How to use this board

[SunshineH]

Welcome Breezy.

[sallybrice]

I'm using the Forum for the first time, although I've been a WSA member for 2 yrs now. I was prompted to do so by the e-mail survey I just got. I had a fight w/ my husband this morning, and WSA felt like a good place to go w/ it. The kind WSA responder suggested the Forum as a tool, so I am trying it out now, just dipping my toes in the water, so to speak. We'll see how it turned out. Sally

[wheeliezdryver73]

welcome sallybrice and breezy and any other new members!!

[Dorothy Saunders]

Welcome, SallyBrice!
I encourage you to dip your toes in deeper water now that your test post is done by posting in Help & Healing, where there is a wider audience.
We are all quite willing to weigh in with support and advice when there are domestic disputes. If yours hasn't blown over yet, try us out!

[SunshineH]

Welcome SallyBrice! I hope you find comfort from this wonderful family.

[LarryB]

(((SSallyBrice)))

the stress of constant care and worry causes a lot of disagreements. That is why caring for ourselves is so important, and many IS just do not see that.

I am glad you have ventured into posting with us. We work out a lot of stress, losses, victories and questions here in the forums. Hope to hear more from you soon.

[TVHANSEN]

Just trying out the forum.

[LarryB]

(((Welcome TVHANSEN)))

You have landed amongst fellow travellers that understand and offer support unconditionally.

We hope you'll return and tell us about yourself. This is a wonderful place to let it out.

Be well

Larry

[ndewitt]

New to WSA and just trying out the forum! I'm glad that there may be other people who can relate the the challenges my husband and I are facing.

[qtrhrsemom]

Welcome to the family ndewitt! So sorry you need us, but I'm sure you will be glad you found us.... Please post often and let us know a little about you...

[LarryB]

(((ndewitt)))

Sorry you needed to find our family. This is a great group. I hope to hear more from you. Post in Help and Healing, our most widely read forum. Tell us a little about you.

Larry

[ndewitt]

Thanks for the welcome. I'm still trying to find my way around the site. I care for my husband who has had spinal cord cancer (astrocytoma) for 13 years. We enjoyed 12 years in remission - painful, but not growing or incapacitating. Last Spring it came back with a vengeance. This time surgery left him a paraplegic and in a lot of serious pain. Complications since then have made things even worse. Right now we're trying another chemo, but so far nothing is stopping it this time. He manages to care for himself while I'm at work, but our lives have been turned upside down and our dreams for our retirement will never happen. Adjustment is so hard, and its completely possible that his physical status will continue to decline. I'm discovering that this is a terribly lonely place to be

[secretflower]

((((((((ndewitt))))) Welcome, glad that you founds us, but sorry that you need us....you are facing a daunting time that indeed can be isolating....this group is so understanding of all the losses that come with a chronically ill spouse, I hope you get a chance to read some of the posts and also share whatever you need to with all of us....it is the hardest thing ever to stay strong for our loved ones.....here you can rest a bit and lean on us for support & tlc for yourself.

[asites]

Testing my posting abilities I am so grateful I found this site. The tears have finally come after three years of...well I refer to it as my "Nightmare Soap Opera", Not just his issues but all the issues that have gravitated to our small world because of his medical problems. My husband is well-loved so I find myself taking care of all those who are affected (friends, extended family, community). Sometimes I do wonder "What about me?" I miss my husband, my best friend and what we had. We are trying to find that "new normal". It is so hard.

[LarryB]

Hi (((asites))) and welcome to the family. Glad to have you - we understand the tears, and the relief. This is YOUR site, please enjoy it. Share your story with us in "Help and Healing" our most widely read forum.

We are all here to help each other. (And to answer the question 'what about me?" in the best ways we have found) We represent all walks of life, all diseases and injuries, all ages and both current and former well spouse.

Hope to hear more from you soon.

Larry