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Life can be a Pain

Life can be a Pain

Hi @BlueBay@Zoe7@Former-Member@Faith-and-Hope@utopia@oceangirl@TAB@Shaz51@PeppiPatty

I know there are more people I could tag but maybe I will think them up as I go along - actually I already have

I think I need my own thread - mostly my problem is chronic pain syndrome - I damaged my spine with the sporting excesses of my youth - a long time ago now - and I managed to rearrange it when I fell of my pushbike in a wind storm nearly 22 years ago and that seems a long time ago now but there is nothing they can do except treat the pain - and I do have Section 8 medication and I see a pain specialist

And the pain has been worse lately and wears me down and I get fed up and very tired -

I have issues with my mother as well - and although she died 2 years ago I still have bad times now and again - she was abusive and as well as I know myself and her this can get to me at times - and this is another reason I opened my own thread

Then there is TS - my Toxic Sister - she was under my skin for a while but not at the moment

So yesterday I felt so bad when I went to see the doctor about my back pain - and my pain specialist has cut my medication back several times over the last few years and she has gone too far - and I started to tell my doctor - yes - I cope with the pain better since my mother died - but it's driving me crackers atm and so are the memories of my mother

So that's it for now - I have had trouble opening this thread for some reason but now I have - I will run my own story - I would like to think I don't need to but yes - I do

You are all such wonderful supportive people - you are my soft place to land - that is so true

And anyone I have missed I will tag as I go along

Lots of hugs everyone

Dec

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haha love that image @Owlunar

A scarf is probably a better idea than cutting up your sheet - but either will work.

Our parents have been encouraged to keep kids home next week - no official directive to actually close schools and quite frankly I wish they would take responsibility and make a firm decision either way. I am in the monority though who would like to remain open for those parents who cannot stay home and need their kids at school ...will see how things pan out over the weekend and next week.

I hope you got everything done today. I have everything I need until next week so I won't be going anywhere this weekend. I will need to get some groceries and go to the chemist later in the week but apart from that very much staying home. I have very little to do for next week so it should be a relatively relaxing weekend for me - which I need because this week has been exhausting.

Just keep swimming and the future will take care of itself in time...

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@Zoe7 @Shaz51 @BlueBay @Maggie @TAB @MDT

I really like your new pic Hamza - so good-looking.

Okay peeps - I am sharing my "Giving-everyone-a-bear-hug" - someone gave me this tiny teddy years ago - I didn't have one when I was a kid because the people in the factories were making munitions for the war and not toys for kids - my brother was also teddy-deprived - so many other people of my generation too

So Tiny Teddy is pretty special - he's doing his bit for the COVID-19 effort by sitting on the back of my couch so the kids who live in these units can count the bears which is what some people are doing somewhere

Here he is guys

Dec

Hi Forumites

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I can't wait to see your teddy @Owlunar - I have one in my window too and today we watch the online animated version of We're Going on a Bearhunt

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I had a knitted 'teddy' mum made. Magically found it none the worse for wear out in a ploughed paddock one day.. and I never suspected a thing lol . My actual teddy was called Ted and mum made a full set of clothes for him lol
Thinking spectrum now as saying this lolo @Owlunar @Appleblossom 😸

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Hey Zoe7 @Zoe7

Ok @Owlunar I will wait for it to upload

Yeah. Kenny Rogers. It will be different very soon. Banjo Paterson

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@TAB My first teddy was also called 'teddy' but I did get it when I was only a couple of weeks old so names were not something I really considered lol

Hey @MDT 👋

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Well both 'teddys ' may have had actual names but could be identifying ok Ted waa real @Zoe7

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No @TAB my teddy was and still is just Teddy. ...with no fur left lol

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Always great to have your big friendly shoulder around ...

@Owlunar

@TABlol ... I have no idea which spectrum ... autistic .. the band ... probably neither ... and something I have never heard of... lol ???

I never did the teddy thing, but my kids had a big fur family.

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Meant autism it s an old semi-joke yet believable in hindsight w old working f friend used to dote upon @Appleblossom
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