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outlanderSenior Contributor
hi @Mazarita @Owlunar @Former-Member @Adge @Spookytookims @CheerBear @Former-Member @Shaz51
i was lil-caterpillar
im back..... i think.....
im just treading very very lightly at the moment
but id like to let you know that i have read what you wrote on my other threads and i appreciate your kind words and for thinking of me even after i left here 
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I know you have @outlander and you've been doing really well; and I know it's a struggle to keep at it, try not to be to hard on yourself, no-one knows you like you. Definitely tell your Doctor each time you see them.
Hugs
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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Here I sit, quietly beside you @outlander. How's the doodling going?
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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Squeeze as hard as you need @outlander My Mother used to get me to hold her hand, she'd tell me all the pain would go from me to her though our hands - it really worked! So squeeze as hard as you can!
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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And there's that sweet, caring soul that is you @outlander
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OwlunarSenior Contributor
Hi @outlander
I'm here - I just came on line
Dec
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OwlunarSenior Contributor
I can tell you something about the way people feel okay about saying unjustifiable things to you - when you are ill - in hospital or not
When I injured my spine I was in hospital and having lots of horrible tests and strong pain killers - I was sh^t scared and a real mess
One of the nurses asked me if I was afraid that they wouldn't find anything wrong with me - and I remember staring at her and then saying
Are you crazy - I am scared out of my wits that they will find something wrong
To this day - so long ago - I wonder what on earth this nurse was thinking - sheesh - how great if there had been nothing wrong
I hear what you are saying Outlander
Dec
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outlanderSenior Contributor
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