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How'd I miss this thread? Where have I been?

Sweetie, I'm so sorry you're going through all this crap. MORE shingles?! Oy.

You bet I understand how you're feeling -- oh yeah. I get depressed a LOT because of one sickness after another. If it's not shingles (yes, I get them too), it's a diverticulitis attack. If it's not diverticulitis, it's my damn IBS, if it's not IBS, it's atrophic vaginitis, if it's not atrophic vaginitis, it's yet ANOTHER bladder infection! Then there's the infamous boob itch from hell that STILL hasn't gone away!

Oh yeah, I get depressed a LOT.

But, Girlfriend, you know what? I read posts from Ruchie or LS or JenX, and it wakes me up to reality. I correspond with my little friend who has endometriosis, and I realize that my health issues have nothing to do with the fact that I'm getting old. And, while I hate to beat a dead horse, I just totally cannot get Christopher Reeve out of my mind. He was my hero, my inspiration -- and he still is. Terri, he never gave up -- he fought to the bitter end, and never complained, not once. Girlfriend, if that man could do it, you and I can too.

DON'T GIVE UP THE FIGHT! You are NOT alone. We're all in this together -- all of us -- we ALL have a cross to bear. You know that; I'm not telling you anything new. Believe it or not, there are others out there who have it a LOT worse than all of us. We can do this -- and we WILL.

{{{{Hugs}}}}}}

Bevvy

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