Sandy,
I have been amazed that you have kept up with all of us as if you were the one
with TM. I know you care about us and keep up with our struggles and
acomplishments so I can only imagine how supportive you have been for Terry.
You're fortunate to have each other.
Patti - Michigan
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> I don't have TM, my husband does, (8 years now). Therefore, I will try to
> speak from the standpoint of understanding. However, I don't FEEL his pain,
> but I SYMPATHIZE with his pain. I sympathize with; his daily issues, his
> paralysis, his complaints, his clonus, his feeling of inadequacies, his
> feelings of frustration and pain over sexual dysfunction and bladder
> dysfunction, his loss of his past life and of OUR past lives. I LISTEN to
> him. I AM THERE FOR HIM. I encourage him, I apologize for his pain and
> anything that will make him understand that I UNDERSTAND to a degree. But, I
> don't think anyone can FULLY understand unless they have TM. He knows I
> understand more about TM than many. But, as they say, "unless you can walk
> the walk"...... I, more than likely, will never walk that walk.
>
> I love him, I am committed to him and I will continue to do my best to
> understand TM thru his eyes. He is very detail oriented about it - so that
> in itself, helps me understand better.
>
> Anyone with a disease such as TM, needs someone to listen to them with
> compassion in their heart. I will always do my best to be that person.
>
> Sandy Parker
>
>
>
> Has anyone ever figured out how to make non TM'rs understand what we go thru
> 24/7.
>
> If so plase sare the secret!
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Pall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; tmic-list@eskimo.com
> Sent: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:36 pm
> Subject: RE: [TMIC] Thanks to the list.
>
>
>
> Has anyone ever figured out how to make non TM'rs understand what we go thru
> 24/7.
>
> If so plase sare the secret!
>
>
>
> Rob
>
>
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 3:30 PM
> To: Robert Pall
> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Thanks to the list.
>
>
>
>
>
> Rob,
>
> That's the best thing about this list.Everyone knows how it feels to have
> tm;it's not something that a "regular" person understands.
>
> Cheryl in Easthampton,Mass.
>
> Robert Pall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> I would just like to thank all of the people on the list who responded to me
> in the past few weeks. It helped me thru a difficult time!
>
> I have been married for 38+ years and my wife has no idea what I go through
> on a daily basis….nor do my children, my relatives and my friends. Only the
> people on the list truly understand what it is like to get sick and never get
> better! Only the people on the list relate to terms such as banding, pins &
> needles, freezing/burning etc. Only the people who have TM can truly relate
> to TM and how (in my case) in just a few hours my life changed for the worse.
>
> I am sorry I and all of you have TM…but I am extremely grateful for
> the people on the list who always find the time to help! THANK YOU ALL!
>
> Rob in New Jersey
>
>
>
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