tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51597771511564238262024-03-19T01:48:23.767-07:00Stuck In ScaredMy life in bits and pieces, shared through diaries and creative writing.Kimmiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10974750428498873046noreply@blogger.comBlogger152125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159777151156423826.post-90301330801886931212016-06-19T02:16:00.000-07:002016-06-19T03:32:33.593-07:00Just-a-Quote #10 (Missing Dad... Fathers Day)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"I miss you, Dad. SO MUCH!" ~ <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Kimmie</i></span> x</div>
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Thank you for allowing me to share</div>
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God bless you and all those you love</div>
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<i>Kimmie</i> <i>x</i></div>
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Related Post: <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/about-man.html" style="background-color: #ead1dc;" target="_blank">About A Man</a></div>
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It's been a while since I posted anything more than the odd quote/poem. It's been a tough few months here, on top of (as many of you already know) an incredibly tough Two-ish years. </div>
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For weeks now I've been in one of my (just-coming-out-of-still-subject-to-change) withdrawal phases. </div>
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I've struggled to connect, online or off, and on top of that, (frustratingly), for a variety of reasons, (not least symptoms of FIBRO-BLOOMING-MYALGIA), I've struggled to write, (other than in my journals). </div>
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On that note, Dear reader, you may notice that the following post contains large chunks of 'oi-Kimmie-you-said-that-already', with some fresh-ramble thrown in... because you're worth it ;o)</div>
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Actually, fatigue doesn't cover *This Tired*, I'm not sure there is any stand alone word that does! o_O </div>
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Having suffered mental illness for years (including, depression, OCD, anxiety, and an Eating disorder) I'm no stranger to fatigue, but *This Tired*, Oh my! never-have-I-ever experienced *This Tired* before! </div>
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No amount of sleep eases 'This Tired', it is extreme, overwhelming, relentless....it knocks me off of my feet, muddles my brain, limits my ability to 'do', and forces me to rest after even the shortest periods of 'doing'. </div>
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'This Tired' has been getting progressively worse over the past few years, and has been a constant for the past year (or so) - and when I say constant, I mean constant, every second, of every minute, of every day... Every. Single. Day!</div>
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There was a time, not so long ago really, that I could have painted a room, tidied/cleaned house, garden, kids (and self) in a day... these days I'm lucky if I get through a shower without collapsing. </div>
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I drag myself up in the mornings feeling like I've been hit by a dumper truck (even if I've slept all night) and spend the rest of the day (when I'm not napping) doing very little - and 'very little' is mind-blowingly exhausting! </div>
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I've always had a high pain threshold (with the exception of headaches, which I HATE!), and though I detest the walking stick that I now need to get around outdoors, and often grumble-grouch-ouch, (swear-a-bit), pain alone wouldn't usually stop me from getting things done. </div>
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Fatigue is BY FAR my major complaint, because it (often) makes it IMPOSSIBLE to carry on, If I had to chose, and could only cure one or the other, pain or fatigue... I'd drop the fatigue in a heartbeat. </div>
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There have been a few severe (excruciating) pain episodes that have prevented walking for a while, but I could still read, write, enjoy social media, take in a T.V program; if only I wasn't... So. Damn. Tired! </div>
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<u style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Pickaxe to the head</u>: I'm not kidding, well actually, I am.... but MY GOD, if anyone should ever take a pickaxe to my head, I reckon I'd know what'd hit me! </div>
