tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post1424565083990654854..comments2023-11-03T07:03:44.938-06:00Comments on Big Blue Barn West: 'The Man' Tales - Home Againaimshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-31949842783307660392008-05-23T12:32:00.000-06:002008-05-23T12:32:00.000-06:00Catching up. Not commenting on each one but felt I...Catching up. Not commenting on each one but felt I wanted to on this one. I just wanted to say - <BR/><BR/>Terrifying.<BR/><BR/>What strength to get through that.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-79087576786738498462008-05-21T22:57:00.000-06:002008-05-21T22:57:00.000-06:00It took such courage to leave the hall and you wer...It took such courage to leave the hall and you were so fortunate to have such support at home.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-83758441003015991282008-05-19T02:26:00.000-06:002008-05-19T02:26:00.000-06:00aims, baby, Congratulations on your enormous lead ...aims, baby, Congratulations on your enormous lead in the Best Inspirational Blog poll. 86%, with the other nine finalists only polling 14% between them, is truly sensational! But to your other supporters, I would stress here that it could be a mistake to rest on your laurels. We must keep our votes going in until the very end.Stinking Billyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13577508577062044906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-79626283313826387902008-05-16T08:09:00.000-06:002008-05-16T08:09:00.000-06:00Hang in there. Putting yourself abck together is e...Hang in there. Putting yourself abck together is enver easy, but slowly it will happen. Take the time you need and I am thrilled you have that wonderful soul, so patient and loving to care for you during your journey back.tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06089105047115114848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-1186395122800333082008-05-14T03:22:00.000-06:002008-05-14T03:22:00.000-06:00Hi Aims- just catching up with a week's worth of p...Hi Aims- just catching up with a week's worth of posts. Your writing is touching and exact. You've found the right words to get across the fuzzy nature of your fragility. Well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-4365184874242419882008-05-13T13:56:00.000-06:002008-05-13T13:56:00.000-06:00Debs - Wow - you got to meet up with Dnd...how lov...Debs - Wow - you got to meet up with Dnd...how lovely for you both! And rocking - yup....saw that a lot too! Hazel has told me to put some sugar in the palm of your hand and then add cooking oil - rub all over. Makes the hands the smoothest (and quietest) they have ever been! Worth giving it a try!<BR/><BR/>JM - That's a good way of putting it - and I totally agree with you about the puzzle and wafers. Lovely JM - thank you!<BR/><BR/>Daryl - It is not easy at all. Very upsetting actually. Brings it right back into the here and now. I'm shuddering even as I write this.<BR/><BR/>Leatherdykeuk - But I did. Thankfully. It was close though.<BR/><BR/>Maggie - Going home was a huge improvement and the result of the same. A definite turning point of some kind.<BR/><BR/>Bichonpawz - Thank you! And yes - I did and am...<BR/><BR/>Dearest B - Actually she never did explain what was the turning point - and I never asked. As for D - I couldn't have made it without him.<BR/><BR/>Irene - For those of us who have gone through this - we can relate to so many things and are united forever in our pain. I'm so glad to see that you came out the other side as well.<BR/><BR/>Breezy - D was certainly a surprise - although I think he was always 'old for his age'.....<BR/><BR/>TBNIL - Nice try ..... :0)<BR/><BR/>Mean Mom - My heart just wrenched when I read about your mom. And how lucky it was resolved in 2 weeks. I'm wondering what it was all about.<BR/><BR/>As for the best of blogs - yes it is me! I'm amazed!!<BR/><BR/>RC - It is harder than I can express. However - when I look back at my writing - it is obvious to me how much it is affecting me - my writing seems disjointed on those days when I am really affected by it.<BR/><BR/>Mima - On some days I thought that the hallucinations were absolutely real. On others I knew they weren't. I don't think the doctors know - I think they just hope that what they are doling out as gospel and medication is going to help.<BR/><BR/>Carolyn - I'm grateful I'm still here to tell the tale. It was close....aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-84607023621033799802008-05-13T12:36:00.000-06:002008-05-13T12:36:00.000-06:00Oh dear, Aims. This is all so painful and difficul...Oh dear, Aims. This is all so painful and difficult. I admire your strength. Thank you, once again, for sharing your story with us all.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04340061182737906221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-33344677637964824722008-05-13T12:03:00.000-06:002008-05-13T12:03:00.000-06:00I never knew the halls, but I did do the sofa. I ...I never knew the halls, but I did do the sofa. I can't imagine what it must have been like to see things that weren't there, did you start to doubt what was real and what wasn't, or did you just accept it all as real? It sounds as if the heavy medication was too much, if you are that drugged up, how are you supposed to cope with the real world. But I suppose on the other hand maybe without the drugs you wouldn't have even coped to the levels that you were doing at this time. The doctors walk a fine balancing act on that tightrope don't they.Mimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347739764524842718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-19058799922503438192008-05-13T08:16:00.000-06:002008-05-13T08:16:00.000-06:00Every