thinks it might be moving so I am keeping my fingers crossed. I return in three weeks for another injection. The protocol for the study is three treatments in three months. I'm taking it as it comes though and since my vision decreased in that eye ,I am hoping it will do some good.Thanks for asking.

MARYMAN, THAT ALL SOUNDS REALLY GREAT. I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR DOING WHAT IS IN YOUR HEART. GOOD ON YOU!!! YVONNE, WOW I HAD NO IDEA THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT CHANGING YOUR CAREER PATH. I AM SURE WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO WILL TURN OUT GREAT. I THINK THE REC THERAPY JOB WILL BE PERFECT FOR YOU. GOOD FOR YOU FOR KNOWING IN YOUR HEART WHAT YOU REALLY WANT AND GOING FOR IT. BOW- NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN. I WILL STOP NOW BECAUSE I WILL LIKELY FORGET SOMEONE AND THEN I WILL FEEL BADLY. KNOW THAT I THINK OF YOU ALL OFTEN AND WISH YOU ALL THE BEST OF EVERYTHING. LILY

THANK YOU LOVE. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

I saw this and wanted to share, hope it isn't too long to put here, and how do I put it in caps for Maryanne from here?!?!? Listen! The difference between people who are morbid, morose, melancholic and pessimistic, and those who sparkle, twinkle, are vibrant and alive is not genetic! It is mental. Glistening personalities are people who are listening. They listen to their family members, their friends and working companions, and to God Himself. And they glisten because their sensitive listening produces a deep inner harmony. But the enthusiastic radiant person has also chosen to listen to the positive voices. They have developed the habit of turning off the negative sounds that vibrate through our society. What are you listening to? Let's take an inventory of the past 24 hours: POSITIVE VOICES NEGATIVE VOICES I am blocking out the negative voices around me and tuning in to all the positive resources God has for me! Peace & Joy Rainbow

HARPOBEAR, DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE WILL NO LONGER NEED TO TYPE IN OUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD EACH TIME WE POST? I SAY REMEMBER THEM AND IT DOESN'T.


PEACE & JOY

BOW

HARPOBEAR, DO YOU KNOW WHEN WE WILL NO LONGER NEED TO TYPE IN OUR USER NAME AND PASSWORD EACH TIME WE POST? I SAY REMEMBER THEM AND IT DOESN'T.


PEACE & JOY

BOW

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THANKS FOR SHARING THAT BOW. AS I LOOKED OVER MY DAY I REALIZED WHEN IT WAS WHEN I WAS GLISTENING AND WHEN IT WAS THAT SOME OTHER GLISTENING SOUL LIFTED MY SPIRIT. I WAS FEELING SAD TODAY( IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES), AND ONE SPECIAL RECREATION THERAPIST NOTICED. iT WAS A SIF SHE TUNED INTO MY SPIRIT...AS i WHEELED DAD INTO A "PARTY" FOR THE OCTOBER BIRTHDAY RESIDENTS,SHE OFFERED HIM ICE CREAM AND AS I FED HIM SHE LEANED OVER AND SAID THAT ICE CREAM IS MORE FOR YOU THAN HIM ( AND THEN SHE EXPLAINED HOW SHE COULD SEE HOW MY FEED HIM MADE ME FEEL BETTER. HOW SHE TOUCHED MY SPIRIT BY NOTICING... THANKS FOR THIS POST AND FOR GIVING ME THE OPPT TO SHARE WHAT I AM CARRYING WITH ME TODAY AND LONGED TO LET OUT. BTW- TO WTITE IN CAPS,JUST PUSH THE CAPS LOCK KEY ON YOUR KEYBOARD- THANKS SWEETIE FOR BEING CONSIDERATE OF MY EYES.XOX

NEED TO PUT THIS SOMEWHERE AND SINCE IT FALLS UNDER LIVING MY PASSION, I THINK IT WOULD BE OK TOPOST IT HERE.THIS HAS BECOME A NEW PLACE OF SOME SAFETY AND SHARING AT LEAST FOR NOW.
WHILE VISITING MY MOM WHO HAS ALHEIMERS AND HAS DIFFICULTY SPEAKING AND EXPRESSING HER FEELING IN WORDS, SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, CLEAR AS DAY, "I LOVE YOU". HER WORDS RANG IN THE CORE OF ME AND TOUCHED ME DEEPLY. SHE ALSO SAID MY NAME IN ANOTHER SENTENCE. MY PASSION IS MY MOM AND DAD WHO NEED ME THE WAY I ONCE NEEDED THEM AS A VULNERABLE INOCENT.LATER HER EYES FILLED WITH TEARS AS SHE CLUNG TO MY HAND AND LOOKED DEEPLY INTO MY EYES. SHE HAD A PLEADING LOOK OF SOMEONE TRAPPED DEEP INSIDE WHO BEGGED FOR FREEDOM. I OFFERED HER REASSURANCE THAT IT WAS OK BUT THAT SHALLOW OFFERING,AS WELL MEANT AS IT IS, CANNOT FREE HER FROM THAT PRISON. MY PASSION IS TO ALWAYS TRY TO REACH DEEPER...

