Re: RE: [TMIC] question

[Gerry Surette]

Hi odile' My name is gerry; I know exatly how you and Frank feel. I f you 
read my bio you wiill note the transaction in my life, What I ommited to 
mention that apart from TM I also have ITP. This should be rectified this  
coming Monday; I have also had prostate Cancer twice. Talk about hell on 
wheels. In the forty years I have had my troubles I NEVER thought of doing 
away with myself. It is my life; I am in control of my life; It is the only 
purpose I have. I will not let my tribulations affect me. I always wake 
up{thank God} and pray for strenght to be productive that day. It takes 
about 20 to 30 minutes for my meds to take effect in the morning.This means 
I heve to crawl to the bathroom first thing. I don't always reach it in 
time. my laundry will attest to that. The point is I will not let it get to 
me. I have something to do that day. NOTHING will will prevent me from 
accomplishing it. Before I go to sleep at night I always think of something 
that has to be done the next day. That is my project; \That will be the 
reason for getting up.(if I slept that night).I always Pray to Jesus to give 
me the strengh to carry on . He has never let me done. I am not preaching. I 
am only telling you what has kept me going for the last 40 years.

From: "odile connor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
CC: TMIC-list@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: RE: [TMIC] question
Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 16:45:11 -0700
Frank, I really enjoyed your letter.  Prior to TM i was a figure skater.
hiker, mounain climber, coss county skier ,sailed, and on and on.  Now I am
a fat sedentary old woman.  I had chronic back pain since I was a teen, so 
I
am used to pain'; what I am not used to is dragging a dead leg around.

Only one week ago I began a simple exercise program, with more challenging
stuff to come later...................I am hoping to increase my mobility.
Does anyone else with TM do regular exercises?  I would like some
support.....some emotional support to help me stay with the very
discouraging exercise.

Cookie in Arizona

On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 2:39 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > And having TM does not reduce your life span.
>
> There are articles dealing with MS that show that the side effects can 
and
> do shorten the patients life.
>
> For instance, my TM, in and of itself, will not shorten my life, but the
> chronic pain will.  Many people who have chronic pain commit suicide. 
Don't
> worry, I promise not to kill myself till next Friday.
>
> Before TM, I rode a bicycle, cross country skied, sailed competitively,
> climbed small mountains, etc, TM stopped all those exercises, so I 
gained
> weight and got "The Metabolic Syndrome": Hypertension, Borderline 
diabetes,
> obesity and hyperlipidemia.  They all reduce my life span, plus the 
lipitor
> pill caused Gout.
>
> My sensitivity to cold sends me south for periods of time each winter.
>  There are many more diseases to the south:  Mexico, Costa Rica.
>
> I get cranky a lot, complain to my girl-friend, and she threatens to 
plug
> me with her 12 gauge, if I don't shut my trap
>
> I'm just a time-bomb waiting to happen ! !
>
> So, Think about how TM will indirectly shorten your life
>
> F
>
>