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Dit"I've been a grateful member here for over 4 yrs this place has changed my life of course for the better, coming to the groups has enabled me to no longer feel so alone. As a group leader for the Bipolar Support group I can relate to others and am expressing my experience strength and hope and this is very rewarding, I've also made many supportive friends here whom I talk to some daily. I used to have a lot of 'lows' since becoming member here at MdJunction I no longer have these lows." (Dit)

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Frenchie
Frenchie
Rank VIP Member
Online Status OFFLINE
Member Since 08/18/2008 03:24 PM
Last Online 06/02/2011 08:58 PM
Gender: Female
Birthdate: 10/22/2008
City: Lilburn
State: Georgia
Occupation: adult care-giver..and...Lyricist for hire. / teeshirts and mousepad designer/ photographer/ Wedding Singer
Website: http://www.uberprints.com/cart/
Blog: my yahoo profile/Facebook/ Twitter/ www.mycountryspace.com/MonaCherie www.dailystrength.com www.thetruthconnection.com www.taxi.com
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HEY!!! CHECK Oam inn UT MY PICS BELOW!
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I am in the ER all night..sevete anxiety attackattackmimicking a heart attack. They fear a nervous breakdown is imminent



I AM SORRY for my absence..I have not been well at all and my one month old grandson James who you see here in my PROFILE PIC has had stomach surgery and is back in the hosp with complications bless his heart. Now his mom Kelly is in the hosp too passing kidney stones and is dehydraded and exhausted..they are both in the same hospital.

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MY DEAR FRIENDS...YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE..
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INSPIRATION AND SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING...THAT WHEN I AM IN PHYSICAL AGONY I RETREAT TO MY ROOM AND I TURN OFF MY PHONE, I DON'T EAT OR SLEEP..I HIDE FROM ALL OF YOU WHO CARE...WHEN I SHOULD BE REACHING OUT TO YOU...I AM SORRY I HAVE STAYED AWAY...LEAVING MYSELF TO SUFFER ALONE...IT'S BEEN A DARK PLACE FOR ME. I HOPE THAT AFTER POSTING THIS...I CAN COME BACK TO READ YOUR REPLIES AND BECOME MORE ENERGIZED WITH HOPE...AND BECOME AS ACTIVE AS I USED TO BE!
THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING AND FOR YOUR SWEET SUPPORT!!!!


JUST THIS YEAR...IN A NUTSHELL.

AS MOST OF YOU KNOW...I HAD A HEART ATTACK IN FEB OF THIS YEAR...THEN A MINI STROKE FOUR MONTHS LATER....PASSING OUT SO MUCH THE PARAMEDICS WERE HERE TO GET ME 7 TIMES THIS YEAR, THEN THEY DISCOVERED AN ANEURYSM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BRAIN...THEN DISCOVERED THAT I HAVE
TWO ANEURYSMS! ONE ON THE RIGHT AND A DANGEROUS ONE ON THE LEFT WHICH IS INOPERABLE. THE CHANCHES OF MY SURVIVING THE SURGERY OUTWEIGHS THE CHANCE OF IT BURSTING IN MY BRAIN ANYTIME SOON SO THEY WILL CONTINUE DOING MRI'S AND MRA'S AND CATSCANS PERIODIOCALLY. GOOD THINGH I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH TWO NICE INHERIANTENCES CAUSE I CANT WORK..I STAY AT HOME..MY BEST GIRLFRIEND IS MY HOUESKEEPER, I LOVE YOU KRYSTAL!
THEN....I STOPPED BREATHING WHILE IN MY SONS ROOM TO WAKE HIM UP. HE CALLED 911 AGAIN AND THEY REVIVED ME...( they always get here within 5 min. as they know me well )AND I WAS ADMITTED AGAIN FOR THE 5TH TIME...WITH PNEUMONIA. THEN LO AND BEHOLD...I HAD SEVERAL SEIZURES!!!! NOW I HAVE TO BE CAREFUL AROUND BRIGHT LIGHTS AND I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DRIVE FOR 8 MONTHS THEY SAID. I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER! "crying" GOT HOME AFTER 6 DAYS IN PCU UNIT.
I AM HOME NOW, FEELING BETTER ONLY I HAVE TO WEAR OXYGEN 24/7..THEY SAID FOR 3 MONTHS. I HAVE A BIG UNIT WITH 60 FEET OF LINE SO I CAN WALK AROUND..AND I HAVE 3 TANKS OF OXYGEN FOR WHEN SOMEONE DRIVES ME SOMEWHERE. AND I HAVE TO DO MY "BREATHING TREATMENTS TWICE A DAY AND AT BEDTIME. YOU OUGHTA SEE THE LIST OF MEDS I AM ON TOO.
ANYWAY...I AM HERE TO SUPPORT MORE THAN EVER..AS I HAVE NO WHERE TO GO AND I HAVE A DEAR SWEET FRIEND WHO TEXTS ME AND LEAVES ME MESSAGES ONLINE...AND HE IS MY ANGEL. SONGFELLOW...YOU REALLY ARE.
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AS THE WATER LAPS AT MY FEET, I INHALE THE AIR SO SWEET. I LOOK IN WONDER AT THE SKY ABOVE, AND FEEL GOD'S PRESENCE, AND TAKE IN HIS LOVE!

