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I thought I'd start a discussion where we can check in with members and use this space to keep in contact. It's a space to be able to say how you really feel and it's a space for the good, the bad and the ugly moments in our lives.
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Oh dear @CheerBear ..... big love to you and the arm-fractured one ...... 😕❣️
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Hearing you @CheerBear 💜💐💕
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TeejSenior Contributor
Oh @CheerBear I expect you are totally exhausted - emotionally, mentally and physically exhausted. I hope you got some sleep. It must have been awful at the clinic. I’m so glad you have got a bit of a village to turn to now though, that is a total credit to your village building skills. I’m not sure how your dynamics worked but it won’t be long before big can stay home with a little. Having said that I have a friend who couldn’t leave hers alone together until they were nearly adults, it never ended well when she tried. I think it’s up to the dynamics. I will admit I was lucky with that. It definitely helps though when you have a fairly mature big like it sounds like you do.
I hope hurt one got some sleep and I’d imagine is home with you today....unless they are like my third who would have needed to show everyone his injury and tell his story of it 😄. Little sounds so very caring and compassionate (might be a few mum genes in that one).
I hope your funk has been squashed by adrenaline of last night. I expect that you will need a self care day today. I am around if you want a chat. Thinking of you 💜 and the :pile_of_poo:iness of having to do this alone 😩.
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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TeejSenior Contributor
So glad you got sleep @CheerBear . Oh the timing of your middle is impeccable 😘. I’m completely ignorant of this and might be off the mark because I know there is always stuff underneath but I was wondering if you could use this as a chance to motivate them to do the things required for strong healthy bones. I know that is hard for kids at the best of times without other issues. Cracked up that they went to school, yep I think it does bring them rockstar status 😄.
Im ok today. Like you I went back for a nap. I think I’d been running a bit on adrenaline too. You know it could be growing hair, teeth, nails, bits of bone or even eyeballs 😮. That will freak me right out if it’s eye balls as well. Have you anything on for the rest of the day. I expect a tired grumpy one by the end of the day once all the stories have finished and they are stuck with dealing with it.
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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TeejSenior Contributor
Lol @CheerBear . You sound just like my friend who had to come over last night to see the scan of it. You can’t actually see anything but a black blob with white bits. The white bit are calcified so it’s teeth or bone, I think with teeth being the more likely. She has told me I’m in for an absolute rollicking at Easter. Being sciencey too she is into it and has insisted I bring it home 😂. I’m fine with the humour about it. Will ask for pictures. So will my GP. I think she’s just as curious and morbidly interested as we are 😜.
I don’t know when and what they’ll do yet. Started to get a bit peeved today that I had all this done to work out my menstrual stuff and they found this which isn’t the cause of any of it. I’ve just had a full period when I wasn’t supposed to on the hrt which my GP says is still not right. I have a slight endometrial thickening which GP says the gyno will want to take samples of while they are 'in there'. I’m really not sure of what will happen and when. It’s one of those that isn’t urgent but the bigger it grows and the longer it’s in there the chance of cancer slightly increases. Anyway GP is hopeful that within the next three to 6 months I will have had it out and she’s hoping earlier. I’m dependent on the public hospital system. Wow that got serious. I’m not feeling that serious about it 😄. The operation doesn’t phase me much yet.
Thats good about middle. Hopefully they’ll see this setback as more of a challenge than a set back. 🤞🏻for all the support you need too.
Today I have a shark coming for tea. Hoping his big bro will be here too for it. Not much else on. Possibly shower 😳😜
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CheerBearSenior Contributor
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
Loads of love and higs for both of you @Teej @CheerBear
I read what you wrote on another thread about part of my journey inspiring you to become unstuck at times - so happy that sharing with you has had that affect @Teej . I have seen your progress over the last year too and am equally inspired by the steps forward you have taken. Life isn't always a bed of roses but there are certainly more okay times than there was before and that to me is positive.
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