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This can happen at anytime, sometimes more than once a day. It stops me in my tracks, and is (thank God it doesn't last long each time - seconds usually) excruciating!</div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Knife through the shoulder blade</span>: Clearly, I'm dramatizing again, I've never (literally) been stabbed in the back, but there really is no other way to describe it. Knife pain lasts a lot longer than pickaxe pain, and transmits a heavy-achy feeling down my arm and into my hand, causing partial numbness in the process. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Alternative shoulder pain</span>: This one is bothersome (because it disturbs sleep) it's painful, intensely so at times (though more heavy/achy/bruised than stabbing) and occurs under pressure....by pressure I mean laying on it/leaning on it.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Chest Pain</span>: I sometimes get a sharp, severe, stabbing pain in my chest just above my left breast, or, in the center of my chest. The pain often radiates through to my neck and/or shoulder, it hurts more when I breath in, and when point of pain is touched (on instinct) it's exacerbated. This one frightens the life out of me (exacerbated by OCD thoughts) - *is it my lungs? is it lung cancer? Am I having a heart attack?* ... You get the picture. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Bone Pain (deep)</span>: (periodic) Specifically knees/hips - when I say deep I'm attempting to describe (in short) an excruciating pain that would be better described as 'cork screwing' or 'boring' the bone - It hurts... a lot! o_O </div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Itchy-Twitchy-PAINFUL Nerves:</span> Oh. My. God! How do I even begin to describe this one. </div>
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As for the itch... It's sort of on the outside, but really on the inside. It moves around, runs away when you try and scratch it. Have you ever scratched an itch in your armpit to discover (but not before scratching at least 10 other body parts first) that the itch is actually in your foot... Well, it's a lot like that o_O</div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Facial/head numbness</span>: This one's weird, and can hit at anytime (though not every day) - not only do I experience numbness in my face and/or head, but it's accompanied (or followed by) a strange internal trickling sensation, almost like cold running water, underneath the skin. It's extremely disconcerting.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Pick & choose hands</span>; I told you my symptoms were random! What I mean by this is - my hands (more often than not the right hand) can be working perfectly well one minute, and be practically useless (powerless) the next. </div>
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Generally there is very little pain involved, but it is incredibly frustrating when I attempt to pick something up and... 'hand says no'. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Muddling words (forgetting words) OFTEN!</span>: I've always been an outstanding read-out-louder (blows own trumpet) but really, I have; in fact at school (more often than not) I would be the 'chosen one' if any reading out loud was going on. </div>
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Now however, I'm noticing more and more; whilst reading to my daughter, that I'm either muddling the beginning/end of words, stuttering, reading words the wrong way round, or (most worryingly) reading words that are not even on the page. </div>
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It's almost as if my brain and mouth are in no way connected. To give a for instance - When (at time of writing) I read this paragraph aloud, I read the word 'words' as 'swords' o_O</div>
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Similarly, I'm Having trouble writing/typing words correctly - specifically, I'm writing letters in the wrong order, or missing words out of sentences altogether. </div>
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Even tweets require an edit before posting these days - and Iv'e lost count of the mistakes I've had to correct while writing this post (FYI - I originally wrote dyas in the line above, as apposed to days, and then corrected) o_O</div>
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These issues, coupled with my referring to the kettle (to give just one for instance) as "Oh, (tut) you know, the black thingy that boils water" is enough to drive me (and the rest of the family) insane! </div>
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These days (some days) it's a miracle if I can remember my own name, let alone where I am in a task/activity/conversation. It's like, I know all of the pieces of the puzzle are there, but I'll be damned if I can find the next piece.</div>
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Recently this symptom has become quite debilitating, and has prompted me to visit the GP to confirm (by way of other investigations) that these frequent (almost daily) attacks are indeed nothing more than ANOTHER fibro issue. </div>
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For months now my ears have objected to being caught between my head and the pillow, and will often wake me up (screamingly) to let me know how pissed off they are. </div>
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Once they've woken me, they refuse to allow me to lift my head without first sliding my hand between them and the pillow, and keeping said hand firmly over the offending <strike>a***hole</strike> ear hole until I've (carefully, because it really bloody hurts) lifted myself up into a sitting position. </div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Drunk walking (minus the drinking)</span>: Probably explains itself this one.. but in short - I (often, not always) find I can't walk in a straight line. I've lost count of the amount of times I'm walking down the street beside hubs one minute and under his feet the next. The annoying thing is, I can feel myself suddenly veer off to the left, but there's bugger all I can do about it. </div>
