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10/28/2010 08:58 PM
Mary2009
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Enoughalready shared this on another thread. I’m worried that it might have gotten lost in the long, long discussion on that thread. I hope she does not mind me reposted it on its own. It’s good information.

http://www.powerfull-living.biz/blog/2009/03/27/10-ways-to- be-supportive-to-someone-in-emotional-distress/

“Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. Christopher Robin to Pooh”
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10/28/2010 09:07 PM  Top
enoughalready
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Nope mary I dont mind at all, I have reread that myself several times, I hope it helps some! No disrespect intended towards anyone.
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

10/28/2010 09:13 PM  Top
marriedtoit
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This is a great list! I especially like number 6! It was so discouraging to me, when I was really brought low from chemotherapy, to be told to cheer up and find the bright side. I need most to hear number 7--I want to HELP folks in distress, but I do understand that unsolicited advice when you are in distress can seem more harmful than helpful.
All of my advice is based on experience and reading. I am not a medical doctor, and have never even played one on TV.

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10/29/2010 07:34 AM  Top
sallyo
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Thank you for the list! It's a great reminder.
www.sallyosmusings.blogspot.com

10/29/2010 07:49 AM  Top
sadsadhubby
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Another thanking for sharing.

sadsad

I just thought things would go back the way they were because I thought that there was still a wonderful person with a heart that still loved me.
---why we stay with them, thanks sososad51


My love for her is eternal...see you in heaven.
Well, maybe not...that was then and this is now. Not enough of me...so all my love to my son, self, and future "her".

I've moved on physically and mentally....but my heart does'nt want to come along for the ride.
...thanks DrDiva

I have always been able to fix things....I can't "fix" this.
....Thanks, Southerskies

Stop living in hope....move on.

This disease changes our loved ones into becoming the monsters we never knew existed.

I have learned to mourn the Death of a Living person....for the one I loved 'died' years ago.
thanks, Crushedheart

We Will Never Forget...that they are the crazy ones not us!

10/29/2010 07:51 AM  Top
rch
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Yes, evangeline!

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10/29/2010 09:23 AM  Top
Imnoangel
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Thanks for reposting this, Mary! Wink

I like #5.

Post edited by: Imnoangel, at: 10/29/2010 09:26 AM

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
Dan Rather

"In order to succeed you must fail, so that you know what not to do the next time."
Anthony J. D'Angelo

"You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith."
Mary Manin Morrissey

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Gandhi


I am not a doctor and my advice is purely based on opinion and personal experience and should be regarded as such.

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