THANKS, HARPOBEAR, I WILL E-MAIL THE TECHNICAL STAFF.

LOVE

BOW

I KNOW MARYANNE, WHEN I WAS ABOUT 40 I HAD THIS FRIEND WHO COULD HAVE BEEN A BEAUTY QUEEN. SHE GOT MARRIED AND I WAS ENVIOUS EVEN THOUGH I KNEW IN MY HEART SHE HAD MARRIED SOMEONE SHE FELT SORRY FOR.

EACH YEAR ON HER BIRTHDAY I CALL HER. LAST NIGHT I CALLED - SHE HAS SOME KIND OF DISEASE THAT IS TAKING OVER HER BODY. FOR THE FIRST TIME SHE COULD NOT TALK. I TRIED TO STAY POSITIVE AND I THINK I DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF IT AS HER HUSBAND SAID SHE SMILED WHEN I CALLED AND WHEN I TOLD HER I LOVED HER HE SAID HER LIPS SAID I LOVE YOU. WOW!!!

LOVE (LUMP IN THROAT)

BOW

SURELY A GLISTENING MOMENT, LOVE.IT’S MOMENTS LIKE THAT WHICH I BELIEVE OUR LIVES ARE "USED" IN THE MOST VALUABLE WAYS. BLESS YOU FOR REACHING PAST THE DISCOMFORT OF HER DISEASE TO EMBRACE HER HEART WITH YOURS.

THERE IS A MAN IN THE ROOM NEXT TO DAD WHO HAD A STROKE AND CAN NO LONGER SPEAK OR WALK AND CAN ONLY USE ONE HAND. HIS MIND AND SMILE ARE BRIGHT AND HIS HANDSHAKE IS STRONG. I RARELY SEE HIM UPSET. I LOOKED AT HIM YESTERDAY AND THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT IT MUST BE LIKE TO BE IN HIS BOD DAY IN AND DAY OUT IN THAT NURSING HOME. I HEARD THE GOSSIPY CHATTER OF THE NURSES AND AIDES AT THE DESK AND REMARKED TO HIM," I IMAGINE YOU MUST NOTICE THAT PEOPLE TALK ENTIRELY TOO MUCH." HE SMILED HIS WISE SMILE AND NODDED. SHARING ANOTHER'S EXPERIENCE ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE IN PAIN OR ISOLATION IS THE GREATEST GIFT WE CAN GIVE. IT BRIDGES THE GAP OF LONILESS EVEN JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND I THINK WHAT COULD BE MORE VALUABLE FOR ME TO BE DOING AND BEING?

|<FONT SIZE=4>THANKS MARYANNE. MY CLASSES ARE IN THE VERY BEGINING STAGES. I HAVE SOME REGULAR COURSES TO TAKE FIRST BEING THAT I WAS OUT OF SCHOOL FOR SO LONG. BUT I DON'T MIND AT ALL. I AM ENJOYING EVERY MINUTE OF THIS. ONLY GOING THREE NIGHTS A WEEK SO IT WILL TAKE TIME. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT I CAN TEST OUT OF SOME CLASSES. IF I PASS THE TEST I DON'T HAVE TO TAKE THE WHOLE CLASS. GOING TO LOOK INTO THAT NEXT WEEK. I HOPE THINGS ARE GOING WELL FOR YOU. AS WELL AS YOUR FAMILY. I KNEW YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN RECREATIONAL THERAPY AS I AM. MY VISITING THE NURSING HOME REALLY PUT THE BUG IN ME.




ALL ELSE IS WHAT IT IS. I HAVE A NEW MAN IN MY LIFE FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND AM HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME. TAKING THAT SLOW AS WELL. HE OWNS SEVERAL RESTAURANTS AROUND HERE SO HE IS QUITE BUSY. IF THINGS DON'T WORK OUT WITH MY REC. THERAPY, I CAN ALWAYS WORK WITH HIM. LOL


I WOULD LOVE ALSO TO GET SOME PHYSICAL THERAPY IN SOMEHOW. I NEED TO LOOK INTO HOW LONG I WOULD BE IN SCHOOL TO COMPLETE BOTH.




HUGZ N LUVZ,YVONNE:x| |

I AM NEW HERE TO THE MESSAGE BOARD AND HAVE READ ALL YOUR POSTS AND WOULD LIKE TO JOIN YOUR GROUP IF I MAY? EVERYONE HERE SEEMS LIKE SUCH GENUINE PEOPLE AND HERE TO HELP EACH OTHER OUT. I AM LOOKING TO CHANGE CAREERS HERE SOON TOO AND YOU ALL SEEM SO SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER. I AM JUST WRITING THIS POST TO SEE IF I MIGHT JOIN. I KNOW I AM A LATE STARTER BUT I FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD BE SO SUPPORTIVE FOR ME NOW AT THIS TIME OF MY LIFE. IF IT IS OK WITH EVERYONE ELSE I WILL INTRODUCE MYSELF. THANK YOU- RAYKEN (RAELENE)