I posted this back in December 16, 2011, and it became a heated discussion with a nurse, so I thought I would revisit it here today, along with the lengthy comments, which were more interesting than the post itself! My Reply, To A Reply, On My Nurse Rant I recently posted a blog entry “Here…
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Support
The Saturday Revisit Of “Is Anything Really A Waste Of Time?”
Originally Posted December 4, 2011 Yesterday, when I walked into Mt. Sinai for the Sarcoidosis Support Group meeting, I had this instant foreboding that it was going to be a big waste of time, and I almost turned back before I even entered the auditorium. I didn’t and I stayed for the whole thing. It…
Family Politics And Being Able To Let Go
My eldest brother and I never had a close relationship. We are seven years apart and always fought through my childhood. In my teens and twenties, we tolerated each other, and then now we barely communicate. Some years ago, he and his wife became part of a “born again” church, and he wrote to me…
Should Old Friendships Just Be Allowed To Die Naturally?
As I head back to my birth land, I ponder past friendships that have slipped away over distance and time, and whether or not I should reach out to my childhood best friends. I met them, a brother and sister, when I was six, he was four and she was two. They lived around the…
I Don’t Care About Your Sexual Orientation And Neither Should Anyone Else
It still fascinates me to this day that we still live in world where people still feel the need to justify their love with the rest of the world. Why is it that I am not expected to walk up to the world and announce that I am straight? Why do I need to tell…
There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Support
One of the biggest complaints of people with chronic illness and chronic pain is that they don't get enough support from family and friends. I have always been an independent person, and never really needed support. My wife is a huge support to me and I don't need it from anyone else. A lot of…
