Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-23 Thread bobby jim hijar
. Also, three or four pale ales help even more ;):):) Bobberino in Elvisland. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 11:00 AM Subject: Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally! Jenna Sally, My husband has

Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread JHarper33
Hi Sally, I have read mixed reviews on flu and pneumonia shots. As your husband experienced, some on the list got TM after having one of them, so I would never have them unless my health were such that I would be in grave danger without them. On the other hand, many on the list have

Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Jan Hargrove
Sally, I can't take the flu shots due to allergies..but I take the pneumonia shot when due cause I had pneumonia in the weeks prior to onset of tm, and they told me the virus from that was what had attacked my spine.Know you have a rough job being his caretaker, but I think in

RE: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Bob and Sue Mattis
Sally, I've had TM since July of 2000 and I, like your husband, walk with a cane. In the fall of 2000 flu shots were being given and I called my Neurologist to find out whether I should get one or not. He strongly recommended I get one and said anyone with a compromised immune system should. He

Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Jenna Stentz
Dear Sally, Being a caregiver is one of the hardest jobs you will have in your life. Being a caregiver for a husband makes it even harder. Do something for yourself today...even if it is only for a few minutes. Have a piece of chocolate, watch the leaves blowing in the wind, what

RE: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Butcher, Bernie [SFS]
Subject: Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally! Hi Sally, I have read mixed reviews on flu and pneumonia shots. As your husband experienced, some on the list got TM after having one of them, so I would never have them unless my health were such that I would be in grave danger without them

Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Parkerswebe
Jenna Sally, My husband has had TM for almost 7 years and Jenna, I agree with you 100%. Lessen your burdens by hearing (or envisioning), waves crashing on the shore, the roar of a river or the trickling of a stream, leaves blowing in the wind, a watercolor sunset, the sound of a

Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread pjv1234
Sally, It wasn't against you at all. He is showing a trust for his doctor and the doctor's opinion. Sometimes we get so tired of fighting and just want someone else to make a decision for us. He still needs and wants your love and support or he wouldn't have shared the fact that he got the

Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Alton Ryder
I would never call my spouse stupid. Alton, who gets a flu shot every year

RE: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Trudy
Sally, I am so sorry! I have a feeling this is a culmination of a thousand different crises that you have had to endure since his onset in 2000 . I have had TM since 2002 and have at times put my husband through hell. crying, moody, listless, nasty...at one time I screamed that I hate my

Re: [TMIC] TM question from Sally!

2007-01-22 Thread Balmatmic
Hello Trudy (and Sally), Your comments to Sally were very good, and also what I was thinking. I am the one with TM and I am not always fun to live with. I know my husband gets very irritated that TM came into our lives and changed it so much. It has destroyed many of our dreams, but