I am a 51-year old widowed mother of a 15-year old son.  My son and I live together with our two cats - Tika and Gordo.  My husband died about two years ago from COPD and schizophrenia.  I get lonely at times, but my son is good company and he keeps me on my toes!  I go to work every day, where I deal with angry customers.  Then I come  home and occasionally cook for my son and I.  After cooking, I enjoy reading women's magazines and surfing the "net", checking my e-mails and reading posts from people who have been there and understand what it is like to have anywhere from one to at least a dozen health anomalies.  I am not particuarly looking to meet a man for the purpose of having a relationship, as I don't want to expose my son to something he might perceive to be "scary".  By scary, I mean it would be hard for him to adjust to life with a virtual stranger, after living with just me and our two cats for the past two years.  I would love to meet and make new friends - of either gender.  People I could share lunch with, shoot pool or even try out some new and interesting hobbies or sports.  For now, though, I just take life one day at a time and I try to think positively as much as possible.  I find that good things happen to me if I am receptive to them happening.  So, yes, I often "fake it til I make it" and many times, I actually start to feel better.   I do believe in the power of positive thinking and the power of positive actions.  Often, one begets the other.  In the meantime, I go along living my life - with all its imperfections and joys and sorrows, and I am constantly in search of "that magic treatment" that will cure my health problems - well, not necessarily kill them, but at least get rid of them for a little while.  I leave you now with the hope that you will live pain and worry free.

Kay