Hi Amy:
I enjoyed your essay. You have such an interesting way of putting things. I can totally relate to the way the waters slowly rise -- so slowly that you don't even realize it until you're up to your neck!
I often wonder how far away from 'normal' I am. I just don't remember what it used to be like anymore. Because of that, I can't quite figure out how bad things are. Like you, I wonder if everyone has trouble standing for more than 30 seconds or so, or if everyone around me is just as tired as I am. I know that I'm probably more tired, but how much more?
Why does it matter? Because I don't want to be a weenie and ask for a chair, call it a night, beg off an event... just because I'm tired. Even though my own body is telling me 'enough already.'
Thanks for the essay.
- Julie
Thanks for your response Julie. Writing has become my favorite coping mechanism, and having people respond that they related makes it even more effective.
I have a similar response of "Why does it Matter?" I'm over 40, I'm living with MS. Which is the reason I have holes in my memory? It's good to know whether it is a cognitive disorder, or just mid-life. It def. matters to me.
Thanks for your kind words!
Be well~
Amy
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Where is it? I always look forward to reading your writings, but where is the essay?
Hi Michael - for some reason it didn't have the whole post which included the link.
I said (to myself) "I will complete this essay by the end of the year." (repeat for effect!) You see, I had been trying to to describe this "thing" for months. So with deadline employed, I found some words and posted them minutes before midnight.
I'm not sure that I've ever started the year feeling so satisfied. I'll have to give myself an assignment like this every year. (Accepting suggestions starting now!)
So, please take these first hours of 2011 to read it. It would bump up my satisfaction level big time. And doesn't everyone like to "get some satisfaction"~
Happy New Year!
Just realized the post is truncated when one is reading the comments! The link is actually the words "read it"
~Amy