hi cyber-dad you wrote: >.. i been having a pity party on my self. >after telling other pwps not to. >i am going to stop. >so if others notice let me know.. there's nothing wrong with feeling down sometimes all we can do is try to deal with what we are handed as well as we can at the time ---- deal with what you get with what you got when you get it ---- i find it can be easy to look back and tell myself 'i should have been stronger' etc [but hindsight is 20/20 and 'should have' doesn't cut it] but when i'm in the middle of something all i can do is the best i know how at the time why should i expect more? why should you? >last i learned my blind and and has pace maker >has only about 2 months to live. he has cancer. so the reason you were having a 'pity party' was because you are worried about someone near and dear who is critically ill? excuse me, dad, but: you goof! of course you are feeling upset about that! why be so hard on yourself? the news has upset you but the reaction is normal and natural you have to cry to express the pain and the grief and now you are picking yourself up and moving forward also normal and natural so, if you are giving yourself a hard time [and i don't see anyone else around beating up on you] for being normal and natural and emotional and [good golly] human then i think i can be a little justified in calling your behaviour goofy >told them to let him eat, drink what ever he wants to. and here he is folks, the feisty old trouble maker rides again! >so i gues i can not complain of my legs. sure you can if they hurt, complain why not? you deserve medical care and attention as much as anybody else >so pwp we are not so bad off are we. >i thanking god for my good health. >i can and will beat this pd. yep i know you will i will be [am] right there beside you >i gave up working every thing >well i am going to go back to the old don. the old don the new don don't matter they are all the same sweet guy just experiencing a ride on life's roller coaster and setting one heck of an example for the rest of us >see i need help to don't we all? and doesn't it feel good? it means you're human! that's the gift >and let put camilla for cg of the year. i second, third, and fourth that motion! >no offence to any body dad, the more you share with us the more we are blessed if i have just half your spirit in another twenty years i'll be unbeatable! >feed back. you got it! how's this? too much? too bad! too late now... love syb-sis janet [log in to unmask]