Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Barb's Posts

Found my way back! Glad to be here.

 Hello All, it's been a while since I've posted here.  I think around late July 2011 was the last post.  Well, its been nasty out there.  I was stuck in what I call the "Crash Zone". Sometime first of August I started with a slight sore throat, you know the kind that is annoying but really doesn't hurt.  That continued for... Read moreChevron

Praise report: but still learning

As my journey continues to learning to live with my Arthritis' (RA, OA, PA) I have found myself learning to dance again. Let me explain. A remider of my pre-arthritis days came back to me in the form of an old friend, Dancing. My mother found an old tape of my last days in a long history of ballet and tap dance, including some footage of a couple... Read moreChevron

Coping: an elusive skill needed for living.

I recently was involved with a conversation here on this site that essentially kept me from posting that night.  As the situation took my reason for being on HealthCentral that evening in a whole different direction.  I realized, on that night, what I have been telling myself and others is true, there is always someone else worse off... Read moreChevron

Thank you for this site. Finding comfort here.

Since joining this site, only a few days ago, I have learned so much. I am a 40 something year old Nurse, working fulltime to help support my family. My spouse and 3 children, (only one is 23 so not really a child), they are 23, 10, and 8.  I have been a nurse for 25+ years and though this experience have learned I don't know as much as I... Read moreChevron