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Finally, and briefly, cause it's taken me days to knock this lot out, (despite the Oi-Kimmie-you-said-that-already chunks) and 'This Tired' is killing me! </div>
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<span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Palpitations</span> - <span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Twitches</span> - <span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">numbness</span>: Hands/feet/toes/hips/bum; anywhere's possible. <span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Balance issues</span>. <span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Dreams</span> (more than usual). <span style="background-color: #ead1dc;">Sleep issues</span>: can't sleep, or, can do nothing but sleep - no sleep is enough sleep - there is no relief from 'This Tired'!</div>
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I'm lonely, so so lonely... but not alone in grief; a few of my friends have lost loved-ones recently. Lord, bless them, please. Hold them tight. Help them through the 'Lonely'. Amen.<br />
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If I were sat on concrete throughout the day, curled cold in a doorway at night. If stone were my pillow, cardboard my sheet, and my blanket fell from the sky. </div>
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If I were hungry, huddled, cold, exposed; afraid of an unsheltered night. If I'd found a hideaway, been discovered, moved on; had nowhere else to go. </div>
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If I knew what it was to hunt butts on the floor, scavenge food from a bin. beg handouts from passers by. If I was hungry, thirsty, drained; tortured by bellies cry.</div>
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If my gloves were wet from shifting snow, my fingers froze to biting. If my feet were screaming, barely shod, my skin icebound in tattered clothing. </div>
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If I had to look down, was too ashamed to look up, was afraid of the look in their eyes. If I knew what it was to be guessed at, frowned upon, judged in a moment. </div>
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If the tables were turned. If I were <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/somebodys-son-nurturing-in-passing.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Homeless</a>. I'd wish for (pray for) compassion. </div>
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Poem by Cliff Letts. Read more <a href="http://lyriclines-lettsy.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/the-destitute-itinerant.html?spref=tw" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Here</a></div>
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If my life had been torn apart by conflict. If I knew what it was to watch friends and loved ones die. Torn apart, blown apart, tortured. </div>
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If I'd been forced to leave my home, community, country. Leave a life time of people behind.</div>
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If my life, my children's lives depended on running, if there was little hope in the running but running was all we had. </div>
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If I'd had to bundle up belongings, a whisper of our all. Drag my babies through the night, throw them onto an uncertain boat... answer their cries with lies and maybes. </div>
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If I (we) survived the journey. Were thrown (traumatized) from a sea of hope into an unfamiliar (largely unwelcoming) world. Washed up, weary worn, stranded! </div>
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If my children now wandered barefoot in the rain, in the-there-that-we-had-run-to... rejected, hungry, hurting.</div>
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If I'd arrived at hope to find hopeless, and would rather we'd died in the there that we'd fled... than die in the there that we'd run to. .</div>
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If the tables were turned. If I were a <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/prayer-for-refugees.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Refugee</a>. I'd wish for (pray for) compassion. </div>
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If I were old, lonely, unwanted, forgotten. Old; forgetful, childlike, demanding. Old; frustrated, sharp tongued, aggressive. If I were hard work...a burden.</div>
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My Dad lived a long way away from me, and, as mentioned in previous posts, mental illness/fear prevents me from travelling. In February of last year (3 months before he died) my Dad; my always-there-and-if-he-wasn't-there-he-was-getting-there, Dad, came to me. Riddled with Cancer, barely able to stand, and in unimaginable pain, he came to me. He came to say goodbye.</div>
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When he left, knowing how hard the moment was for him, I hugged him brave... like a grown up. The child inside was bawling, I didn't let her out.</div>
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He released my hold on him, kissed my head, and said "keep smiling babe.", then he turned and walked down the garden path.</div>
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When he reached the gate he turned and looked straight at me, he held my gaze for only a moment before turning away again. In that moment I read my life time in his eyes... and I read his breaking heart, his I love you... his goodbye.</div>
