Dear @Former-Member  & @Shaz51  @Owlunar  @Determined @Jacques    I do like @Former-Member 's suggestion. I went to a funeral of one of my elderly people ( I'm an aged carer at the present moment......) and another son and daughter from someone else I see were asking me some ideas of their Mum.   Why don't you trust your own intuition @Shaz51 ?? A visit to her Doctor with your Mum or without will not go astray........thinkig about the people being all anxious about their Mother did not look comfortable x ... View more

@Shaz51  !! Oh I need to start a new thread,,,,,,, my special friend @Shaz51    Hi @Zoe7 Im so happy to thee you here...... @Faith-and-Hope  your messages are meaningful and caring.......   @Former-Member  darling cherub. Apple....... @Appleblossom how is your son ? ... View more

All my friends...... Dear @Former-Member  Honey, I am here with you. You are being heard. YOu have throughout the years of being part of the Sane forums.........have shown your true strength with your children when so many people would have cracked.   @Appleblossom........my friend. I have missed you XXXX   @CheerBear  I need to catch up what happening with you and apologies that I will probably spill my mess without completely understanding your mess....... I will catch up though.   @Faith-and-Hopedear @Faith-and-Hope oh yeah......I am now living with Mr Buddha who is turning aggressive......we must get back to Relationships Australia.   ... View more

DEar @Zoe7      How are you ? I have thought about you and hoping that you are well....... Im about to run off to a funeral......... but will write when I get back about the holiday. It was quite heavy. I didnt pay for anything, my brother paid for the holiday for me to see how he works........ but it was very necessary to get close to him and me and hhopefully my brothers.....thats another story. My poor brothers. I had no idea how affected they have been by Mum. I truly thought it was only me.   It's great to be back... ... View more

G'day @CheerBear  I've been out of action for a long time...... Just got back from San Fransisco for a month......almost back in the swing of things....... ... View more

Dearest @Teej @CheerBear yeah I will need to get onto reading @eth story ...... why @Teej do ndis reject someone diagnosed ?  @Teej  My friend how are you ?  @Faith-and-Hope @outlander @Mazarita ... View more

Mr Buddha and I are down South for 4 days.I heard from someone who lives on my units yesterday and wrote to my son while he is at my unit.    It's to not be too involved with people's problems. My son went to take care of our home and on Saturday, he went to visit one of my neighbours and supported someone through a very difficult phonecall from his children.    I wrote him a text last night and said ' Dont get too involved with other people's problems. Feel like a space around you when you ar talking to them and feel yourself standing strong. But congrats for holding yourself well in a difficult situation.    I don't know if this has any little nuggets of interest in there for you @CheerBear.....I barely remember what it's like to have children in school .......the glory of having adult children is that you forget all the bad times ...lol    ... View more

Hi @Mazarita Hi @CheerBear   Great posts. @CheerBear I like how you clarify your feelings in a situation with your friend last night. That took me / takes me a long long time to get there. It's something I need to remember to tell me son who is listening to too many people's problems.....   ... View more

Hi @outlander Im just about to race off to work but thought I'de say gooday to you all  Thank you thank you for your support......Ill check out the NDIS soon involving @eth soon.......   EAting chocolate for breakfast....... ... View more

I so dont want to take @CheerBear s thunder. Congratulations @CheerBear !!   If @eth can gimme some tips that would be really cool..... Thank you everyone for your kindness to me and the heads up...........   I so love this group...   @Mazarita @TAB @Sans911 @outlander @Appleblossom @Former-Member @Neb @anneb @Zoe7 @Former-Member @plasmo @DisplayName @Splash @Maggie @Baboo @Odette @Determined @Hope4me @Exoplanet @Faith-and-Hope @Wanda @swanny @Wanderer @Barbara  ... View more

Hi All! @Sans911 @CheerBear @Appleblossom @outlander @Teej @Mazarita @Former-Member  @Maggie @Bella1 @TAB @plasmo Congratulations with the NDIS approval..... my husband got rejected from NDIs. yesterday ......lol.....they have written that his condition is not permanent....lol   How are you all ?        ... View more

