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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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Big huggs from me @BlueBay @Owlunar @Shaz51 and everyone else on here!
I can't go into details for obvious reasons, but certain aspects of my life are making it hard for me to cope and I feel drained and misunderstood by a lot of people. Next week my support network are gonna help me fix a few issues so I can keep moving forward. They're also going to prevent further unwanted problems so I won't have to be as confrontational towards some people.

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I'm sorry to read this @Former-Member hugs your way

hugs to both of you too @Owlunar @Shaz51 xxxooo

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xoxoxoxoxo @oceangirl

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@Former-Member

Thinking of you

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@Owlunar I know you are wise and strong. Hang in there.

@BlueBay @Former-Member @oceangirl

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thinking of you my friend @Owlunar

hope you're okay xxxooo

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Hi @BlueBay @Appleblossom @oceangirl @Former-Member @Zoe7 @Anastasia

I have had no news from Hobart - tomorrow I will try and ring my cousin again - failing being able to contact him I will mail my letter to my aunt to her address where he is staying at the moment

He must be very busy with everything and he is also working on-line so I don't expect to hear from him as he is unlikely to know who I am and he must be under a lot of pressure - I might try to ring various aged care units and try and find her myself. I have let this go over the long weekend

It's rough - I am okay but feel unhappy about this of course - it bothers me at times but there is nothing I can do

The way COVID has flourished is causing me concern and I am not likely to travel to Hobart at the moment - getting a PCR test in Melbourne is very difficult at the moment. It all seems out of control right now and I do not feel like exposing myself

So when it comes to the funeral I will have to wait and see - maybe we will be able to access RAT tests soon - I hope so -

It's an unhappy time for a whole family but there is nothing we can do right now

Thanks for your concern everyone

Dec

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Hi @Owlunar

Thinking of you.

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Hugs and hugs @Owlunar Thanks for keeping us updated - even though you are so up in the air with everything. The waiting and not knowing is so hard - really feeling for you

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