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I didn't want to be brave anymore. I wanted to run down the path with the child's tears pouring down my face, throw myself into his arms, beg him to stay.</div>
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I stayed dry-eye-brave in the doorway until he'd disappeared through the gate. Then went into the toilet, stamped my feet like a child, and cried.</div>
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It would be impossible to write this post without sounding like I'm blowing my own trumpet, because the events of the two (short, I promise) compassion stories I'm about to share with you, were born of my own compassion. But, it's not MY horn I want to blow today... Ignore my horn! :o)</div>
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A while back, November-ish I think, Hubs and I were on our way to post some letters when we passed a homeless guy. He was sat on the pavement; head down, eyes closed, huddled. </div>
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Within moments of passing the man I was kicking myself for not stopping, and knowing that we would be crossing his path again on our way back to the Co-op I asked Hubs if he had any spare change in his pocket. He dug out what he had. It wasn't much. </div>
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The mans reaction when we stopped and handed over 'not-much' was smashing. His face lit up instantly. His expression a mix of surprise and... actually I'm not quite sure about the and; relief with a hint of joy I think. </div>
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At this point he had already made my day!</div>
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We said goodbye to the man and crossed the road to the Co-op, stopping first at the cash point just outside the store. While I was waiting for Hubs to withdraw the money we would need for our shopping I noticed another (elderly, frail) homeless man sat just to the right of us, outside the bakers. </div>
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I turned to hubs, and was just about to ask him if we could spare anything else, when I heard... "Come on mate, up ya get, I'll buy ya some breakfast." followed by a mumbled, (inaudible to me) reply. </div>
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I turned toward the voices (as nosey people do ;) and then watched in awe, as he (the man we'd just left on the other side of the street with not-much to his name) gently helped the somewhat bemused elderly man to his somewhat shaky feet. </div>
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Turns out not-much, as far as Mr Compassionate was concerned, was enough. More than enough for two!</div>
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I turned back to hubs, and under my breath, asked, 'Can we spare a bit more?'.</div>
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After adding a-little-bit-more to their not-much , we said goodbye to Mr Shaky and Mr Compassionate. They, one held up by the other and both smiling, shuffled off in the direction of the nearest cafe. We, also smiling, disappeared into the co-op to get the food we needed to cover our own meals that week. </div>
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Someone once said (Mary Poppins, I think), "Enough is as good as a feast."... Well then, I hope my Mr Compassionate, was served '<b>enough</b>' fit for a king!</div>
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Some weeks later; the week between Christmas and New Year. We (me, Hubs and Littlie) were on our way to The Book Shop in Town (to spend Littlie's book-vouchers), when we saw another homeless man, sat on a concrete step between two shops. Eyes to pavement. In a world of his own.</div>
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He looked up, startled, when hubs approached him, and was just about to accept the coins offered when he suddenly pushed Hubby's hand away, exclaiming, "No, I can't!" </div>
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At first I thought we'd offended him, hurt his pride, but then he gestured toward Littlie (in her wheelchair) and said, "Disabled, I can't take from disabled, it's not right." </div>
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His reaction took my breath away. He was so sincere. Clearly, more concerned for us than for himself. Choked up even. </div>
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We're not well off by any means, Dear reader, but we had, just days earlier, enjoyed Christmas dinner (and pudding), by fairy-light-glow. Opened gifts. Eaten sweets. Watched Christmas TV... Together.</div>
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We have a roof over our heads; food in the cupboards. Hot water, home comforts, warm beds... Each other. </div>
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Anyway, I, made brave by HIS compassion; took the coins from hubs, approached the man myself, and said, "please take it. It's not much, and <b>I promise you</b>... we have enough." </div>
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The man (I wish I'd asked his name) took the coins from my hand and said 'Thank you'. </div>
