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The day I walked on water

The day I walked on water This has got to stop. I have heard of magnetic attraction, I know I'm good looking and all that other flattering stuff, but this is ridiculous. How do I demagnetise myself from lizards? It all started a few years ago (Oh! A... Read >

Going back in time.

adventurers I was in the fortunate position to be able to sit and watch three youngsters dragging their soapbox up the hill to the designated start point, where the assault on their version of the land speed record would begin. This "chariot" in my opi... Read >

Mind your manners

wheelchair second childhood, When I visit a restaurant it's usually best to go with family or close friends who know how I feed myself, or I run the risk of them rushing off in embarrassment and horror at the first slurp or dribble that is totally ali... Read >

Depression and I

Depression and I I really hate this disease and what it's doing to my body, my life and my family. I can't go on with the pain and the mental anguish. The uncertainty and the fear are crushing my spirit. I don't want to be here anymore. Please take me ... Read >

My faithful friends

My faithful friends Today the sun is trying hard to burn off the clouds and the rain has stopped, for a while. I hear the little birds twittering and tweeting in the bush outside my window. My two little mongrel friends jump up on the bed to say good m... Read >

Oh! How I hate you

Oh! How I hate you Oh! How I hate this disease today. The aches, the pains, the cold, the loneliness and the quiet. All eating at my hands, feet, knees and heart even though I am warmly dressed and wrapped in a blanket. I woke up this morning with... Read >

Wheelchairs – Transportation & Life insurance

Wheelchairs - Transportation & Life insurance The determination to stay mobile has had it's trials and tribulations since being advised that I have a disease called Inclusion Body Myositis. I have been a very wobbly walker for the past eight years ... Read >

A lesson in humility

A lesson in humility When I woke up this morning I was angry. Angry because the dogs woke me up when they barked sometime during the night. Angry because I didn't sleep all that well last night, due to the backache. Angry because I couldn't turn ... Read >

Understanding Dysphagia

Understanding Dysphagia (a part of having Myositis) One of the many extra complications involved with Myositis and many other neuro muscular disorders is Dysphagia. www.wikipedia.org Dysphagia is the medical term for the symptom of difficulty in sw... Read >

Acceptance before progress

Acceptance before progress If you speak to any recovering alcoholic or drug addict who has attended any form of rehabilitation, they will tell you that the therapists all want the admission and acceptance that there is a problem, before the healing p... Read >

Learning to live all over again

Learning to live all over again We, with a debilitating disease, like Myositis or MD know all about side issues. They are an integral part of the disease but are quite often lumped into the description and symptoms of the disease. Headaches, stiffness,... Read >

Going shopping or going mad

Going shopping or going mad I used to enjoy visiting our local shopping mall with my family because we knew we could stroll around eating an ice cream while looking in the windows until one of us saw something that grabbed our fancy. We would then vent... Read >

Believe it or not

Believe It Or Not Life is a series of choices. We can choose to stay as we are or we can choose to change what and where we find ourselves. With prayer and healing we also have a choice to believe or not to believe. I put a question on a few web sites ... Read >

Into the depths I sank

INTO THE DEPTHS I SANK Into the depths of despair I sank The more I sank the more I drank I was in control you see Cause that is what I said to me This wasn't true but could not be stopped But would carry on until I dropped Then one night to c... Read >

My Prayer

My prayer When I wake up in the morning after sleeping through the night I thank the Lord for mercies and showing me the Light I know that I'm a sinner and don't deserve God's love So I repent and ask for mercy and forgiveness from above I tha... Read >