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Re: [RC] Tell Your Story - Stephanie E CaldwellBette, Wow, thanks everyone. You guys really lifted my spirits, this has been a tough week for me. I can't believe a doctor who has not as yet even been able to pinpoint a disease would make such an incredibly stupid statement that you will not see your children grow up-- if you even have any---- woah! He's thankfully not my regular doctor, just happend to be on call last time I had to go see them. Did learn that I have great bone density from him. LOL I got kicked on the shin and with all my other problems decided it would be wise to go and make sure I hadn't damaged anything permanently. I didn't put that statement out there to get sympathy, just to make a point that none of us, however young or old are promised tomorrow. Whether we live in a little box wrapped in bubble wrap or compete in high risk sports responsibly. First of all, there are a lot of diseases that make one feel like they are dying (CFIDS) being one-- yet one doesn't die. I know because I have it and with the help of a great neurologist/endocrinologist have been able to abate my symptoms. My main Doc suspects either Lupus with spinal involvement or MS. I kidding tell my riding buddies I have EPM. LOL One of the scarriest things to me is all the drugs that they put chronic disease suffers on. Off all the Lupus, MS, and Rheumatoid Arthiritis people I've met the ones that are doing best didn't go the medical route, instead treated with herbs. We haven't even gotten to the matter that breakthroughs are being made every day. You haven't seen that caddie give up yet, have you. We're only months away from a cure for cancer, from what I've read. There's a cure being sold out of the Bahama's that I've used on a pet with great results. She had Basal cell carcenoma (? spelling) tumors on her face. We had them removed and biopsied twice, the third time she was given the herbal cure and her tumors fell off within a week. My vet was shocked, he told me she didn't have much hope because of her, at that point I'd owned her for 15 years, and she wasn't a kitten when I got her. She died a few months later of a Penicillin OD, but she was pretty much healthy at that time other than typical old cat stuff! Yes, go for your quality of life, but don't start picking out burial plots yet. One of my students when I was counselor for the disabled at a community college in CA told me that when she was in a car accident, she remembers the treating doctor telling her mother she would be a vegetable. When I first knew her, she was walking with a cane--- by the time she finished her AA she no longer needed that--- and was she bright. I could tell you other stories as well--- suffice it to say that there is only one person who knows for sure when you should stop buying green bananas and I haven't heard of Him doing any funeral pitches down here. People are amazing creatures, we can overcome almost anything we put our minds to. Thanks for the encouragement, Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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