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As we turned to walk away he called out, 'Wait'. Then he stood up and shuffled towards us, saying, (addressing Littlie, but looking between us and her for approval), "Let me give you something; can I give you a kiss, Child." then gently, (as gentlemen do) he leaned forward and kissed Littlie on the cheek. </div>
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The Mum-in-me (without meaning to) had mentally clocked his grubby beard, queried germs, made a mental note to dig out the wet wipes when we were out of sight. </div>
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The ever-present-fear-in-me was on edge, not quite sure, fingers-crossed. Because, well, that's me. </div>
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But I didn't stop him. Nor (amazingly, for a germ obsessive such as me) did I wipe away his gift; his compassion (his 'enough'), when we were out of sight. </div>
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They didn't amount to much; the coins we gave him... they never do. </div>
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Much like his gift to us! </div>
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You can do that by following @1000speak on <a href="https://twitter.com/1000Speak" style="background-color: #c27ba0;">Twitter</a> or by checking out the '1000 Voices for Compassion<b>'</b> Face book page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/1000VoicesSpeak?fref=ts" style="background-color: #c27ba0;">Here</a></div>
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"Sometimes I need to write freely. Without worrying about edits, readability, blog-worthiness. Throwing thoughts to paper; any which way they come." ~ Kimmie</div>
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My God, I needed to write today. Yesterday. All of last week. If ever there was a ramble (or 10) waiting to come out, it's now.</div>
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I've spent hours in front of the laptop attempting to unravel my muddled mind, but absolutely bugger all has made it as far as the keyboard.</div>
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How does that work exactly... with a head so full of blogger-fodder. A head so full of feels.</div>
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In a nutshell; because nutshells are easy... I feel like I've been picked up and thrown back to May 2015. I'm depressed-scared-overwhelmed. Exhausted. Withdrawn. Hurting. </div>
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I thought I had it under control; <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/gone.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">The-Grief</a>. Turns out I don't.<br />
I cannot. I CANNOT accept!</div>
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I've pondered taking a complete blog/social media break, but I don't really want to do that. Cutting myself off completely isn't the answer; as I've discovered this week. Too little can be as harmful as too much. </div>
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I think what I need to do for a while is write freely. Write without worrying about edits, readability... blog-worthiness </div>
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So. Over the next few weeks I'm gonna continue with my <b>Wordless Wednesday</b> and <b>Just-a-Quote</b> posts; because they're (almost) effortless to put together.</div>
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Next week (all being well) I'll be sharing some of my favorite other-bloggers with you, and I'm hoping to write something for the <a href="https://twitter.com/1000Speak" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">1000-Speak movement </a>on the 20th.</div>
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In the meantime I'm going to be throwing thoughts to paper; any which way they come... writing-doodling-painting. Make a start on my Dear-Dad journal. Read; other-bloggers, and my long list of kindle saves. Have a go at putting some of those blogger how-to's that I've been pinning for months into practice. And rest!</div>
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I'll still be around to read/respond to your comments here on the blog (though perhaps not same-day, so bear with me).<br />
I'll catch up with you, dear Twitter-Facebook-friends, on the not-so-down days, and join you, dear fellow-bloggers, for the blog-share parties as and when I can.<br />
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#1 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/maries-voice-1000speak.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Marie's Voice</a></div>
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Once upon a time, (1970 to be exact), in a children's home in England, run by an order of nuns called The Poor Sisters of Nazareth... there lived a very 'special' little girl. She was a tiny little dot who had short cropped hair, and the bluest-of-blue eyes. Her beauty, often overlooked, was breathtaking. </div>
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At five years old, such as she was; she was unable to feed herself, she couldn't walk, she couldn't talk, her understanding of the world around her was extremely limited, and her behaviour would have tried the patience of a saint (or nun, as the case may be). <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/maries-voice-1000speak.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Read More</a></div>
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#2 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/somebodys-son-nurturing-in-passing.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Somebody's Son</a><br />
