Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | My Father-in-Law passed away... and I need your help

He lost his very brave battle with Cancer last Monday morning whilst I was en route for my surgery. He was 55.

When I say very brave I really mean it. Not once did he ever complain about the pain he was in or the injustice of his situation.

His funeral was attended by so many people that many had to stand outside. It really showed how much people thought of him.

We are all in shock. He only lived 3 months after the diagnosis and up until about 2 weeks ago we all thought they had removed all the cancer with the operation last year.

Our lives are in such turmoil. It is a very hard time. I keep telling myself that we are being given such difficulties to make us strong and I need to keep believing that.

This time last year I was posting on this site every day and hadn't missed a Yoga class in 18 months. Lately I feel like I'm missing out on everyone's news here (though I do think of you all) and I have been to about 3 yoga classes in the last 4 months.

Needless to say my IBS is more out of control than it has been in ages.

I am really going to try to "normalise" things as much as possible and hopefully stabilise myself before we go to Bali so that we can enjoy the time away.

I need all of you guys to help me stick to this:

As of today I will:

get to Yoga every week no matter what (starting tonight - my tummy is still a bit sore but I can go for the relaxation and sit any tummy stuff out)

start walking my dogs each morning again

spend less time crying over the baby I don't have and more time being thankful for what I do have

get my sugar addiction under control - I know sugar is fine for IBS but it's not too good for PCOS and ever since things have been really bad I have been sucking down so many lollies that it is just about making me sick but I can't stop!

get my retail therapy problem under control! Every time something goes wrong I try to cure it by spending money and it needs to stop because while it helps at the time I feel terrible later. Plus when you are spending a fortune on IVF you should be saving not spending.

Help me out guys - I need everyone to get on my back about these things and help me to get myself back on track. Maybe if I am accountable for these things I might be able to get it under control. I have tried writing down the lollies I have eaten and the money I have wasted but no-one else sees it so it doesn't really stop me.

Sorry for the strightly strange post but I feel better admitting all this to someone.

Kerrie

--------------------
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Edited by KinOz (03/21/04 10:22 PM)

Print Remind Me Notify Moderator