time I think things are going to start looki...Every time I think things are going to start looking up something else happens. This must be incredibly painful to relive.the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-87051822744486772222008-05-13T07:13:00.000-06:002008-05-13T07:13:00.000-06:00Hallucinations? How terrifying that must have bee...Hallucinations? How terrifying that must have been. My mother ran away, one morning, wearing only her nightclothes. Luckily, I found her, and called an ambulance. She told me, when she was fully recovered, that she had heard voices calling upon her to commit the ultimate crime. Believe it or not, her 'illness' was under control, within 2 weeks. We are so fortunate that mental illness has been better understood, in recent years. The way that people were treated, during Victorian times for example, doesn't bear thinking about.<BR/><BR/>I've been trying to find my way around The Best of Blogs site. Congratulations, on being one of the finalists. I had to call in here, just to make sure that it was you and now I'm going back to vote. Is it me, or is the site not simple to navigate? It is you, isn't it?Mean Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829239249872290230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-77868682233635311212008-05-12T14:05:00.000-06:002008-05-12T14:05:00.000-06:00You've been so lucky to have D along. But is he t...You've been so lucky to have D along. <BR/><BR/>But is he the man?travelling, but not in lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01063643541653145954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-90558161230737370552008-05-12T12:46:00.000-06:002008-05-12T12:46:00.000-06:00D is being absolutely amazing here for such a youn...D is being absolutely amazing here for such a young man and I still can't get over the change in your motherBreezyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725161176184207930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-10501365906830909212008-05-12T08:50:00.000-06:002008-05-12T08:50:00.000-06:00Yeah, I know, coming out of the hospital is when t...Yeah, I know, coming out of the hospital is when the real work starts, doesn't it? That's when you are on your own with all your doubts and fears and worries. That's when I was so neurotic and so scared, I hardly knew myself back then. It took a long time to get halfway back to normal.Norahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543678444899992860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-56232560184814127882008-05-12T01:04:00.000-06:002008-05-12T01:04:00.000-06:00Life must have been grim for you then - but D was ...Life must have been grim for you then - but D was a perfect angel wasn't he? And so, it has to be said, was your mother!<BR/><BR/>Did she ever explain to you how her great turn-around came about? It seems almost as if she must have gone through some crisis of self-awareness too.I Beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671136605194399080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-43695313986416026832008-05-12T00:17:00.000-06:002008-05-12T00:17:00.000-06:00I admire you each and every day, Aims! Hope you h...I admire you each and every day, Aims! Hope you had a great day today!!bichonpawzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344322575991668081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-67480221687177894902008-05-11T15:30:00.000-06:002008-05-11T15:30:00.000-06:00I can feel the improvement in you though. You seem...I can feel the improvement in you though. You seem to have reached a turning point. What a lot to go through, though.Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-26875210101028163472008-05-11T15:10:00.000-06:002008-05-11T15:10:00.000-06:00I am astounded that you survived.I am astounded that you survived.Rachel Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048590167153841615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-67248677816218434782008-05-11T14:28:00.000-06:002008-05-11T14:28:00.000-06:00Ah aims .. you were/are so brave .. looking back ...Ah aims .. you were/are so brave .. looking back and dealing with it all over again.. cant be easy ... my continued admiration and a hug!<BR/><BR/>:-<A HREF="http://onthem104.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Daryl</A>Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-69403483098817494552008-05-11T14:18:00.000-06:002008-05-11T14:18:00.000-06:00"my mind was still fractured and fragile" gives me..."my mind was still fractured and fragile" gives me an image of a puzzle with its pieces made of thin glass wafers. I can sense the delicacy and immense effort that was ever-present in slowly putting it together.<BR/><BR/>The assembly of your soul is something of another matter. I can rest on it and trust its supportive comfort. I love You.John-Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301981965656607401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4028121825203381857.post-65102529666305863342008-05-11T12:20:00.000-06:002008-05-11T12:20:00.000-06:00Hi Aims, it's only 3 days since your last post! P...Hi Aims, it's only 3 days since your last post! Please go slowly and don't let it take too much out of you. Keep the hand cream handy. I met Deborah the other day, I told her I was a "rocker," more common I think, rocking backwards and forwards. I think you were so blessed to have these close friends and family there for you. Love and hugs. Debs xGeorginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974050596783678940noreply@blogger.com