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A POEM ABOUT ME AND FOR ME
WRITTEN BY ONE OF MY ELDERLY PATIENTS!!!
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I HAVE A FRIEND WHO REALLY CARES

SHE FEEDS ME AND BATHES ME

AND HELPS ME UP AND DOWN THE STAIRS.

SHE READS ME POETRY, AND TYAKES PICTURES OF ME

THIS FRIEND ISMY NURSE, MONA

AND SHE'S AS PRETTY AS SHE CAN BE!

SHE TAKES SUCH GOOD CARE IN EVERYTHING SHE DOES....

SHE LIFTS MY BURDENS AND SPIRITS, AND SHE SHOWS ME CHRISTIAN LOVE.

MONA IS HER NAME NURSING IS HER GAME,

SHE CARES AND SPEAKS SOFTLY AND SHE SINGS

AND WHEN SHE DOES...I CAN SEE HER WINGS!!!

MONA MY DEAREST, YOU ARE PATIENT, KIND and GOOD

I WISH YOU WERE AT MY SIDE ALL THE TIME!

OH IF ONLY YOU COULD!!

I HAVE PUT YOU IN MY WILL MY DEAR

I HOPE THAT YOU DON'T MIND,

FOR I COULD LOOK ALL OVER THE WORLD,

AND NONE BETTER THAN YOU WOULD I FIND.

BLESS YOU MY ANGEL NURSE, MY FRIEND,

MY UTMOST RESPECT AND LOVE FOR YOU

UNTIL MY DYING END!

LOVE, MRS. MINDY SULLIVAN







Truth connects us to life while fear, isolation, and dishonesty alienate us from it. Our fear kept us from opening ourselves up
to those around us…"
"But our fear also kept us from connecting with our world. We lived like alien beings on our own planet, always alone and getting
lonelier by the minute."
"Today, we need not hide from the reality of our relations with the people, places, and things in our lives.
We accept those relationships just as they are, and we own our part in them. We take time every day to ask, "Am I telling the
truth about myself?










The process of coming to believe involves a willingness to recognize miracles for what they are


MY MOTTO FOR A GOOD LIFE:

Live, Love , Laugh..Live like today is your last and don't worry about tomorrow., Love with all your heart never hold grudges life's to short, Laugh through the pain and sorrow!!

I HAVE LEARNED MANY LESSONS THE HARD WAY. BUT IN MOST CASES..IT WAS THE BEST WAY, AS I STRONGLY BELIEVE :

1.THE BEST TEACHER IS EXPERIANCE !
2.EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON!
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WHATEVER YOU DO IN LIFE: BE YOURSELF AND BE TRUE TO YOURSELF!