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#3 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/lets-hear-it-for-hashtags.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Lets Hear it for The Hashtags</a><br />
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I really enjoy these blog share memes. I've met some great people, read too many good-reads to mention, and received lots of encouragement with regard to my own writing. What's not to like :o) <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/lets-hear-it-for-hashtags.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Read More</a></div>
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#4 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/still-afraid-and-lines-still-fine.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Still Afraid... and the Line's Still Fine.</a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkGlS3QHrOO8z8uYI8Y7P6SWbWxtMSV71qS492n79-RpJpUVM8BW9Ov0TyLKldgdi44I2XQdXWZfjZcv_ktbVGe63MA7l-b6F9-VD1qt9RjsvQYRx19pWc0sqbulcP5mNmX6UptUqTP_9/s1600/with+every+heart+beat+there+is+hope.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="With every heartbeat there is hope. mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk" border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkGlS3QHrOO8z8uYI8Y7P6SWbWxtMSV71qS492n79-RpJpUVM8BW9Ov0TyLKldgdi44I2XQdXWZfjZcv_ktbVGe63MA7l-b6F9-VD1qt9RjsvQYRx19pWc0sqbulcP5mNmX6UptUqTP_9/s200/with+every+heart+beat+there+is+hope.jpg" title="" width="142" /></a><span style="text-align: justify;">I originally wrote the following piece in 2013... I'm sharing it again today, edited only marginally, because almost 3 years on there is STILL no change for the better... Government are STILL ignoring campaigners... Disabled people (those who have survived the sustained attacks) are STILL afraid! <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/still-afraid-and-lines-still-fine.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Read More</a></span><br />
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#5 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/its-your-birthday-and-ill-cry-if-i-want.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">It's your Birthday and I'll cry if I want to.</a><br />
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Happy Birthday Dad. Are you happy? Are you here? Can you hear me? Can I see you? can you do that?... I want you to do that. <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/its-your-birthday-and-ill-cry-if-i-want.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Read More</a><br />
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#6 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/if-i-could.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">If I Could</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #c27ba0;">#7 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/is-this-tired-fibromyalgia.html" target="_blank">Is This Tired... Fibromyalgia?</a></span><br />
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#8 <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/i-am.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">I Am.</a><br />
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My 'shame' might not be rational, but it is 'my' truth, and that's what this space is for. <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/i-am.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">Read More</a><br />
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I'm trying something new this year (alongside my usual rambles). A weekly <b>Just-a-Quote</b> post.</div>
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I'll be sharing some of my own thoughts, (the above quote is one of my own), I'll also be sharing other quotes that resonate with me (with credit where it's due). </div>
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It's new years Eve 2015 (time of writing) and I've spent most of today looking to google for inspiration for this New Years Eve post, specifically I was searching 'Happy'. </div>
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I found it of-course, the internet is full of zipadeedoodah today, as it is every new years eve. I found positive posts, round ups posts, lists and lists of 'list' posts... and I found happy posts; other people's thoughts, feelings, wishes. Other people's Happy.</div>
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Many were inspiring... none inspired me. </div>
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Actually, that's not quite true... they inspired me to write a list; a stupidly-long list of Happy-New-Year-blog-post-ideas. When I sat down to write this evening I had every intention of using idea #4... 'There's Something Good In Every Day'. </div>
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I could have pulled that one off too, you know... I could have rambled till your eyes were bossed about how blessed I am; how lucky I am, how grateful I am. Because I am. </div>
