tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615877796681762684.post2691040968380227633..comments2023-10-20T05:02:24.684-07:00Comments on Living with Chronic Illness: Lost RelationshipsKerri http://www.blogger.com/profile/06070983658642888724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615877796681762684.post-83502950624803585202012-12-18T17:06:01.824-08:002012-12-18T17:06:01.824-08:00Hey there! Found you on a crazy search whim and I ...Hey there! Found you on a crazy search whim and I am so happy I did! I have a chronic illness as well as everything you said hit home! Check me out if you have time.<br />Carrie http://justmildlymedicated.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16968717289165503003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615877796681762684.post-27394163019036765302012-12-12T19:53:12.721-08:002012-12-12T19:53:12.721-08:00Kerri, thank you for not censoring yourself. I fo...Kerri, thank you for not censoring yourself. I for one appreciate that very much. I just love it when people are real on FB or blogging. Maybe some people never have anything BUT positive moments in their lives. How fortunate, but that is not the case with me. I have good and bad. On this subject of lost relationships, mostly bad. And I don't see how it's gonna change unless I get a lot more healthy. I was brought back to reality about how sick I am by someone in the medical field just today. Anyway, what you said is so telling:<br /><br />"... And then I get to see on facebook or hear about the fun they have with other people...and how they've been hanging out and it's been so much fun..." <br /><br />so much for the too busy thing, just couldn't say too busy for you Kathy! I do understand to some extent, but then again, some of it puzzles me too. Yep, everytime your blog is right on the money! Thanks Kerri for your honesty... ~Kathy L. (I'm not signed in)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615877796681762684.post-86851844809367954692012-12-10T16:55:22.512-08:002012-12-10T16:55:22.512-08:00Being stuck stinks!!! 1 car, can't go anywhere...Being stuck stinks!!! 1 car, can't go anywhere, and know no one. The only social interaction I get is when a cousin takes pity on me and comes visits. Boo!<br />The eye twitch says hi, btw and it may be crazier than usual. Miss you!Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052498539654003254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615877796681762684.post-11964895016972233512012-12-10T14:28:10.524-08:002012-12-10T14:28:10.524-08:00It's been a while since I visited your blog. ...It's been a while since I visited your blog. I have been spending too much time on facebook and not enough time on blogger. I am changing that. Anyway, as someone with a chronic illness, and who doesn't drive, I can relate to your problem here. If you don't drive, or can't meet up to do fun things "out," you often get left out. It is beyond frustrating. It is maddening. And you do end up losing friends over this whole deal. It pares them way back. And then you start feeling jaded and cynical and that doesn't do anything for your health issues. Vicious circle here.<br /><br />We just did a big move. Whole new place. Don't know much of anyone. That makes for fun times. So, I am hoping that I have some up-close neighbors that are people with whom I can relate. Otherwise, this could be more of the same. I am trying really hard right now just to wash out my attitude so that I am someone people want to be around. Otherwise, this jig is up before it even starts. So HARD to make new friends as you get older. But I am going to TRY.<br /><br />I encourage you simply to cherish the people who have STUCK. Everyone else... well, they weren't really your friends in the first place. This illness is like a garden. Shows you who the weeds are and who the real veggies are. Helps you to know who is valuable and who isn't... where to allocate your time and effort. In some ways, it is a blessing. If not for this, you could have wasted your whole life watering weeds and never known it. And then, late in life, when the crisis hit, the weed(s) would have wilted on you. How would that have been for a fine mess?<br /><br />There is always a blessing in there somewhere. It can be hard to see. Believe me, I know...Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932408372240147454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4615877796681762684.post-75148449486021524982012-12-10T10:52:48.522-08:002012-12-10T10:52:48.522-08:00Kerri,
While I have other constraints that prevent...Kerri,<br />While I have other constraints that prevent me from getting out often. We'll call it "one-vehicle-ites". I cannot help but empathize with your point. I believe... beginning with the invention of the telephone and ending with twitter, we as a society seem to have forgotten the importance of gathering. With tools such as Face book and twitter we forget the need to catch up goes beyond our 120 character limit.<br />and then don't get me started on how busy everyone is ... I hear you Kerri, and I look forward to seeing you tomorrow :)Ritanoreply@blogger.com