MY ULTIMATE DREAM
BEFORE GOD TAKES ME HOME

I AM A MAJOR FAN OF THE CHAPMAN FAMILY...( DOG, THE BOUNTY HUNTER TEAM)I AM ALWAYS TWITTERING DUANE LEE. SEE PICS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE: ************** I NEVER MISS A SHOW AND I WATCH IT TWICE ON A&E ON WEDNESDAYS. MY DREAM EVER SINCE I GOT CLEAN HAS BEEN TO COUNSEL AND I AM DOING THAT, BUT I SURE WOULD LOVE TO GO ON A BOUNTY WITH THEM, JUST ONE EVEN, AND TALK TO THE PRISONER...OH THAT IS SUCH A FAR OFF DREAM....BUT I CAN DREAM! I FEEL LIKE I KNOW THEM SO WELL...AND MANY MANY TIMES IN THE SHOWS I KNOW WHAT THEIR NEXT MOVE IS BEFORE THEY SHOW IT AND SOMETIMES I KNOW EXACTLY BETH'S AND DUANE'S NEXT LINE BEFORE IT'S SAID! LOL! I TWITTER ONE OF THEIR SON'S...DUANE LEE....I LOVE THEM ALL LIKE FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!
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I am happy to say that I have been clean from cocaine 4 years now. The best counselors out there are the ones who have been through what we have, ...and I ENJOY counseling...it's my new HIGH!
I have managed now to place seven people in Rehab Centers, and I will never quit.
I understand what you are fighting against, oh SO been there...done that..so OPEN UP..I want to help! love you all...dearly!
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I AM A VERY LOVING, SENSITIVE AND GIVING LADY. AND I EMPHASIZE THE TERM "LADY" FOR THAT...I SURELY AM! I STILL REMAIN CELIBATE...AND AM A GOD LOVING CHILD WHO LIVES TO HELP THOSE IN NEED...IN WHATEVER WAYS THE LORD LEADS ME. AND I LOVE MY MUSIC..OH HOW I LOVE MY MUSIC! AND I PAINT ABSTRACTS AND PEOPLE...AND I LOVE TO WRITE..I AM ALWAYS CARRYING AROUND MY FAVORITE PEN AND JOURNAL BECAUSE INSPIRATION IS IN EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE I SEE IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER. I DARE NOT WASTE THE OPPORTNITY TO CAPTURE THAT!
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"I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU"
Life is a mystery. It is a gift.
Don't dare miss even a moment of it.
Yesterday was a lesson, today is a prayer,
Tomorrow would mean nothing,
If I can't find you there !
~by me~
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I AM NOT CERTIFIED TO GIVE ADVICE ON PERSCRIPTION MEDICATION OR TO TELL A PATIENT WHAT TO DO FOR THEIR AILMENTS. HOWEVER AS A CAREGIVER AND YOUR FRIEND...I MAY TELL YOU WHAT MEDS I TAKE AND/OR WHAT I DO FOR THIS OR THAT AILMENT. IT'S ALWAYS BEST TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR, OR PHARMACIST FOR THE BEST AND SAFEST ADVICE!
~be well~ and know that somebody cares! (( and in alot of cases: "been there-done that" )) My love, Frenchie
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MEDICATIONS I TAKE FOR
FIBROMYALGIA,
BIPOLAR,
ANXIETY, / POST TRAUMATIC SYNDROME
ADD
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MEDICATIONS!!!!
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LYRICA, 3X DAY
SEROQUEL XR / 1 AT BEDTIME
NUVIGIL / 2 A DAY
NEXIUM 1 A DAY
ZOLOFT / 1 A DAY
VERAPAMIL ( Calan ) / 240 / 1 A DAY
Soma two a day or as needed
Lortab 7.5 one 4 times a day
Zanax 2 mg three times a day
Prednisone twice a day
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( by the way...for those dragging their wagon and beat on their feet...lost in a Fibro-Fog....
TRY " FOG-LIFTER" coffee by Millstone! *grin*)

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Good Advice to all: Just be yourself!!!!
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SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE AND CHECK OUT THE T-SHIRT DESIGNS I MADE. CLICK ON IT TO ENLARGE IT. OR YOU CAN GO TO MY DIARY AND SEE IT IN VERY LARGE SIZE.
I AM DESIGNING BUTTONS, TEES,HATS, and MOUSEPADS.

