Re: OT: Anybody Remember This?

LOL!! Inspirational, thank you - I've been called a lot of things before
but never that :)

Actually some days I think I have just lost my mind and kick myself in the
arse for not doing this a whole lot sooner.

Since my diagnosis, my kids have grown up quite a bit and are beginning to
be very independent - which I like most times, but sometimes it tugs at my
heart.

Sometimes I think I do a lot of things just to spite other people - you know
the kind, the ones who say you shouldn't. Like my parents who said I
shouldn't marry my DH when I was 18, but to whom I'll be married for 23
years this May. I use to say I stay married to spite them, but now I do it
cause I'm lazy - okay so usually I'm only kidding, but some days....

I got into MT just to be able to stay home with the kids (don't shoot me for
this please) and it served me well, but I honestly don't want to do it
forever and if I want to do something I need to do it now I guess. I just
want to finally get that job/career that I can stay in for the long haul now
and properly prepare for my future.

Maureen
"Sandi" <sanditypes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Maureen" <maureen.galvin@comcastdotnet> wrote in message
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>> "Sandi" <sanditypes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > It doesn't bother me. Nor do I think your situation is anything like
>> > it.
>> The man is an announcer. He speaks for a living.>
>>> Ah, screw it. I give up. You're right - I'm just plain unreasonable.
>>> We should just let our public figures go on doing what they do, whether
>>> they can still do it or not, and everyone should watch because it would
>>> be mean-spirited not to. That ought to make for some quality
>>> television.
>>>
>>> Sandi (getting cranky, I admit)
>>>
>> LOL!! Well I never said you were wrong. It bothered you and that is
>> fine. No, I would not want to see him doing bandstand weekly in his
>> condition, but I think it was truly a send off most likely (and I may be
>> wrong).
>>
>> And while my situation is not exactly his, my symptoms do mimic those of
>> a stroke victim with mobility problem and speech and cognition in which I
>> have to learn my limits, but also make sure those I have to deal with
>> understand that I am still capable and competent.
>>
>> I think what bothers me the most is comment that my mother made when I
>> was first diagnosed. As far as she was concerned, I needed to quit my
>> job and all other activities and basically sit at home and wait for the
>> other shoe to drop. I know it really disturbed her to see me at my worst
>> and that while she still loved me, she didn't know how to deal with my
>> new found disability and that made her uncomfortable and feel helpless.
>> She also thought I needed a wheelchair and should begin collecting SSI.
>> When she found out I was going back to school (before she died) she was
>> mortified that I would A) even think I was capable any longer of learning
>> and possibly changing careers and B) put myself in a position where
>> people could possibly misinterpret my condition and think I was "stupid".
>>
>> Honestly, going back to school I think has really helped me. It has kept
>> my brain functioning - I'm learning and I am so much more motivated to do
>> this than I was prior to my diagnosis. Working and going to school give
>> me a reason to get up many mornings when I would more than likely want to
>> stay in bed and hide and feel sorry for myself, but I can't because I
>> have obligations. Sure, my family should be enough of a motivating
>> factor, but it is still different somehow and I can see why maybe he
>> worked very hard to get into the shape he is now just to be able to do
>> this, possibly his last show.
>>
>> Jeannie said it best - it made her sad and she changed the channel. Many
>> saw it and kept it on because it was truly inspirational. Everyone has
>> their own outlook on what happened and how to take it.
>>
>> Maureen
>>
> Now what YOU are doing is inspirational. :)
>
> Sandi
>


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