KAREN, I am so glad you are back! I know I am a little late to welcome you back!! You have been missed, happy to hear you are improving!! you are a very strong person! I have had so many friends that have had deaths in their family lately!! One was a 4 month old baby that was killed in a car accident.The whole family had inj, and haven't really had thr time to grieve for the baby. It was a drunk driver who caused the accident! so I have been asking for everyone to pray for the whole family! Even though you may not know this family they need all the prayers possible!! Karen I have missed all your post, always learn from the things you post! Take care and hugs to you sweet lady paraintn
Karen,
I'm glad to see you back. Being in the shape that I'm in, I miss some emails. But I do really wish you the best, and by now, I hope that you're better. Your (and your wonderful assistants) letters provides me with the strength to move forward. Living with a failed four level lumbar fusion and now my middle spine is becoming painful, it's so tempting to give up. Living in constant pain is no fun. My marriage has been wrecked over it, too. It's been a tough five years for me. But I struggle forward, in hope that something will help me to become pain free, but I honestly don't see it happening. To be honest, if I were to go tomorrow, I'd be doing myself and my wife a great favor. Then, at least she could be free, and have the resources to start over again with a new life. As for me, my life has been shattered. It was bad enough for the first year and half, but at that time, the worst time in my life, my wife confessed to cheating on me over nineteen years prior to that date. Even though it was a long time for her, it wasn't for me. We had been married barely a year at the time. But why after nineteen years, during the worst part of my life, she made this confession, I'll never know. But that was in September 2007, my life was shattered at that point, and still is. I honestly believe she wanted to push me over the edge, she didn't, but came close.
Karen, I'm sorry that I blurted this out on your forum, but I needed to tell someone. In addition to my pain meds, I'm prescribed 8mg Xanax daily. I thought things would get better, but they have worsened instead. It's a miracle that I'm still here.
Keep up your great work, Karen. Many, including I, keep going by reading your column.
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You are brave, I don't know how much of that "looking down" I would have been able to do! Is very nice to see you back and I hope that you have a rapid and succesful recovery. I will keep you in my prayers. Take care,
Hi Karen,
Sorry to learn of your surgery but very glad to know it's over and you're on your way to recovery. (I can't imagine you having to be off the computer for so long). I pray the results are great and you're back to doing all the things you love.
Love and prayers,
Linda E