Re: [TMIC] Jeron's crisis50 years from now you may be surprised. It has happened to more than one author. Janice
From: Dalton Garis Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 11:03 PM To: Janice Nichols ; Regina Rummel ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Jeron's crisis Thanks, janice; I would dry up if I couldn't do anything for others, even tell nice stories to children or others. Right now I am writing my second book. It wont make any money but I like the idea of spreading thoughts out there for others to argu about and criticize. Later, Dalton On 22/5/10 6:59 AM, "Janice Nichols" <jan...@centurytel.net> wrote: You are right - we can still be useful people.. After all, we have our brains and if our attitude can be kept in line with the brain, we can be very useful. Janice From: Dalton Garis <mailto:malugss...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 3:17 PM To: Regina Rummel <mailto:regina...@sbcglobal.net> ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] Jeron's crisis Yeah! That's what we should be talking about! We gotta support each other and GUIDE each other tp more productivity and adjustment to a life as good as it can be. I was lucky in several ways. (1) I'm not that bad off with the TM and the MS has let me alone for now. For instance, this is the first day I can't walk due to the spasticity attacks and the following deadening fatigue in the legs and arms. And (2) I was paralyzed briefly when I was 22 from an industrial accident and had to do a lot of attitude adjusting back then. So, this, at aged 62, is not so bad, thankfully. And I am still able to be productive. Its possible for us to be useful in some ways, and that adds to our positive spirituality, and that can save us at times. Best, Dalton New York/Abu Dhabi On 22/5/10 12:04 AM, "Regina Rummel" <regina...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: Like Jeron, when I realized (about four years ago) that THIS was it, that I was never going to go back to my "normal" life style, and that I would probably even get worse, I wanted to die. I couldn't stand it. I gave away most of my jewelry to my daughter, piled up give away stuff to the Salvation Army, finalized my will, made funeral arrangements, etc. That's basically what I did, hoping I wouldn't last too much longer. The best I could say about it, is that it kept me busy until an MRI sent me to the hospital again with an AVA. Of course I hoped I'd die for sure during the operation. I didn't. To go back to those early days, like Jeron, I wrote to this TM support group, not knowing too much about how it worked. On the subject line, I wrote "Venting". And oh boy! did I ever vent! I will never forget the kindness of all the responses I got. Reading them sort of mobilized my senses, slapped me with a good dose of common sense, and got me going, where? I don't know... But here I am. Like so many of us, I survived. No need to go over the pain, the frustrations, the irritations with doctors who don't know what to do with you, the expensive medications, etc. The bottom line is that if we survived we had to reach a certain level of acceptance. Jeron, from the bottom of my heart, I hope that you will too. You have the support and the understanding of a fabulous support group who care, and are always willing to listen, just like I do. Good luck! Regina