http://www.uberprints.com/cart/


I design greeting cards, I paint and use pastels, I sing at special engagements, I write songs and poems, I wrote a song for Tanya Tucker called " IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR" and she loved it!!!!!
I sang onstage with Frankie Avalon...twice.
I have made some good friends here and have learned some valuable lessons....
sigh..........
read my ( self love ) in my diary. See my tees I designed...I am also doing buttons and hats.
I suffer from Fibromyalgia, Bipolar, Add, and am a Recovering cocaine addict, 3 yrs now..( am group leader in Addictions Recovery)
and recently had a heart attack, Then a Mini Stroke a few months later.. months later And have moved into my new house that is cash paid for!
Got rid of my car payments and charge cards, and as soon as I sell my old house, I won't have ANY mortgage payments either.
I go to Florida a good bit,and my fave scenes are beaches and palm trees!
IF YOU HAVE A PHOTO YOU WANT TO SHARE THAT I CAN PRINT ON A TEE..LET ME KNOW. OR IF YOU NEED A POEM...LET ME KNOW. IF I CAN DO ANYTHING FOR ANYONE..I WILL HAVE REACHED MY GOAL. I AM HERE TO SUPPORT, ENJOY, AND GIVE LOVE..GIVE OF MYSELF..MY TRUE SELF..GOD KNOWS IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. BE WELL MY FAMILY..I LOVE Y'ALL
GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU!!!!
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"I HAVE SUFFERED FROM CHILDHOOD ABUSE, ABDUCTION ( captive for 5 days )RAPE, FIBROMYALGIA, NINE CONCUSSIONS, BIPOLAR DISORDER, INSOMNIA, MIGRAINES, A HEART ATTACK AND A MINI STROKE.AND NOW I SUFFER FROM A BRAIN ANURYSUM THAT IS TO BE ADDRESSED RIGHT AWAY BY THE NEUROSURGEON. I CALL THAT DUAL DIAGNOSIS AND I AM IN THE RIGHT PLACE TO BE MYSELF AND BE LOVED AND LOVE AND SUPPORT OTHERS.""
 
"I have two BRAIN aneurysms and am going under to fix them in a few days I am so scared"
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jsrdrnr gave me a Hug
05/20/2013 06:24 AM
a HugHope your day is grand!!!

2steveb gave me a Hug
05/18/2013 02:46 AM
a Hugtipical, it just starts to get warm, turn the heating off then ice age starts again? :P joys of uk hope you have a good weekend and alls good for you

1magicman gave me a Hug
05/12/2013 04:00 PM
a HugHappy Mothers Day to all the moms here on MDJ. My the rosses smell sweet on your special day.

( Hope To Cope ) Scott

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My Diary
POET/SONWRITER /ARTIST: TO THE END!
I'M A POET/SONGWRITER/SINGER/ARTIST/and ADULT CARE-GIVER.
I SUFFER FROM :SEVERE FIBROMYALGIA/BIPOLAR// PTSD/
INSOMNIA/ and SEXUAL ABUSE/.
I am being treated for these afflictions. And I am also A
RECOVERING COCAINE ADDICT/ went to rehab and am doing G-R-E-A-T!!!
I enjoy helping those who are struggling with addictions...I am being treated for C-Diff as well....it's a pretty rough illness. No pain pills for this...it's horrible!
Hopefully I will be back in the fold again soon, love ya!!!!!!

TitleDateViewsComments
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaack 05/10/2011  359 1
I HAVE TWO BRAIN ANEURYSMS 11/04/2010  382 1
HEART ATTACK/ HEART PROBLEMS/STROKE 10/17/2010  332 1
SELF RESTORATIVE/ LYME, FRIBRO..DEPRESSION..ARTHRITIS AND MORE 08/27/2010  383 0
POEM THAT ONE OF MY PATIENTS WROTE TO ME 08/21/2010  338 2
FIND HELP! THOSE SUFFERING WITH BIPOLAR/DEPRESSION 08/19/2010  359 1
MY TINY POEM ABOUT A MOMENT LIVING IN A BLESSING 08/19/2010  316 2
FREE REHAB !! 08/19/2010  315 0
TAKE THIS QUIZ...THINK ABOUT IT 08/19/2010  310 0
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 08/16/2010  417 1
My Health Topics Contributions
I started discussions in the following health topics:
bipoar, BLOCKAGE IN BRAIN PINCHED NERVE NEW DOC PLEASE READ, friends, Mania.

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