Dear @Appleblossom hi @Zoe7 You write this:   Today my osteopath of 15 years told me she was suprised at all the things I have done, as she thought when she first treated me that, I would never work again.  It has taken me aback in a reality testing way.  I had also been teaching her colleagues' son.  I would drive myself mercilessly. I am gentler on me, now, lol...  since writing "gently bently" to everybody on here.  Getting the balance right is a lifelong job. Have a good day ALL who pass by ...   I absolutely loved writing to you when you first started. I always looked forward to you, it was like we both were fixing something up if you know what I mean........ I better go though because I have crochet to do and a flat to clean and a support worker to talk to...... xx ... View more

Having a good facillitator is very good isn't it @Zoe7   @Appleblossom I always ALWAYS like talking to you  ... View more

Hi girls, I get annoyed that I miss people's names out but just know that I love you all. @eth @Former-Member  @Appleblossom @Former-Member ... View more

Thinking about you @The-red-centaur   Mnaging your own life is very difficult sometimes with meds. My husband and I can struggle and struggle with your own personal meds but know that I am walking with you.   ... View more

Hi @Appleblossom @Mazarita @The-red-centaur @Shaz51 @Zoe7  @outlander I have been looking at your messages.....been extrodinarily busy I saw this amazingly surreal and lovely lovely Dvd calld  "Mary Magdelene." It came out last year and stars Joquain Phoenix......   How are you all ?  x ... View more

wow,   Thank you so much..... You are SO COOL everyone who are here !!! @Mazarita @outlander @MDT @Maggie @Shaz51 ... View more

@frog I love how you are reviving !    I am a Ruth Rendel Fan.....I'm reading two of her oldies: " Thirteen Steps Down is in front of me and a Leon Uris novel is in the bedroom but I'm too lazy to get the title...... ... View more

Hear, Hear @Janiee @Smc @Appleblossom @outlander @Faith-and-Hope   Also, we live right near the hospital so when I go to have coffee with carers ...often there are patients from the psych team floating around. Last week, when I waas eaving a cafe with my carer, my fav. carer, 2 women were sitting there and one of them said something to me and told me they were from the hospital but having a coffee. I said: if I was you, you two: if you want to: You could write on two pieces of paper: your support with your GP on top and  2. Medication    Then your short term goals on the other: medium term goals and long term goals on the other.    Anyway, I am totally plus on the travel bit......... ... View more

speak tonight.....gotta get to Fremantle to shop before spending the day cleaning ... View more

@outlander Thinking about you..... @Mazarita @eth @Bunniekins @Appleblossom  ... View more

Apple @Appleblossom  ... View more

So much to take in so will slowly read it  ... View more

thinking about you my special friend @Shaz51 I've had a terrible case of staf infection just under mt nose. The Gp thought it was a case of herpes..... I was a little surprised, not that that is something that can be cured very effectively but by the time they realised it was staff, 4 days went by and I was rushed to hospital......... Hi you caring @outlander  and the rest  @Determined @Faith-and-Hope @soul  @Mazarita @Neb @TAB @plasmo    ... View more

Dear @Kurra & @Zoe7 yes it’s good to see you both......  ..  ... View more

Oops it’s just the preliminary drawings and I haven’t included the beach or stuff but you can get what I’m beginning to think about .....  I still so so wish I was at University .....  ... View more

I’m doing a pic of an old man walking along the beach 🏖 @Faith-and-Hop and me thinks I might remember this technique you have described. I. Got crackling medium but this sound more fun.....        ... View more

I’m about to go beddy  bye @Nay69 but I see you have met my darling friends @Faith-and-Hope @Appleblossom @outlander and music guru and my friend @TAB.  The forum wouldn’t be as textured and interesting if it wasn’t for these characters @Nay69.....   ... View more

So ...... @Faith-and-Hope @jem80 @Zoe7 @soul @CheerBear @outlander @Appleblossom @Outlander65 @Mazarita   how can we expect people close to us respond to our experience with logic and reason when they have no imterest of our experience ?   Yesterday, me and Mr Buddha went to visit my mum. She was freaking out because one of her friends thought that she was clothes 16 or clothes 18.  So i calmly walked to the shops with her while she decided what to have for her lunch. I listened to her rant and rave and tell me her true clothes and then I validated her and gave her a hug goodbye and left.  I felt sad for a little while but then cheered up because I was going home to my messy ; comfortable : over large clothes wardrobe : hot chocolate place. Not once had she ever asked about me and lately I’ve realised that she has never asked me about my experiences. But iv worked hard ( chime in here @Appleblossom ) to get support like joining a church who all are very interested in my and Mr Bs experiences and I decided to always have good Gp. It’s really hard to get a good support system but.    ... View more