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You know what else I am... honest. Throwing a load of zipadeedoodah your way this evening... wouldn't have been honest! (I do however wish YOU as much zipadeedoodah as you can handle <span style="color: #741b47;">:o)</span>)</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It's new years Eve 2015 (time of writing), and I'm afraid. I'm afraid of tomorrow! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">This year has </span><span style="text-align: justify;">been the worst year of my life (so far). </span><span style="text-align: justify;">This year broke my heart; almost broke me, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">but I don't want to leave it. My Dad lived in this year.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">My Dad hugged me this year. My Dad laughed, and cried this year. This year I heard Dads voice, breathed his smell...read 'I love you' in his eyes. </span></div>
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Tomorrow will be the first day of a year that doesn't have my Dad in it, and I'm scared. I don't want to leave him behind.</div>
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As of tomorrow... 'Dad died LAST year'. Not this year, not even 7 months ago... LAST year! He will never live in this year.</div>
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As of tomorrow... I will never have a THIS year that has Dad in it again. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It's new years Eve 2015 (time of writing), i</span><span style="text-align: justify;">t's cold outside, and set to get colder</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">and I (though grieving) am warm, fed, housed and Oh-so-cared-for, as (I sincerely hope) are you. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I decided against an end of year round up of my blog posts this year... #6 on my list of ideas... but I'd love for you to visit (or revisit) just <a href="http://mentalillnessgodandme.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/somebodys-son-nurturing-in-passing.html" style="background-color: #c27ba0;" target="_blank">THIS ONE</a>. It means a lot to me. :) </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">It's new years Eve 2015 (time of writing), and I want to thank YOU, dear readers of my rambles, for reading, commenting (I love your comments :), for being there, for being your beautiful selves... and especially for your support this past (incredibly tough) year. You lot make my day... EVERY DAY! </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I wish you ALL a (heartfelt) HAPPY NEW YEAR! :o) </span></div>
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I'm late posting my Christmas paraphernalia this year. I usually have the halls decked by the 1st of December but (despite making a start early November) I was well into December before finishing. </div>
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Fibromyalgia had me decking the halls with boughs-of-ouchie, and as this is my first Christmas without Dad there wasn't a lot of fa-la-la'ing going on. I'm glad I pushed on with it though, Littlie's eyes are shinning as a child's eyes should be, and me? Well, I love Christmas, and the Merry-and-Bright is doing me the world of good... <i><b>Fa-la-la-la-la...la-la-la-la</b></i> :o) </div>
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Christmas is my absolute favorite... I like it a lottle (that's like a little, but a lot). </div>
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I love the lead up to Christmas, I delight in the fairy lights and decorations which fill almost every corner of my home. I love the chaos of Christmas morning... the mess that out does all messes - the pringle-crumb-carpet - the tripping over of the long and short legs sprawled out into the middle of my very small dinning room as I attempt to get to the back door for a quick cigarette break - the 5am stumble along the landing to be greeted by a wide awake Littlie with stocking in hand, shouting "he's been Mummy, he's been!" </div>
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I love it all, and despite the underlying sadness this year I'm really looking forward to Christmas morning with my gorgeous ones. </div>
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My house is a squash-and-a-squeeze and the dinning table's been packed away to make room for the tree so (unless you're a fairy) there's nowhere to sit, but you're all <b>so</b> welcome! Heating's on, kettle's on, and there's mince pies in the tin... help yourselves.</div>
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<b>My tree</b>... An evening job (more accurately several evenings), on my own with Rod Stewart ringing in my ears... No touching (or tail-wagging) allowed! </div>
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<b>The lounge trees</b>... a joint effort... some touching allowed :o) </div>
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<b>Littlie's tree</b> (in her bedroom), she gets to do what she likes with this one... I like it but wouldn't wanna sleep with it... she loves it :)</div>
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<b>The back door</b>... this picture doesn't show the full glory of this area of the house at Christmas time... it's my favorite part of the house when decked... the windows mirror all of the downstairs fairy lights giving the impression that the whole garden is lit up...it's magical!</div>
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The old fish tank... which stands in the dinning room for most of the year looking like a heap of, well, old fish tank, and is magically (with the help of 4 rolls of cotton wool and a ton of fake snowflakes) transformed into Littlie's winter-wonderland each Christmas. </div>
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